Whisky

Cheers, we too love whisky and such stuff.

I have lots of other exciting ailments too?

Thanks for all your contributions. Ariadne I would have used your suggestion if I hadn't already bought the Adnams one.

It is a pleasure Jane and I love GN too. Advice on whisky and heart murmurs next to each other!

Yes, gin for me too! And I've just made industrial quantities of damson gin.

Has anyone had experience of this one? (It's cheap and I'm broke!!!)

www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/old-ballantruan-the-peated-malt-whisky/

But somehow I don't think DBH will be getting a share for his birthday!

I do love gransnet. I should thank kittylester for having started the thread!

Here it is anyway!

shop.glengoyne.com/personalised-whisky

You can buy a bottle of single malt with a personalised label - just did for BiL's 70th. Will find the link if you are interested.

BTW - it's clear that you didn't just have to ask a grandad!

You can check the Adnams share price
here
Or this link has a toolkit for identifying what whisky someone who likes whisky would like www.malts.com/index.php/en_gb/Choosing-Whisky/Finding-the-Perfect-Gift
I see that you can create your own gin at Adnams - that is more in my line

I cannot stand whisky either, even the smell puts me off.

Go the extra mile and get Drambuie. Lovely to have -just the onemind- to roll around the tongue. Failing that this ole granp likes not much more than Glenlivet over ice and a splash of water! Aaah simple pleasures!

jane, aren't Adnams family [or privately] owned?

I was reading something where the writer said that her husband had a share in it, that she had bought him, so they went to a lovely annual dinner. I was thinking that for the money (about £500 I think she said) I would get a pretty good return in nice dinners, if nothing else!

DH fancies himself a whisky connoisseur and favours the Bunnahabein (probably spelt that wrong).

jane, aren't Adnams family [or privately] owned?

knot not!!

I would love to buy DBH a share in Adnams for a Big Birthday present, but I have no idea how to go about it. He loves them too.

Thanks Nfk, I've looked at the Adnams and think I'll go for that one! I wish we had an Adnams Shop near us as I love them! Looking on the website, I discovered they have one in Aldeburgh - why did I knot know that? We try to go to Aldeburgh a couple of times a year!

Adnams are breaching out into Whisky now. You could give him a selection of English whiskies.

Is this the one?

www.englishwhisky.co.uk/whisky-shop/whisky/scotch-whisky/42/arran-20002006-single-malt-scotch-whisky

Thank you, I am fast running out of ideas and was starting to wonder how I could persuade someone else to start up a new brewery on Islay! It's his birthday next month, too, so this is good timing.

jane yes, no problem in my opinion.

So, all those in the know about peaty stuff, will my OH be happy to swap his Islays for Isle of Arran, do you think?

kitty had another think and came up with another two. First is Isle of Arran, a peaty one but beautiful flavours and the other one is my favourite, Glengoyne. Distilled at the foot of the Campsie Hills just north of Glasgow, I think it uses water from the Trossachs where Glasgow's soft water comes from. There are so many to choose from I hope you find one he likes. Let us know.

jings Hic! Hic!

Yes rose DH enjoyed that but I want something a bit special as he has been (and still is being* a star with everything that has happened lately!

Granjura thank you for that! I didn't Google it because, last time I drove through, I thought it had closed. I've also spotted they have creme de peche I need for Bellinis