can anyone reccommend a good one? i have not the foggiest notion. thinking around £30

Rich and peaty -west coast distilleries like Islay, Talisker etc
or mellow and gentle - Speyside like Glen Morangie, GlenLivet, The Macallen or similar. About £20-30.

thank you! its for the bf who has expressed an interest. he likes very good vodka but we have lots of different kinds of lovely vodka already so am trying to get him informed about whisky.

also got him a good glass and a decanter :)

> thank you!

You're welcome!
slange-y-va :-)

One of my favourites is Glen moray.  Mmmmmm!

This is where we order out Whisky, spirts from ,they deliver too you, they have vast amounts of different types/makes, and are very reasonable.

http://www.drinkon.com/

Well, if you're loking for a good whisky, the it has to be Irish...;-)

thanks, will have a shifty. does anyone know scapa 14yr old? very good reviews on the net

away with you! heretic :P

it has to be Bushmills
My fella took us there and i hate whiskey however its so smooth and drinkable
well worth paying extra for the best of the best...
however a decent bottle of Glenmorangie is also smooth and very similar to Bushmills

>it has to be Bushmills

Indeed :-) 

A good protestant whisky......
and jamesons is a good catholic whiskey.....(just incase of causing offence!)

I don't generally like whiskey, but I do like Bushmills, and I do like Blair Athol 12 year old malt - both very smooth.

My FIL and BIl who are both 'into' whisky drink 'Highland Park', my other BIL loves Glenturret from the distillery just outside Crieff. There's also Edradour just outside Pitlochry (smallest distillery in scotland) if you want something a bit different

thank you for all the suggestions guys- christmas and aniversary and birthday covered me thinks :)

hey what about GLENTURRET, that my affix it one of the oldest whiskey in scotland,

just got back from sainbury they have bushmills whiskey down to £15  £10 OFF that irsh whiskey bought for my dad

You could always nip into Luvians in Cupar (do they still have a shop in StAndrews too?) and get their advice :-D

> This is where we order out Whisky, spirts from ,they deliver too you, they have vast amounts of different types/makes, and are very reasonable.
>
> http://www.drinkon.com/

My friend runs that site!  She has just set up a bebo page that has all of their special offers etc.  Astarte if you want to buy local they are based in St Andrews.

do luvians do booze? i did enjoy their ice cream when i was at school

Oh yes - well they do in Cupar http://www.luvians.com/index3.html Whisky Specialists dontchaknow :-D

hmm. interesting.

the hotel that we are going to for 'the meeting of the parents' specialises in whisky to, they have shelves and shelves of them. its like a library of whisky :)

Ditto Taliskers or Glemorangie, any nice single malt's if its a person that likes whiskey avoid a mix like Bells, Teachers.

> Bells, Teachers.

gah! yucky yucky!

urghhhh! and more urghhh
steer clear ...
totally agree that they are too mass produced to be any good!

Springbank whisky

Made in campbeltown Mull of Kintyre ( where Paul mc Cartney made his hit record and has 3 farms )

That wee bitt I added so you also have a conversation bit to tell them about the whisky

It ranges from £20 up to wait for it £ 7000.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and it is a very good one also lots of other types are made at  Spring bank distillery in Campbeltown depending on the age and blend that you prefer you should find a good one .

It is sold world wide so you should get one in anyy good off liscence or whisky store

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/shop/

I think this is a link that will tell you about it and other Brands

> £ 7000.00

lol perhaps one to work up to :)

cananda club is nice.

yes £7000 is a bit OTT and I expect it would taste only slightly better  than the regular priced stuff !!!!!!!!!!

> hey what about GLENTURRET, that my affix it one of the oldest whiskey in scotland,
>
> just got back from sainbury they have bushmills whiskey down to £15  £10 OFF that irsh whiskey bought for my dad

just to let you all know i went for the glenturret :)

but i might get another as well. i am a naughty person.