[Tris]

Anybody seen any good deals lately? Not much going on in hotukdeals... just wondering if anyone has seen anything in the supermarkets?

[Sloper]

Waitrose had a few things on offer earlier this week, I didn't pay too much attention as I prefer independent bottlings and I've also got some in at the moment.

[Tris]

Thanks Sloper - I will pop in over the weekend and had a gander..

Apparently Morrisons have 1L of Glenfiddich 12 year old single malt whisky for £19.98. It's not of my favourites, but it is a fairly cheap price.

[slackline]

As chance would have it I swung by Waitrose on my way home today to get marmite for my holiday (one can never go anywhere without a jar of the stuff) and I wandered past the following selection of whisky (oblivious to Slopers tip-off) and remembered someone was asking about whisky offers so out came the phone-camera...



I thank you very  much

[robertostallioni]

You need to stay in more.

[psychomansam]

maybe try threshers/wine rack as they've been closing stores down...

[Sloper]

Bottoms up is part of the same group, and with a much better range, apparently liquidation sales start Tuesday.

[Tris]

Brilliant - thank you slack---line!!! Far superior than online shopping 

Hope you have a great holiday, I'm sure the weather will be a tad better than here!!!!

[Houdini]

There's a whisky thread 



I tried some Talisker t'other evening.  Wasted on me, this stuff.

[Tris]

There's a whisky thread 

I searched the food & drink forum for messages containing whisky and there was nothing. I therefore started a new topic.

Are you telling me the search is not working? 

Am I searching incorrectly? Point me to the right place and I will 

[robertostallioni]

Whisky Whisky Wa Wa

[yorkshirewarcry]

Bowmore - £17 in Tesco.  Bargain!

[Tris]

Whisky Whisky Wa Wa

Ah - ok cheers. I see the error of my ways, the threads are not in food & drink.... 

[Tris]

Bowmore - £17 in Tesco.  Bargain!

Cool, thanks. Not tried it before, anyone know how it compares to Laphroaig? Is it as peaty?

[tomtom]

Bowmore - £17 in Tesco.  Bargain!

Cool, thanks. Not tried it before, anyone know how it compares to Laphroaig? Is it as peaty?

Bowmores nice - a mild islay not very peaty.. but pleasantly schhhmokey...

[Tris]

Bowmores nice - a mild islay not very peaty.. but pleasantly schhhmokey...

Cool. I have a bottle of Laphroaig cask strength and it's a little too full on and peaty for my liking. It does blow your head off though 

Trip to Tesco's tonight hopefully..

[Davey_C]

I recently bought some Aberlour a'bunadh batch number 26 @ 60% alc. I picked it up for £33 while in Scotland the other week.
Tis very nice, although I prefer to drink it with a couple of ice cubes in (after they've melted) to water it down slightly.

[Tris]

I dropped a full 1 litre bottle of (standard) Aberlour a few weeks back, it smashed all over the kitchen floor. I could have cried, I was contemplating licking it off the tiles 

[psychomansam]

sad times!

On a brighter note, picked up a bottle of laphroaig 10yo for around 20squid from tesco the other day, got a few on offer

[Sloper]

I recently bought some Aberlour a'bunadh batch number 26 @ 60% alc. I picked it up for £33 while in Scotland the other week.
Tis very nice, although I prefer to drink it with a couple of ice cubes in (after they've melted) to water it down slightly.

Don't do ice, use room temperature still soft spring water.

[magpie]

Don't use anything, you southern poofs.   

[slackline]

Don't use anything, you southern poofs.   

The Loch Ewe distillary I went round whilst up there recommended using still water added in very small amounts using a pipette and swirling.  Seemed to change the flavour slightly (in a positive way too). 

[Sloper]

Don't use anything, you southern poofs.   

You're mis-informed and probably missing out.

All whisky is dilluted from cask strength, even 'cask strength' is diluted from about 84% to between 50 and 65%.  You simply don't give the flavour a chance to show if you drink whisky at 80+%, adding water does strange and wonderful things to the whisky.

[Davey_C]

I recently bought some Aberlour a'bunadh batch number 26 @ 60% alc. I picked it up for £33 while in Scotland the other week.
Tis very nice, although I prefer to drink it with a couple of ice cubes in (after they've melted) to water it down slightly.

Don't do ice, use room temperature still soft spring water.

I know you are supposed to use room temperature water, but I just prefer my drink cold.

Don't use anything, you southern poofs.   

How dare you - I ain't no southern poof. Geordie boy through and through! 

[SA Chris]

A splash of spring water, an ice cub, or nothing. Doesn't matter as long as you are enjoying a decent single malt.

Although ginger ale, soda or anything other than the above with a single malt is a waste of good whisky. You may as well buy JD or any blend claiming to be whisky.