bottle of whiskey budget 50e

ntlbell

I generally drink teachers I'm looking for a bit of a change.

budget around 50e can anyone recommend a nice tipple?

BeerNut

Green Spot -- nice, honeyish, pure pot still Irish.

mikewest

Try Redbreast 12 year old. Real smooth and Irish.

Brockagh

I'd agree with the above two.

Also, Powers 12, Jameson 12 or Tyrconnell 10 Madiera Cask.

Lots of scotches too.

grenache

I would recommend Jameson Crested Ten. A 10 year old whiskey for around €26, so it won't leave a hole in your pocket. Its the equal of many of the other more expensive 10 year olds. Good sherry character, good pot-still backbone and a nice nutty finish.

the beer revolu

I'll be frowned upon here for not suggesting Irish but you'd get a Talisker 10YO for 50 bucks.

I'm starting to accept the fact that I just prefer good Scotch to Irish!
While I like Green Spot and Red Breast, I just find more depth in Scotch.

Ardbeg 10yo for an antiseptic buzz (if that's your thing - I like)
Bowmore 12yo is a bit more approachable

but I keep returning to the Talisker!

Sarky

Screw buying only Irish. Good whiskey is good whiskey.

If you look around, you should be able to find Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban for about €50 (It retails a bit closer to €60-70 in Dublin, as I recall). Matured in port casks, very nice flavour to it, my current favourite when I go to the pub.

the beer revolu

Sarky wrote: »

Screw buying only Irish. Good whiskey is good whiskey.

If you look around, you should be able to find Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban for about €50 (It retails a bit closer to €60-70 in Dublin, as I recall). Matured in port casks, very nice flavour to it, my current favourite when I go to the pub.

Jaysus, what pub do you go to??

hobochris

If you can find it try get a bottle of Glenkinchie.

I think an off license in donnybrook stocks it. think it retails around the €40-50 mark.

Brockagh

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'll be frowned upon here for not suggesting Irish but you'd get a Talisker 10YO for 50 bucks.

I'm starting to accept the fact that I just prefer good Scotch to Irish!
While I like Green Spot and Red Breast, I just find more depth in Scotch.

Ardbeg 10yo for an antiseptic buzz (if that's your thing - I like)
Bowmore 12yo is a bit more approachable

but I keep returning to the Talisker!

Nothing wrong with prefering scotch to Irish. And Talisker is excellent.

Irish is just different, that's all.

Highland Park 12 is also a good one.

By the way, Crested Ten is not a 10-year-old. Don't mean to split hairs, as it doesn't matter anyway. A good whiskey is a good whiskey.

donaghs

You'd get a bottle of normal strength (40%) 10-year old Laphroaig for under €50. It's one of the more flavoursome, distinctive Scotch Whisky's, but its great for sipping slowly. So many flavours coming of it.

Sarky

the beer revolu wrote: »

Jaysus, what pub do you go to??

Pubs that stock drinks I like.

shanel23

would have to go for the Greenspot too - following that the Powers 12 yr old

the beer revolu

Brockagh wrote: »

Nothing wrong with prefering scotch to Irish. And Talisker is excellent.

Irish is just different, that's all.

Highland Park 12 is also a good one.

By the way, Crested Ten is not a 10-year-old. Don't mean to split hairs, as it doesn't matter anyway. A good whiskey is a good whiskey.

Oh, I find Highland park smooth but dull!
I've an awful habit of 'getting' a whisk(e)y during the very last shot in the bottle. Psychological, I know. Happened me with the last drop of Green Spot the other night! It suddenly seemed to 'happen' for me!

Generally,though, I find Irish a bit too subtle for my crude taste!

adrian522

Another vote for highland park 12, probably the best in this proce bracket and cheaper again if you go up north...Bowmore 15 year old also very good....Glenlivet 15 is good also but sweeter than the others mentioned.
Can't argue with Red Brest from the irish ones...

GenghisCon

Edradour single malt whisky. Got a taste for it when I took a tour of its distillery Scotland's smallest (legal) distillery as it turned out. Even though they slagged off Irish whiskEy I still enjoy the odd tipple. Approx €50 from O'Briens and a lovely dram indeed.

johnnyskeleton

Red breast 12 is a great whiskey if you like a strong taste, bushmills 10 for a smoother but blander whiskey. Both at c. €35 (red breast 12 is €35 in o'briens and often €31.50, but is €45-50 in other places). Greenspot is a good whiskey as is greenore 8.

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'll be frowned upon here for not suggesting Irish but you'd get a Talisker 10YO for 50 bucks.

Of the few Whiskys I'll touch, I have to say Talisker is the nicest. It's a spicy one though.

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'm starting to accept the fact that I just prefer good Scotch to Irish!
While I like Green Spot and Red Breast, I just find more depth in Scotch.

It's good to flirt with the Scotchs, but you'll always come back to a drop of the pure.

Ardbeg 10yo for an antiseptic buzz (if that's your thing - I like)
Bowmore 12yo is a bit more approachable

donaghs wrote: »

You'd get a bottle of normal strength (40%) 10-year old Laphroaig for under €50. It's one of the more flavoursome, distinctive Scotch Whisky's, but its great for sipping slowly. So many flavours coming of it.

The predominant one is peat smoke / TCP. It's a hard drink to get used to.

ladhrann

ntlbell wrote: »

I generally drink teachers I'm looking for a bit of a change.

budget around 50e can anyone recommend a nice tipple?

The Tyrconnel 10yo Madeira finish is on offer below for just a little over your budget @ E59.99 (reduced from E75)

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/asp/product.asp?objectid=1083&mode=0&recordid=1430&t=411040465

Powers 12yo is a great drop and is regularily on offer in Dunnes etc. for E35-ish

Also if you get a chance Greenspot is E34 in Harvest in Galway compared to E45 in Dublin.

Brockagh

That's a very nice one too. There are other Tyrconnell finishes, but that's the nicest one, in my opinion.

Knappogue Castle 1995 just won an award in America, the FDR award. It's basically a Bushmills - 13 years old, I think.

macdave

been getting my way around some whiskey lately.

loved jameson crested 10, great sherry nose couldnt stop smelling the bottle.
liked red breast too, stronger spicier flavour.
famous grouse was nice too, drinking partner said it was a bit coarse.

at the moment im trying out whyte and mackay only € 20 in dunnes. really liking it for the price. student you see.

so keep going with the suggestions. this thread is perfect for my budget.