Over the
last few years there’s been a never-ending cascade of focus, on the more premium
and limited-edition end of the whisky market, which has resulted in many of us
forgetting and neglecting those cracking core range classics.
Not only
that, as a result another one of those horrible whisky misconceptions has
started to wriggle its nasty head; with anything under £30 starting to be perceived
as inferior compared to anything above that price point – bullsh*t!
There are
equally as amazing, as slightly lesser amazing drams at all price points, but
at around this time every month, we’re now going to celebrate those big bang
for buck bargain belters, by recommending five top notch drops of dramspankage
for under £30.
Here are our
first five recommendations:
Bains Cape
Mountain Whisky
An insanely
priced single grain whisky from South Africa, which not only is a superb solo
sipper, it also makes for a marvellous base in a multitude of whisky cocktails,
including a pretty dram impressive Old Fashioned.
£27.98 -
drinksupermarket.com
Glen Moray
Elgin Classic
Glen Moray
has to be one of the most, if not the most underrated Scotch whisky
distillery’s in our opinion. This classic standard expression, delivers a
wealth of gentle Speyside elegance. They also have a number of excellent cask
finished; Sherry, Peat and Port bottlings, for around the same 'you'll have to pinch yourself to believe' price point.
£18.00 –
Asda
Johnnie
Walker Black Label
As iconic in
its name, look and taste, this richly rewarding blended Scotch whisky never
fails to deliver. It always makes for a reassuring sight in a bar wherever you are in the world. It's also the perfect pour for when you simply want to enjoy and savour all the splendour
of a blend!
£24.00 –
Waitrose
Jameson Irish Whiskey
There’s a
very good reason why this is the biggest selling Irish whiskey in the world,
it’s simply superb! Not only does it make for a rich, rounded solo sipper, it just
happens to serve up jubilantly and joyously well in a Julep. In our opinion, it
also still makes for the ultimate whiskey component in an Irish coffee.
£22.50 –
Sainsbury’s
Buffalo
Trace
When it comes
to big bank for buck belting balanced bourbons, you’ll have to try very hard to
beat this. Delivering as much vivacious vanilla and spiced complexities as
other bourbons at twice the price. This really is a lush drop of liquid
Americana!
£23.00 – Morrisons
We’d love to
hear your thoughts on our £30 and under dramming recommendations, so tweet or
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