I noticed a single bottle of Benromach Kiln Dried - aged in "virgin oak", hanging out at my local store. Asking price was $70ish I believe.

I enjoy standard Benromach, has anyone tried this variant? Any good?

Hoping someone can help. I’ve been tasked with buying a leaving present for our colleague. He’s a lover of whisky, so I’m thinking about a good bottle of Scotch. We‘ll have £100-£150 left after buying the other bits and bobs I’ve identified, so will have that to spend on a nice bottle of something. What would you recommend?

I emailed to bunnahabhain asking will there be bunna 12yo CS 2024 they said no and told theres going to be this 21yo CS.

Hello, whisky gurus.

Hoping you can help. I have some relatives over with me from India in the UK for a once in a lifetime type of holiday, they’re only here for a few weeks and part of the trip they really want to see some of Scotland. I’m driving them up tomorrow from Yorkshire, we only have 3 nights in total in Scotland (packed itinerary seeing lots of family).

We’re heading up to Inverary for a night, visit the castle, Loch Fyne etc, then down to Edinburgh for two nights before heading back to Yorkshire. They’re looking for some traditional, touristy type experiences and I know they would like to visit a distillery, doesn’t need to be top shelf but a well run tour would be best - So I was thinking something in the Diageo group?

Travel wise, Glenkinchie (although it’s the silent season so limits tours) or at a push Blair Athol look doable. Have you visited either? Nice and picturesque? Decent tours?

Or do you have any other wildcard recommendations around the Edinburgh, Loch Lomond type area? I looked into Aberfeldy but the tour times and day probably mean couldn’t get to it in time.

Cheers!

Just curious as I couldn’t find this specific comparison anywhere. The notes of the 2008 Select (bottled in 2023) seem to be very much up my alley, and all of the reviews I’ve seen have been overwhelmingly positive. I’ve tried the Cigar Malt once before at the Pot Still in Glasgow and I enjoyed it, although a lot of people say it’s overpriced here in the US for its value. Curious if anyone has tried both and how they compare?

I'm looking for some scotch recommendations coming from bourbon. Favorite being Old Forester. I've had Macallan in the past but looking to expand a little bit. Any recommendations?

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Hello everyone,

My friends and I will be visiting London in October. We all are very much into scotches - especially peaty Islay ones. But we do not mind non peaty scotches either.

We actually visited Islay in August last year and had a blast. We loved visiting different bars on Islay and trying their collection.

I have seen the posts here asking for whiskey shop recommendations in London and there were very helpful. However, are there any "special" bars which we should seek out? We do not mind trying novel cocktails (preferably with scotch) either.

We have not decided where we will be staying but it is a boys only trip so we do not mind staying close to a neighborhood where we would have easy access to such bars. Also we would not mind traveling a bit (esp in subway) to get to a good bar!

Thank you!

New label in the TTB with no mention of Vikings.

Just have 1/2 a bottle left of my last Glendronach 18. This whisky was my favorite and just such an enjoyable experience.
I'm looking to pick up something else that can somewhat replicate the experience (although it may be a different profile, I really like non-peated sherry whiskies).

Saw the Bunnahabhain 18 and Arran 18 in my area, was wondering if anyone had some experience with those.

All other recommendations would be appreciated. Looking to spend less than $300-400 ideally.

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As the title says. I've been a big fan of every Arran bottling I've tried so far, but I've been finding it difficult to source here in Saskatchewan. What are some other similar bottles I can find that will be in the same wheelhouse?

My all time favorites are Oban and Nikka from the barrel. Any in the sub $50 range that are close?

So we all know that Scotch and whisky is known for its lovely warming qualities in a bitterly cold winter. But with the summer sunshine (hopefully) on its way and brighter evenings, what would your recommendations be for a day-drinking, summer sunshine, grassy picnic dram be?

Is it better to store scotch standing up or lying side by side?