What to add to Irish Whiskey collection ?

shanel23

Right got the bonus from work and want to buy something special .

Only criteria are

1. Has to be an Irish

2. That I don't have one already .

Suggestions ?

shinobi

Middleton very rare.
Jameson 12 Yr old.

Prenderb

I've never tried the Midleton, but if I had the money and had decided to devote it to Whiskey I'd buy one of those.

shanel23

shinobi wrote: »

Middleton very rare.
Jameson 12 Yr old.

Cheers Shinobi

Have a few of the Midleton very rare a 1996 and a 2000 - probably will get a 2007

Have the Jameson 12yr - nice whiskey - more for daya to day drinking than keeping I'd say

Brockagh

How much are you willing to spend?

shinobi

I'm not a whiskey drinker myself, but I have heard people up & down talking of some of the Older finer whiskies which would be worth collecting.
Also came across http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/C-320.aspx?order=pricehighlow The bushmills stuff I've heard of but there are some other whiskies here that I have never heard of.

shoutman

Connemara 12 year is excellent.

Brockagh

Connemara 12 is good, alright, but it's way over-priced, compared to scotch whisky of similar age. However, you can get Cadenhead bottlings of Cooley whiskey that's brilliant and better value.

The Bushmills 1975 Millennium edition is worth getting. It's about 200 euro in the Celtic Whiskey Shop. Jameson 18 is also good.

Or of you really want to splash out, Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve is brilliant, but it's 400 euro.

Mr Magnolia

Cooley Distillery have just won a record 9 awards at the IWSC. You could maybe try the 15yr Kilbeggan. The 8yr Greenore either if you can find it.

shoutman wrote: »

Connemara 12 year is excellent.

I can't get into the peated Whiskeys at all.

shanel23

Brockagh wrote: »

How much are you willing to spend?

Probably up to 200 - above that I'd have a problem parting with the cash !

shanel23

Brockagh wrote: »

The Bushmills 1975 Millennium edition is worth getting. It's about 200 euro in the Celtic Whiskey Shop. Jameson 18 is also good.

The Bushmills could be a runner !

Brockagh

It's the nicest Bushmills I've ever had by a long way, the 1975 Millennium, that is.

Dabko

Get up to the bushmills factory in the north, pick up a bottle of their 12year old. Supposedly the only place you can get this single malt is in bushmills:)

shanel23

I've been planning a trip up to Bushmills for the past number of years but something always comes up and I've kept putting it off . I intend to get there this year - epecially as it's their 400th year !

I love visting distilleries - So far I've in Ireland I've go to Midleton , Lockes , Smithfield and Cooley - got to get to Bushmills !

the beer revolu

I've heard that Green Spot is really good.
Inexpensive too.
I must pick up a bottle one of the days.

shanel23

Green spot is great stuff - the best price I've seen is 39.99 - in the celtic whiskey shop

shanel23

Found what I think the winner is

http://www.mitchellandson.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=360

Brockagh

Well, it's very nice, but it is just a 10-year-old pure pot still whiskey. You can get a 12-year-old pure pot still whiskey (Redbreast 12) for 1/6th the price.

Much better than that is the Redbreast 15, which is available in the Celtic Whiskey Shop and Redmonds in Ranelagh.

Brockagh

...although for collecting, the Greenspot 10 might be worthwhile.

shanel23

Brockagh wrote: »

...although for collecting, the Greenspot 10 might be worthwhile.

I'm hoping so - if you look at some of the older whiskies for sale on specialist websites - some of the prices are going through the roof - not that I'm collecting them for monetary gain but it's nice to know that some whiskies appreciate better than gold !

the beer revolu

shanel23 wrote: »

I'm hoping so - if you look at some of the older whiskies for sale on specialist websites - some of the prices are going through the roof - not that I'm collecting them for monetary gain but it's nice to know that some whiskies appreciate better than gold !

A whiskey writer that I know told me that he reckons a bottle is only good for about 3 years once it's opened. After that it's loosing flavour and aroma.
Also read online that Top end Tequila deteriorates after about 3 months!

What do whiskey collectors think?

shanel23

the beer revolu wrote: »

A whiskey writer that I know told me that he reckons a bottle is only good for about 3 years once it's opened. After that it's loosing flavour and aroma.
Also read online that Top end Tequila deteriorates after about 3 months!

What do whiskey collectors think?

Honestly never had an opened bottle of whiskey last for three months never mind 3 years.. as long as the bottles are kept sealed they are as good as when they were bottled ( or as bad ! )

I would imagine that a bottle of whiskey that had been opened and kept on the shelf would suffer from evaporation which would effect the flavour.

Brockagh

the beer revolu wrote: »

A whiskey writer that I know told me that he reckons a bottle is only good for about 3 years once it's opened. After that it's loosing flavour and aroma.
Also read online that Top end Tequila deteriorates after about 3 months!

What do whiskey collectors think?

No, I don't think so. Most say that it deteriorates very very slowly. If the bottle is pretty full, it will last years and years. Even then, it does not necessarily deteriorate, but just change.

sionnach

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

The 8yr Greenore either if you can find it.

A limited run of 5000 bottles of 15yr Greenore is out now too, might be worth grabbing one.

shanel23

sionnach wrote: »

A limited run of 5000 bottles of 15yr Greenore is out now too, might be worth grabbing one.

May do too - not bad value at 89.99 !

kaimera

Jameson 18yo or Gold Reserve I think it is.

Midleton VR is gorgeous.

sionnach

shanel23 wrote: »

May do too - not bad value at 89.99 !

Where are you getting that price? It's 70.95 here in the airport.

Brockagh

That's a crazy price for a grain whiskey. Should be about 30 to 40 euro, considering it's a limited edition.

shanel23

sionnach wrote: »

Where are you getting that price? It's 70.95 here in the airport.

I think it was the the celticwhiskey shop - if it's cheaper at the airport I'll wait till I go somewhere and get one then

shanel23

Brockagh wrote: »

That's a crazy price for a grain whiskey. Should be about 30 to 40 euro, considering it's a limited edition.

It is a 15 yr old all the same.. But agreed it's a bit on the pricey side . Mind you it's probably Cooley cashing in on all the medals they are winning . More medals = higher the price they can charge.

Brockagh

Yeah, but there are hundreds of medals given out at these whisky fairs. Just about everything that is entered gets some kind of medal.