Great cheap blended scotch

[EdBlackadder]

I never rated Monkey Shoulder, its nice but I've never seen it priced cheaply enough to be good value. The Bailie Nichol Jarvie was glorious but now sadly discontinued. When I discovered it it was ?13-15 a bottle, last time I looked it had crept up to ?18 but it was astounding.

I really need to find another go to blend, Grouse just doesn't quite feel right.

[Wigan]

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If you had to give up one, which would it be?

For me it would be the cigar. Whisky is far too important!

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Whiskey, I'm teetotal

joined that club at the start of the year. Was speaking about it the other day and said the thing I missed most was a monthly whisky club I had started going to

[cj121]

A big +1 on the Bailie Nichol Jarvie, and I wondered why I'd not seen it recently. A very decent blend and a shame to hear that it's been pulled

[EdBlackadder]

A big +1 on the Bailie Nichol Jarvie, and I wondered why I'd not seen it recently. A very decent blend and a shame to hear that it's been pulled

Wikipedia tells me they've reserved all the malt for Glenmorangie which is an absolute sin. The BNJ was an exemplar of blending lifting a mediocre malt into a top notch blend.

[ValeTudoGuy]

I never rated Monkey Shoulder, its nice but I've never seen it priced cheaply enough to be good value. The Bailie Nichol Jarvie was glorious but now sadly discontinued. When I discovered it it was ?13-15 a bottle, last time I looked it had crept up to ?18 but it was astounding.

I really need to find another go to blend, Grouse just doesn't quite feel right.

Bugger when did that happen? I remember it being ?14 a bottle as an introductory price at Morrisons and it was a steal... Like you said soon jumped up to ?17-18 a go.

As far as generic blends go I like Famous Grouse (I know many don't) and Hankey Bannister, which used to be ?11 a bottle but has jumped to about ?17 too.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Bugger, only got 1/4 bottle of BNJ left!

[EdBlackadder]

Bugger when did that happen? I remember it being ?14 a bottle as an introductory price at Morrisons and it was a steal... Like you said soon jumped up to ?17-18 a go.

As far as generic blends go I like Famous Grouse (I know many don't) and Hankey Bannister, which used to be ?11 a bottle but has jumped to about ?17 too.

I don't know but I was looking for it online and just found out it had been stopped. I like Grouse too, the Black Grouse is pretty excellent but just a bit more than I like to pay for a blend.

[DogManDude]

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If you had to give up one, which would it be?

For me it would be the cigar. Whisky is far too important!
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Depends on the day

[Scott]

I have tried a few of the LIDL whisky, 5y 8y and the Highland Earl and they are all very nice drinks! Not tried there 25y one, they also do a 40y one but it's gone very quickly.

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[DogManDude]

I have tried a few of the LIDL whisky, 5y 8y and the Highland Earl and they are all very nice drinks! Not tried there 25y one, they also do a 40y one but it's gone very quickly.

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Some good drama there!

[Pseudonym]

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If you had to give up one, which would it be?

For me it would be the cigar. Whisky is far too important!





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+1

[Pseudonym]

The Lidl malt blend - Ben Bracken 12yo... Is actually a very rare malt these days. Tamnavulin. Enjoy...

[TheMonk]

Ledaig is a very under rated single malt, in my opinion. I really like its light, peaty flavours and Id pay a lot more for it so its a bonus that it comes in at ?18 a bottle. I haven't tried the 10 year old but would like to.


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Never did try Ledaig... I guess I'll have to soon.

[Joss]

Its an acquired taste, but one I like very much. You can really taste the peat and the malt.


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[TheMonk]

Its an acquired taste, but one I like very much. You can really taste the peat and the malt.


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I love peat, so you've got me there. I've never seen it available here in Portugal, so I'll have to check some of my UK whisky sources.