Is this anyone of your anti-Barry golf related posts?
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OK, appreciate the budget constraints (Aldi younger malts have a good rep as value for money - they seem to have acquired some good quality cask (the wood that is) as this makes a huge difference eg a high quality new spirit will fast shite if matured in poor quality casks, and vice versa a poor spirit quality can be improved by quality casks but only so far)
Cask quality over last 20 years has deteriorated significantly as there are simply not enough to go round as popularity has increased and the distilleries are all ramping up production
First up, each each distillery has a high level of variation between releases depending on the cask mix, type etc… so if you look Up any distillery on Whiskey base you can see a huge number of various ages, cask types, Etc. In all cases distilleries will good and bad, but the smaller ones, less well known etc typically are able to be more consistent etc.
Big distilleries will mix upwards of several 100 casks to each batch release of a Malt, to try and make it consistent, which is a real shame as they are appealing to those who buy one bottle a year at Christmas, as opposed to those who want to experience the differences etc
The Famous Grouse use different Malts in their blends.
Cant remember whether it was Snow or Black that used a classic lowland malt that I did love.
Nit Macallan or Highland Park
I am waiting for my onsite report for that
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Aye, blended up the road From me in Perth - thing with these is that they will mostly be based on younger malt and grains… beefed up a little by a cask or two of better quality malts, but to a price point.
If ever we get back to SMS and I get down for a game, I will bring some interesting samples
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Sounds like a plan
Not a peaty fan.
Enjoyed a tour of Oban Distillery some years ago.
Enjoyed the tasting 
bought a bottle but not a second one back in the day
Are there no doctors in Scotland?
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You will need to guess which one is the Glenuriness 12 Day old… matured in an ex larger bottle at 38C
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Properly aged. I like that.
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Carefully decanted over a period of 30
Days. If imbibing in fine ales prematch, I will also be able to provide some ‘new make spirit’
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Well of the newest lowland distilleries (and the oldest?) had its first release this week, young at 3 years old, but already showing signs of promise… which is good as i have a cask there with a friend ;-). Lindores Abbey is where there the FIRST ever whisky was distilled (or at least documented evidence of it in 1494, so this is quite an event in scotch whisky history… a new distillery, and the oldest
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At £19 for 2 litres all of them 
They will be OK… but all are chill filtered and have added E150 Colouring… they are what you mights say a bit ordinary, nothing special but OK.
If you have enjoyed higher strength non-chill filtered natural presentations, you will be dissapointed.
20cl is only 200ml not 2000ml 
Oh yeah, bloody stupid metric system.
That works out at near £75 a proper bottle, feck me they’d better be good.
Retail they are all about £40 a standard bottle and easily found in Tescos here. CB is better off finding his local Whisky shop and spending £70 on an interesting indy bottling 
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As a “room service offering” the mark up is not too brutal
If you had to drink one what would it be - and let’s face it I have not option tonight
Also any recommendations approx £100 a bottle to take home??
Like Maclean and Bowmore if that helps
Probably the Oban if you like a little peat, of the Balvenie which I think has afee sherry casks in the cask mix
£100, would avoid both those brands as you are paying for name - if you like a sherry note, find a Glendronach 18 Alladice. (would be about £110)
or a Glenallachie single cask ex PX cask 13/14 for that budget
If you like a heavy phenolic peaty bastard, cant ho wrong with a Laphroaig but try and find ten 10 year old single cask… that js full on, but avoid the Bowmore 18. Used be lovely 20 years ago, now bland and expensive.
If wanting a sort of halfway between the two, you. any go wrong with a Bunnuhabhain 18
If feeling adventurous, do find a local whisky shop. tell em your budget and the style you like and get them to suggest something from an independent bottler. You get some cracking single casks at around 56-58% 11-14 years from some great and lesser known distileries in yhat budget and well worth it.
Enjoy!
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