It’s been a while that I had WH but yes, the peatiness was the kicker for me. Naked Grouse and the discontinued? Famous Grouse 12y Vatted Malt were great as well for that Sherry notes albeit at a different pricepoint than the more mundane Famous Grouse regular.
What's your go-to bottom shelf whisky?
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Naked grouse is hard to find here as well unless you go via whiskey exchange and pay their premium prices
Honestly for a sherried taste and without breaking the bank, I would just go for Whyte and Mackay, its a very solid basic dram and if you ignore that fact that it has no lingering aftertaste . it is fine as an everyday sipper and I like it a lot. not sure how popular it is outside of UK but here its insanely popular
I can get get W&M here for EUR 15.65 same as Famous Grouse. Teacher’s is 12something.
Will give it a try next time I order stuff
Somehow this thread lost its way. Macallan 12 year old and Maker’s Mark bottom shelf ? Who are these folks ?
I can remember when Teachers, Johnnie Walker Red Label, and Bell’s, were very popular in the UK but I think tastes have changed now.
So what are the favorites today?
I’m not sure, but in the supermarkets, where there used to be shelves full of scotch and the odd bottle of gin and vodka, there are now shelves full of flavoured gins and vodkas.
Some will turn their noses but this one is hard to beat taste/price
4.00 Euros between this one and WT101 in my neck of the woods - I have a clear preference for the latter.
Alas no longer available. Bought a case before it went away.
Nothing wrong with this bottle at all, memories of my youth where me and a buddy would drink this before heading into the bar to save costs lol
Its stood the test of time and still tastes better to me than many so called premium bourbons
And of course the advertising is just legendary with two of my favorite actors
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Biggest sellers are Grouse and Grants I would imagine, they are always on offer at every supermarket. Today I saw some dude buying 4 x 70cl of Grants lol , I havent touched the stuff in 10 years , but My dad loved it, maybe I need to revisit it
Ballantines isnt that far behind in terms of popularity where I am ( London)
I n fact here Whyte and Mackay outsells them all , but nationwide I would guess Grants and in Scotland its certainly Grouse that sells the most
Not top shelf, but nowhere near bottonm
I went through one of these , a real bargain !
I need to try that again. It's been a long time.
