Bushmills Whiskey 400th Anniversary Bottle Aldi- €60

evolving_doors

Just wondering if this whiskey is worth it. €60 is still a bit pricy for any whiskey...

In terms of a seasoned Bushmills Whiskey drinker (father in law) would it be that much more better than the other bushmills range..

Here's the link to the Aldi special anyway

Arrrrgh

Sleepy

A load of reviews of the whisky here: http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-7794.aspx

If he's a big fan of Bushmills / Black Bush, it'd be a great Christmas present but personally, I'd be inclined to think you'd get better value in a €60 bottle of single-malt scotch (or one of the Cooley whiskeys).

adrian522

It's not a great price for it to be honest, it's ok but I wouldn't pay any more than that.

norrie rugger

Sleepy wrote: »

A load of reviews of the whisky here: http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-7794.aspx

If he's a big fan of Bushmills / Black Bush, it'd be a great Christmas present but personally, I'd be inclined to think you'd get better value in a €60 bottle of single-malt scotch (or one of the Cooley whiskeys).

If he drinks Bushmills (or generally Irish) why are you sending him Scotch direction?

evolving_doors

norrie rugger wrote: »

If he drinks Bushmills (or generally Irish) why are you sending him Scotch direction?

I spse he' s considering price etc...though I reckon father in law he likes to keep things Irish.(has to have an ey spelling!)

Ya speaking of which would their be any other whiskeys anyone would recommend for a bushmills type drinker? (under 50 ¡)

norrie rugger

regular Bushmills is mainly Midleton whiskey (about 80% I think) blended. So maybe try there?

M1XR

Quick, go and buy this. This is a good price for a great whiskey. Big whiskey drinker here and the 1608 is a beautiful, sweet and smooth whiskey. I believe they caramalised the grain to a further extent to produce the sweeter taste.
This would be a great present for him and is worth the price

evolving_doors

norrie rugger wrote: »

regular Bushmills is mainly Midleton whiskey (about 80% I think) blended. So maybe try there?

How do you mean like? They truck the stuff up from corrrrk and dump it into the bottle...!

norrie rugger

Armelodie wrote: »

How do you mean like? They truck the stuff up from corrrrk and dump it into the bottle...!

Bring it from Cork, blend it in Antrim and cask it for a year

Mark 00

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

CourierCollie

Mark 00 wrote: »

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

Seems to be the price for it. Though you could splash out on the 25 year old for the bargain price of €1250:eek:

http://www.molloys.ie/buy-online/Products/Spirits/Whiskey/Midleton-25-Year-Old-Pure-Pot-Still

Cavehill Red

norrie rugger wrote: »

Bring it from Cork, blend it in Antrim and cask it for a year

Bushmills only makes malt whiskey. For their blends (Old Bushmills and Black Bush), they add grain whiskey which they get from Midleton as part of a deal that dates back to the time when both were part of Irish Distillers. In return, Midleton gets Bushmills whiskey (and maybe some cash), some of which is retailed to independent bottlers.
But the proportion of grain whiskey in the Bushmills blends is nowhere near what you're suggesting.
Also, this 1608 bottling has a very tiny amount of grain whiskey in it too, which is why it cannot be called a single malt whiskey.
Is it a bargain? Yes and no. Firstly, it's sold out everywhere else and they're not making it anymore, so if you like it, this is the last chance to buy. However, when I got my last bottle a couple of months back, it was over a tenner cheaper.

Cavehill Red

Mark 00 wrote: »

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

Probably not very convenient for you, but the cheapest way of buying Midleton Very Rare is on the ferry. Way, way cheaper than any other outlet. If you were in the market for more than one bottle, you'd save the cost of the journey. I know people who've done this!

jh79

Armelodie wrote: »

I spse he' s considering price etc...though I reckon father in law he likes to keep things Irish.(has to have an ey spelling!)

Ya speaking of which would their be any other whiskeys anyone would recommend for a bushmills type drinker? (under 50 ¡)

Bushmills 10 yr old single malt is 40 euro in tesco at the moment, also glenmorangie single malt is reduced to 30 euro.

norrie rugger

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Bushmills only makes malt whiskey. For their blends (Old Bushmills and Black Bush), they add grain whiskey which they get from Midleton as part of a deal that dates back to the time when both were part of Irish Distillers. In return, Midleton gets Bushmills whiskey (and maybe some cash), some of which is retailed to independent bottlers.
But the proportion of grain whiskey in the Bushmills blends is nowhere near what you're suggesting.

