Whisky for Father’s Day


3 May 2012

Whisky for Father’s Day

Search for the best prices on WhiskyMarketplace

Father’s Day, Sunday 17 June, is an occasion to wise-up on whisky and buy Dad his favourite.  Or, for a more adventurous choice, where can you get the best inspiration?  Whichever way, you will also want to know that you are buying smartly.  Click on www.WhiskyMarketplace.co.uk for recommendations and an easy way to buy from established online whisky retailers. Browse all in one place and rest confident as you save time and effort by buying at the keenest prices, and knowing that delivery will be efficiently taken care of. This absorbing and informative site does so much more than list prices. Enjoy the www.WhiskyMarketplace.co.uk blog; also videos of tastings presented by master distillers and behind the scenes visits with experts at different distilleries.  Pierre Thiebaut of WhiskyMarketplace, and presenter on WhiskyMarketplace TV, is also a judge in the World Whisky Awards.  Here he gives a few of his top recommendations.  “If you know Dad’s favourite brand, he may like to try a different aged bottling from the same distillery.  Or you can search by style, for example, a smokey, peaty Islay whisky or a more subtle, sweet Lowlands style.  You can then easily choose from a list of choices, prices, and availability, for everyday drinking right through to rarities to collect.”

Compass Box: Great King Street ‘The Artist Blend’

“A blended whisky?” I hear you cry.  Yes, but this is not any old blend.  Before we get into that, let us be clear, there is nothing wrong with blended whisky; some of the greatest whiskies are blends.  This little number stands head and shoulders above anything in its price range.  The secret to a great dish is fine ingredients, and whisky-maker John Glaser knows that only too well.  With his attention to detail and a simple, confident recipe of fine malts and grain whiskies, he has crafted a masterpiece.  Around £24.
http://www.whiskymarketplace.co.uk/whisky/compass-box-great-king-street-artists-blend-scotch-whisky

Lagavulin 16 years old

Is Dad a fan of deep peat flavours?  If he already has some Laphroaig or Ardbeg stashed in the cabinet, he might just be missing this other gem from the Island of Islay, the spiritual home of the peat beasties.  This whisky is rich with smoldering peat embers and a delicate touch of sweetness.  It
will transport him to a beach on Islay, with the moonlight glinting on the water, as the fire dies down on a summer night.  Around £43.
http://www.whiskymarketplace.co.uk/whisky/lagavulin-16-year-old-islay-single-malt-scotch

Highland Park 21 years old

Now we are getting serious. Gentle peat, woody notes and fruits combine to produce an elegant and beautifully balanced whisky.  A luxurious and rich texture delivers the wonderful flavours with aplomb.  Bottled at a higher strength 47.5%, it is perfect for appreciating the subtle complexities it
holds. Yes please!  Around £92.
http://www.whiskymarketplace.co.uk/whisky/highland-park-21-year-old-island-single-malt-scotch

Brora 1982 ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ bottled by Gordon & MacPhail

This is one for a Dad who knows his distilleries.  Brora, the most famous of the ’lost distilleries’, shut down its stills in 1983.  Some of the whisky it produced still rests in casks in the dark corners of warehouses.  From time to time, it gets bottled, although there is less of it about than there used to be.  The price is modest for a Brora but there is more to this and other whiskies from that sadly missed distillery than just scarcity value. The whisky is as intriguingly complex as it is rare.  Around £130.
http://www.whiskymarketplace.co.uk/whisky/brora-1982-connoisseurs-choice-gordon-and-macphail-highland-scotch

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