Can't really do whisky anymore (too big a hangover). I will b uy Highland Park if I see it on a deal. I haven't seen it on a deal for a while now. Maybe one coming up soon.
Macallan I think tinkered with their standard 10 year old which was Kingsley Amis's favourite. Also used to win best whisky competitions - I think as they had the market cornered in small sherry casks. Macallan seem to have moved away from this.
I went back to Glenmorangie at a funeral recently and it is actually very good.
In my whisky days I liked the George Smith Glenlivet (not the main one in the green bottle, the smaller one - not sure of the history, I know I will be corrected which I am looking forwrd to but I think George Smith started the Glenlivet which was then pursued by the family and then international seagrams type company but the same George Smith started another Glenlivet?- I could google but this will be just as quick)
With Irish whiskeys which I think are between Scotch and Malt I favour Powers Gold Label and indeed ANY Bushmills and in particular Bushmills Malt. Lot of new Irish whiskies popping up.
I have switched to rum of late as the hangover is much less. You can get older golden rums with some character. They are not cheap - less character than malts but less hangover too.
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