Whisky Drinkers Please help!

jjww_2

Hi all,

I am buying a gift for a business associate who has been incredibly helpful this month and I want to buy a good bottle of whisky (about £100), but as I am not a drinker I am totally clueless.

There is a whisky shop in the metrocentre which is quite exclusive where I plan to buy the gift but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a brand or type of whisky in that sort of price range.

Thanks

Badger_Lady

It's very much a matter of taste - do you have any idea which types he might prefer?

This is one of my favourites - http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-12869.aspx - but it's an exceptionally peaty, smokey flavour similar to those usually associated with serious Irish whiskeys.

I guess your man in the whisky shop will be the best bet for 'most popular' whiskies

The_One_Who

As said above, whisky is all a matter of taste, but you should be looking for a single malt.

I bought a friend a Laphroaig (another Islay whisky), to me it tastes like it has been filtered through a bog and then barbecued, but he loves it.

madvixen

JJWW, I'm not sure where you're based but as you mention the Metro Centre I'm guessing you're in my neck of the woods. Why not give Angela at Lewis and Cooper in Northallerton a ring? She can recommend a tipple for even the most fussy drinker and has helped me out with many a "help, I don't know what to buy" crisis.

skintscotslass

My preference is Speyside...I find the Islands too strong. The Balvenie is my particular favourite. I wish you were my thoughtful colleague

http://www.thebalvenie.com/en-gb/ourRange_currentRange_signature.php

aggypanthus

do you really need to spend so much? he will prob be afraid to drink it at that price. how about highland park or Islay.

Rummer

We always ask in "The Whiskey Shop" for advice and they are very helpful, maybe you could get him a voucher for there and then he can choose his own.

jjww_2

I will ask the advice of the staff at the whisky shop. I did not have any idea there was as many different types of whisky!

I know it seems like a lot to spend but I think this will be the only time I work with this person and really appreciate the invaluable help he has given my company.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions its really hard to find a gift for someone when you don't know too much about their likes and dislikes.

74jax

jjww wrote: »

I will ask the advice of the staff at the whisky shop. I did not have any idea there was as many different types of whisky! I've always found them extremely helpful

I know it seems like a lot to spend but I think this will be the only time I work with this person and really appreciate the invaluable help he has given my company. Not at all, especially for whiskey, a colleague of mine who loved the stuff would't think twice at this amount for a really good quality. Of course to me, it's way too much - but I don't drink the stuff, but to someone who does and appreciates the quality of the drink - I don't think you can go wrong.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions its really hard to find a gift for someone when you don't know too much about their likes and dislikes.

I hope they are really helpful, I have walked past many times and the staff always seem to be busy I've always found them approachable and friendly.

castleton

Try Johnny Walker Blue Label. It's quite unusual. Most people have not heard of it. It tastes like liquid silk. Even my husband who is not a Whisky drinker loves it.

jjww_2

I was thinking of johnny walker because I am not a drinker however in the past I have tried Johnny walker gold label and liked it even though I find most whiskys undrinkable (the smell usually puts me off).