Bushmills Original (white label) is blended with Middleton and is at an extremely high percentage at that. In fact, I remember being there and we were all shocked at that. (shocked as we were Diageo staff being told that if you drink Bush Original you are drinking a majority of Middleton matured for 1 year in an oak cask)

donnacha

Mark 00 wrote: »

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

Mark - its 20% off in Superquinn at the moment - so probaaly €120.
Pg 15 on this wks brochure: http://content.yudu.com/A1zuxl/SQLeaflet16A2012/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.superquinn.ie%2Faspx%2FContent.aspx%3Fid%3D866

Cavehill Red

norrie rugger wrote: »

Bushmills Original (white label) is blended with Middleton and is at an extremely high percentage at that. In fact, I remember being there and we were all shocked at that. (shocked as we were Diageo staff being told that if you drink Bush Original you are drinking a majority of Middleton matured for 1 year in an oak cask)

I don't mean to argue with you, but Old Bushmills is only marginally grain-dominant (55-60%), and Black Bush isn't at all (it contains majority malt). In both cases, the grain whiskey is already matured for some 4-6 years before it goes to Bushmills. They couldn't call it whiskey if it contained one year old spirit.
You may have misunderstood what they were telling you.

norrie rugger

It is not a 1 year old Spirit. Bushmills mature the blend for 1 year.
Black Bush is a completle different animal

Cavehill Red

norrie rugger wrote: »

It is not a 1 year old Spirit. Bushmills mature the blend for 1 year.
Black Bush is a completle different animal

That's correct. The malt and grain are married in casks at Bushmills for some time before bottling. I just wanted to clarify for anyone else reading that the whiskey doesn't contain underage spirit.
The deal arose partly because of the closure of the Coleraine distillery, which previously supplied Bushmills with grain whiskey, and partly because both distilleries were at the time under IDL. I know that there are those who would like to see the agreement brought to a close.

kc66

Mark 00 wrote: »

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

I saw an ad for it somewhere recently, selling for €115. Was very tempted, best price I have seen in years. Im pretty sure it was O'Briens.

Mark 00

kc66 wrote: »

I saw an ad for it somewhere recently, selling for €115. Was very tempted, best price I have seen in years. Im pretty sure it was O'Briens.

Ya it's 115 in O'Brien's but the offer ends today. I picked up the last bottle in Glasnevin. Still expensive but a helluva lot better than paying 150!

RATM

Anyone know of an Aldi in Dublin that still has the whiskey in stock ? Went to Finglas and Parnell Street today but both sold out.

Or any another place to get it for 60 or so?

adrian522

Celticwhiskyshop has it for 64.99 if you cant find an Aldi with it.

jimmycrackcorm

Was excited about this until I realized it isn't actually 400 years old!

gerryk

Mark 00 wrote: »

Sorry if I bring this off topic slightly but does anybody know where is the cheapest place to get middleton whiskey. The only place i've looked so far is Dunnes and it's 150. Need a bottle for xmas present.

Unless the person in question has asked for Midleton, I would steer away. TBH, it's not a great whiskey. At best, it's idiosyncratic. If the person is a real whiskey lover, a bottle of Green Spot will hit the spot (see what I did, etc).

gerryk

M1XR wrote: »

Big whiskey drinker here and the 1608 is a beautiful, sweet and smooth whiskey.

Pretty much every whiskey made by Bushmills has 1608 on the bottle, sonot sure what to make of this.
My confusion arose, as one of my favourite 'sipping' whiskeys is also known as 1608... the 15yo reserve.

Alfred Borden

too expensive in my opinion, look at other options!

evolving_doors

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Probably not very convenient for you, but the cheapest way of buying Midleton Very Rare is on the ferry. Way, way cheaper than any other outlet. If you were in the market for more than one bottle, you'd save the cost of the journey. I know people who've done this!

Speakin of which...ferry deal on this forum for a euro...hope this link works..
http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056829646?page=1