My big regret from the whisky fest is not buying a bottle of that.

Lagavulin 16 or an Ardbeg.

Just imagine a couple of Russian mobsters having it on the rocks with some lemonade.

Paul the sparky wrote:

What the fuck?

Christ on a bike! That works out at about 380 quid a shot. Although an official dram would only be 32quid!

Ok so this is whats passed my lips recently. 

Do it properly?

It works now, you did it good. How was it?

edit: the glenlivet

i liked the glenlivet, the older bottle was nicer but both were nice tbh.. 

i've got to be frank though i've only recently started drinking whiskey - pretty much the last two years so i'm still learning massively. 

My father in law and brother in law are into their whiskey but generally get given it rather than choosing it themselves but its usually top stuff. I've started picking up bottles from duty free as I go from moscow to london and back and starting to build up a selection in my uk house. Its a pain though as its drunk so much quicker than any of the other spirits so the collection never grows..

Found the George T. Stagg hyperbourbon for under 2-hundo locally. It's on the list.

Yeah, monkey shoulder is pretty decent for what it is, it also makes me feel like a pirate for some reason.

A bit behind here. @The Daddy - I have a bottle of Nikka from the Barrel and it tastes amazing. Only comes in a 50cl bottle but it's fairly cheap and is well worth a punt. I noticed that Tesco have a sale on their whisky at the moment and I bought a bottle of Old Pulteney for 25 quid. They are also doing Highland Park 12 for the same price. I also picked up a bottle of Monkey Shoulder but I haven't opened it yet.

I've parked my peaty stuff for later in the year and have also been sipping away at a 12-year-old Royal Lochnegar which is very good. Planning on picking up a bourbon or two on pay day - haven't decided what I'll get yet, but The Good Spirits Co - a liquor store near work - has a fine selection.

I've parked my peaty stuff for later in the year and have also been sipping away at a 12-year-old Royal Lochnegar which is very good. Planning on picking up a bourbon or two on pay day - haven't decided what I'll get yet, but The Good Spirits Co - a liquor store near work - has a fine selection.

The GSCo Facebook feed makes my mouth water, looks like a great shop. Going to visit next time I'm in town.

2020? We should still be getting reasonably priced bottles until 2035

Are you in a hotel bar in 2035?

I think Laguvalin 16 is about that much in Browns in Reading, though that's for a double.... (so completely different then....)

Speaking of which, the whisky selection in there is really weird - some quite 'difficult' whisky, and then -more expensive than all the others- the fairly generic blend of Johnnie Walker gold. I suppose it is quite an expensive bottle, but still, it doesn't look like a lot of thought has gone into the menu. Actually thinking about it, I don't know why I thought it was so weird.

This is not my strongest post ever.