Ardbeg Lord of the Isles

[Grass Snake]

A couple of years ago I bought a bottle of Ardbeg LOTI with the intention of drinking it. Unfortunately when the wife found out how much it had cost I had to make the excuse it was an investment!

I'm now trying to decide whether to hang onto it, or bite the bullet and open it?

What do you think?

[mattbuty]

Why don't you hang on to it till next summer, and plan a holiday up there (and take the bottle with you?)

That way you get time to decide your plans, and if you still want to drink it you can crack it open and enjoy the lovely Islay scenery, and the distilleries, and a wee dram in the Port Charlotte hotel, and your wife may well not kill you

..just a thought

[les taylor]

Hi Grass snake. Personally I'd drink it. However cost might come into it. It depends how much you paid for it. Also what it costs to buy now. For instance from Ardbeg it's about £200. However you can get for around the £125 mark. So I guess it's all relative.

It's a handsome beast though isn't it.

[LeoDLion]

Drink it and when the bottle is empty, fill it with some cheap rotgut of the same color. Put back the seal and into the cabinet. The wife will never know the difference. If ever it is open, declare that it is spoiled and must be thrown out immediately.

[les taylor]

Drink it and when the bottle is empty, fill it with some cheap rotgut of the same color. Put back the seal and into the cabinet. The wife will never know the difference. If ever it is open, declare that it is spoiled and must be thrown out immediately.

Nice one Leo that is known as having your cake and eating it. Or in this case drinking it.

[Reggaeblues]

I'm shocked at the low moral tone being shown here. One must have standards , and know one's priorities in life: What God has put together, let no man put asunder.

After all, whisky will get you through times of the wife being away better the the wife will get you through times of no whisky...so there!!

I have never tried this particular Ardbeg, but boy I would, given a sniff of the stuff...

[TheLaddie]

This all comes down to a couple of questions:

1. How much did you pay for it compared to today's prices?

2. Do you need money or a drink?

3. If you sell it will you buy more whisky with the money?

4. Are you a man or a mouse?

[Deactivated Member]

Agree with The Laddie's point 4. Why does it matter what your wife thinks?

[K-Mile]

Well, I can imagine that some households need to have some level of cooperation to make ends meet, and if the deal was that it's an investment...

Having said that, I would definitely drink the whisky :p