Where do you buy your whisky?

[irishwhiskeychaser]

yes I love buying bottles at the Distillery shops

Used to do a lot on line from the UK and Europe as awell as Ebay.

And locally in the super market for my fave Irish regulars and of course Irelands only proper specialist shop in Ireland ... http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/

That I suppose cover quite a few options

[mikeymad]

I just received one case (6 - 750ml bottles) of Laphroaig 10 from labodegawine.com The cost per bottle, including shipping, was $35. Email Sam for the deal

Hmmmm about 80+ malts... go get 'em ganga....

next time out in the Riverside area.

Cheers,

[MacAttack80]

As much as I like to buy from the local liquor store, I may have to start purchasing online as the selection is not too spectacular. Its working alright for now as I am just venturing into the Whisk(e)y World.

[hook55]

the only place I found so far here where they have a good range of Malts (12) is called Wine cellar it's just outside a supermarket. about a 30 minute drive from where I live.

[greg1394]

I live in Cumbernauld near Glasgow.

I can by a bottle of 10 from Auchentoshan distillery for about £30, or I can go to the super market round the corner and pay £20.

I think that for standard expressions supermarkets are great value for money.And a fantastic way to try different things.

I want to Islay and Visited ardbeg which I Belive is bottled and aged in Glasgow and payed £30 for a 10 I could have bought a less traveled bottle cheaper in Glasgow.

So the question i would ask is... is there to much snobery among whisky drinkers ?

[lohssanami]

Hey greg1394! Welcome to the forums!

So the question i would ask is... is there to much snobery among whisky drinkers ?

I haven't come across any snobs yet, but I think you'll find less in whisky drinkers than in wine drinkers. At least I have so far...lol.

Cheers...and have fun running about in these forums.

[Deactivated Member]

Asshol - the one missing from your list for me is the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. You can buy whisky in their bars, over the phone or on line - but they are really a club rather than a trader.

Also, I voted for domestic oninternet sites rather than UK internet sites although in my case they are the same thing.

[lohssanami]

Asshol - the one missing from your list for me is the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. You can buy whisky in their bars, over the phone or on line - but they are really a club rather than a trader.

Haha...I took the "e" off because it seemed too obvious. I have subscribed to magazines under the name Lohss Anami.

You have to be a member of SMWS to order, correct? I will probably join after I have a little more experience.

[mikeymad]

You have to be a member of SMWS to order, correct? I will probably join after I have a little more experience.

You are correct. Membership is required. And it is a $199 entry fee. So you have to think a little bit before making the leap.

Since you are in the area, you could also look into the two D&M whisky clubs. There is no entry fee, but they would like for you to stay in for a while. They have two clubs that produce a bottle every other month. So if you are in both (like I was for a while) you get a bottle every month.

I found it a great way to explore other distilleries that you would not normaly try. And they have been pretty good at picking out great expressions of each.

Cheers,

[lohssanami]

Thanks MM. I'll look into D & M.