O/T What alcohol do you have in the house for Christmas then?

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Mr. Hat said:
Talking of £30 bottles of champers my mate used to be a bar manager at a hotel and those bottles of Dom Perignon that every restaurant/hotel sells for £150 he would buy in for £30 a pop from the wholesalers! Talk about some chuffing profit margin there.
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You will never buy Dom Perignon from a wholesaler for £30.
 
NorthFerribyTiger said:
Actually Famous Grouse as blends go is one of the better ones as it's main malt is The Macallan, problem is that the taste is destroyed in most blends by the addition of cheap tasteless grain spirit.

If you want a blended whisky to start on look for one that is a blend of 100% single malts, you can then start to appreciate the subtle differences between Highland, Speyside, Lowland, Island (Islay, Arran etc)

The best blend I have ever tasted was released by Glenfiddich (by accident) called Snow Phoenix...a result of blending various vintages of their malt after the roof collapsed under the weight of the snow & would have ruined the whiskies if not bottled
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Try Laphroaig, my mate has a 30 year old single malt we cracked open recently.

Currently £1.5k a bottle.
 
If famous grouse even remotely resembles the taste of these fine whiskys you talk of, it'll be a waste of money and booze on me. I think the stuff is absolutely rotten (grouse).

I don't really like any spirits to be honest.
 
This thread is being hijacked by whisky snobs.

We need more talk of snowballs, campari, pernot, skol, advocaat, taboo, asti spumante, mateus, babycham, blue nun and such like.

True Christmas classics.
 
Hull said:
This thread is being hijacked by whisky snobs.

We need more talk of snowballs, campari, pernot, skol, advocaat, taboo, asti spumante, mateus, babycham, blue nun and such like.

True Christmas classics.
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No mention of Concorde, Country Manor or QC? The shame!
 
Hull said:
This thread is being hijacked by whisky snobs.

We need more talk of snowballs, campari, pernot, skol, advocaat, taboo, asti spumante, mateus, babycham, blue nun and such like.

True Christmas classics.
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Could be tempted with a bottle or two of Babysham for my brandy.
 
Hull City AFC (GLP) said:
Try Laphroaig, my mate has a 30 year old single malt we cracked open recently.

Currently £1.5k a bottle.
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I love Islay & Laphroaig is one of the best, but heavily peated malts like that with all the iodine imparted by the seaweed used as part of the malting process puts off even some of the most hardy malt lovers, personally I love it & if you can get a decent aged version at cask strength it truly is the nectar of the gods
 
Mr. Hat said:
If famous grouse even remotely resembles the taste of these fine whiskys you talk of, it'll be a waste of money and booze on me. I think the stuff is absolutely rotten (grouse).

I don't really like any spirits to be honest.
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No it's not, the taste is as I said ruined by the addition of cheap grain spirit, try The Macallan 25 matured in Sherry casks, so smooth, if you don't like that then you won't like any single malt
 
Hull said:
This thread is being hijacked by whisky snobs.

We need more talk of snowballs, campari, pernot, skol, advocaat, taboo, asti spumante, mateus, babycham, blue nun and such like.

True Christmas classics.
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Just got a case of Lambrini for the mrs.

Been in Aldi in Scunny. **** me how fast do those cashiers process ya!! Without wanting to dredge up history but no wonder the Germans could process so many Jews, kinell talk about organised. (I know the staff are English) actually mine was a teutonic blue eyed polish blonde-cold and ruthless. Some blokes pay to be treat like that.

Got a bottle of Argy Malbec, recommended on here, bypassed the dessert wine. The Chateau Neuf du pape is £10.99 didnt bother. Got some Murphys Stout and a case of Bud for 6 quid. Cant stand the stuff but the mrs'll drink it.
 
NorthFerribyTiger said:
I love Islay & Laphroaig is one of the best, but heavily peated malts like that with all the iodine imparted by the seaweed used as part of the malting process puts off even some of the most hardy malt lovers, personally I love it & if you can get a decent aged version at cask strength it truly is the nectar of the gods
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Sounds like we have very similar whisky tastes. I've toured all eight Islay distilleries, but also have Clynelish and Springbank amongst my favourites. You're right about the whisky snob thing too - they don't exist. Snobbery is reserved purely for the wine 'connoisseur'.
 
Sir Cheshire Ben said:
Think Frodsham is up for sale, old fella is retiring & has nobody to pass it to. £80k I think.
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Called in there this afternoon and queried this, (whilst buying a 12 bottle mixed case). It is not officially up for sale but you're right in that Barry(?? - the old guy running it) is thinking of retiring next year so may be selling it then.
 
Tesco was sold out of chateuneuf du pape. Got some fancy Cotes du Rhone instead half price at £6. Just the one bottle as I've never tried it before. What's it like?
 
Altrincham Tiger said:
Sounds like we have very similar whisky tastes. I've toured all eight Islay distilleries, but also have Clynelish and Springbank amongst my favourites. You're right about the whisky snob thing too - they don't exist. Snobbery is reserved purely for the wine 'connoisseur'.
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Not so keen on Springbank as there is a hint of saltiness to many of their malts
 
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