Whiskey Recommendation Required

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I've a very similar question, but I don't know anything at all about whiskey. I need to get three bottles as a big thank you for three friends, even if I have to buy them over three payrolls.

I've been looking at the 15 y.o. Redbreast mentioned here, but also at this http://www.mchughs.ie/kilbeggan-21-year-old-limited-edition-blend (I know it's 25% dearer) - any opinion? Or any other suggestion?

Thanks a million.

I suspect the black box you saw was a redbreast cask strentgh...its about 90 to 100 and is about 57% proof as distinct from standard whiskey(40%). It is a good buy for a whiskey drinker. Celtic whiskey or OBriens have good websites and OB's do free delivery over 100 e.

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com https://www.obrienswine.ie/

Powers has an image problem in that it was always marketed as a mass market product and now they want to sell it at a inflated price, in old time a bottle of powers was €25 and now they want to get €70.

(Thats me not taking into account whats in the bottle btw)

What should probably be left on this thread as a sticky post is a recommendation for whiskey at different price points.

If anyone has a opinion please advise.

il post my own later, but as a rule of thumb the older the better, and the fancier the presentation the better !

Entry level €25-€35

Mid level €35-€60

Quality €60-€95

Premium €95- €120

Super premium €120- €200

Top notch €200+

Entry level

Slane

Busker blended

Just on the edge of entry and mid level depending on whether on offer

Tullamore Dew rum cask finish

Roe and Co

Teeling Small Batch

Lambay Small Batch

Going back to less affluent times when there were few very whiskeys on the shelf in any pub there was a choice of paddy & powers which were bog standard cheapest drop going. A jameson was more expensive, and a crested 10 or a black bush were special occasion drops.

Times have changed, and changed a huge amount.

But paddy and powers are still be considered by many to be what they once were entry level run of the mill whiskeys, even though there has been considerable effort made to reinvent them at a higher level and get away from the historic reputation of the brand.

If you gave a 50+ year old a bottle of powers and told him it cost €70 they might think you are mad because their association with that name is from before.

You are confusing two different products. Gold label and Powers Johns Lane.

Johns Lane has always been premium. You’ve never seen that for €25.

Yes that makes a huge different. That’s a premium version of powers. Poster above is confusing it with the bottom shelf stuff.

I do think that the Power's rebrand left all the Power's range looking a bit too similar. Also, why does Gold Label have a red label with no gold on it?

They do have some gold on the gold label but its not very obvious to be sure. I knwow i've said it before but when you look at the old branding against the new it does look pretty dated. Even the bottle shape alone wouldn't stand out anymore with all the new ranges and bottle types coming in. It was too similar to Paddy's etc

Aye thats fair enough. In fact the John's Lane one is probaly the plainest of all (the three swalls has nice swallow reliefs all over the label) and the 'aged 12 years' is pretty small.

rather than start a new thread.....

would like a recommendation for a treat for myself from work bonus.

i had planned on getting Redbreast 12yo, but got one as a Christmas present.

was thinking of blue spot, but then saw a redbreast cask strength, and the Jameson pot still looks interesting too.

or should i be thinking something different?