Whisky / Whiskey / Bourbon

90s computes with my 18th birthday.

It was very nice and I need to spend more time getting acquainted, but I seamlessly moved onto the Aerolite and drank rather a lot of it with ease. I think I might have to get another bottle but then I saw this and am wondering whether to try it instead: https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/the-ileach-peaty-whisky/

It's around £55 these days, but it's not hard to find it for under 50 in the supermarket. £42 is a very good price, especially at the duty free as the days of actual savings at the airport are long gone.

Got a bottle of Ardbeg Wee Beastie on pre order (couldn't get a bottle when it first came out), I can't wait to try it, I love young islay's and I really hope we start seeing more distilleries doing young name statements instead of NAS.

Cooling off, Buffalo Trace style

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Been down a Youtube bourbon review channel wormhole and genuinely had no idea how much stuff is completely not available in the UK.

Seem to be a bunch of sub $30 and even sub $20 (!) bottles that get reviewed really well and I think only Old Forester brand (never heard of them) is available here that I can see and even then, only one of their variations.

Is there a secret UK bourbon source that defeats my Google-fu?

If it's not on Master of Malt or Royal Mile you may struggle. A lot of the smaller batch stuff isn't made in quantities to export, plus without the distribution network, getting any available product overseas can be hard.

Japan is particularly bad - they have an incredible range of amazing single malts that are JDM only.

Tried the Wee Beastie yet? Got a bottle from Amazon as couldn’t find it at any of the online whisky shops. Can see it being a regular in the cabinet. More of a peat bomb than the 10, haven’t tried it next to Uigeadail yet but it’s great for the price point.

£20 on Amazon at the moment

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Good,?

Cheers. Ordered

Was getting nervous about opening up one of these which I set aside when they were available and I bought one to drink and one (or two) to save*
The ones that hadn't increased too much over the last 5 to 15 years have been resampled recently. A duplicate Balvenie Peated cask was an expensive Christmas dram.

Macallan Editions 1 and 2 were nice, but I can't contemplate open one now 😞

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It gets mentioned on every “best value” list I can find and I can see why. Quite sweet and I think I’m done with the over 100 proof.

The company that makes it (and Jack Daniels and Woodford Reserve and lots of other bourbons) Brown-Forman opened a UK office in January and is setting up its own distribution arm so there might be more of the OF and Early Times lines which lurk in the sub $30 price bracket in the US but everybody seems to love.

Not had chance, just wanted to grab a bottle before they sold out again. That young should be a real banger. I've got a small bottle of new make spirit that I got given at the Laphroaig distillery on my stag do, it's unbelievably intense (and not just because it's about 75%) I wished they'd do a 3 year old (which I reckon ardbeg will looking at how well the 5 is doing.)

Arrived today, top tip ta.

Drop Store has American Eagle 12yo bourbon for £30, seems a good deal.
https://thedropstore.com/collections/whiskey-whisky-and-bourbon/products/american-eagle-12yr-old-bourbon-43-70cl

Am waiting for delivery.

Alright. I would say for £20 that's fucking ace.

This is a great "starter" whiskey, fairly light flavour (not a punchy Islay or the like) but still a pleasant drink.

(i'm not well versed in Irish whiskey)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-54040307

Anyone seen any pre Christmas bargains? After something non-peaty, or some bourbon.
Otherwise I'll just buy more Arran 10...

Tesco has Woodford Reserve boxed with old fashioned cocktail syrup (?!) for £25. They have Makers Mark for £25 too.

Not in your request but I like peaty so I noticed that Lagavulin 16 was £49 and they had a 10 year old Ardbeg for £37.

Amazon has Buffalo Trace for £20..

old fashioned cocktail syrup

What's that? Like a knock off of Angostura bitters or something?

Looked like it. I picked up the box and was promptly told to put it down as I have too many bottles already.. 😆

I'm pretty good limiting my spirits to almost a 1-in-1-out. I've been getting stuck into my Texas single malt of late.

Oo great heads up, my woodford reserve is good enough for one more boulevardier. To Tescos!

I'm yet to actually try it but my next purchase will be Tomintoul 16 year. It's a speyside so not peaty.
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/tomintoul/tomintoul-16-year-old-whisky/