Whisky Forum - what is the first bottle you ever bought?

sybis · Member Joined: 17 Jan 2015 Posts: 6 Location: Belgium

what is the first bottle you ever bought?

mine was glenlivet 12
4 months ago

sorren · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:49 pm Post subject:

The first bottle of whisky I bought was Glenfiddich 12, that was many years ago when it was special reserve, I still buy the odd bottle these days as a go to bottle to refresh my palate..

Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1663

Highland Park 12 more than a few years ago.

Alexppp · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791

Talisker 18. The first whisky I liked was a Talisker at a friend's, and I saw the 18 at duty free later that year. Believe it or not it wasn't that much more expensive than the 10 (around 40 euros I think) so I went for the 18. Ah, those were the days!

opelfruit · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:43 am Post subject:

mike101 · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:04 am Post subject: first bottle

my first bottle I have bought was in 1998 (when I was young!) @ the Highland Park Distillery on Orkney... HP 18.
Incredible how time flies...

Mike

Creed · Master Of Malts Joined: 29 Aug 2010 Posts: 291

Glenfiddich was my first malt whisky purchase quite some time ago

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opelfruit · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:02 pm Post subject:

Hmm, I know it's 43% stateside but I'm in the UK and got it from a supermarket. Maybe I've drunk too much over the years and my memory had eroded Smile

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TheWM · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 3:36 pm Post subject:

Tweedale blend batch 1, 4.5 years ago, closely followed up by Talisker 10 a week later when I visited the distillery.

Quaich1 · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:40 pm Post subject:

I believe I bought 2 bottles simultaneously the very first time I purchased my own scotch years ago and they were Lagavulin 16 and Glenmorangie 10 and the rest is history.
Wink

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Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1212

Glenmorangie 10 was my first Scotch malt whisky purchase back in the1980s

percyhedgehog · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:25 pm Post subject:

Lagavulin 16, after trying it in Scotland during my first visit a year and half ago.
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glenugie22 · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:54 pm Post subject:

Gee whizz .. how can I remeber that far back !!! Whisky is a great drink but it doesn't half reek havoc with my memory !
I'll have a stab at it being (the now dearly departed) Balvenie 10YO Founders Reserve - I am talking 25 years ago mind !! (I think I may still have a couple of bottles lurking in the back reaches of my collection Top Malt

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scotchirish · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:50 pm Post subject:

Speyburn 10 yo. Which is not bad. But my first real bottle of good (Scotch) whisky, I would have to say . . . it was Highland Park 12. It is still at the top of my list after trying around 50 whiskies or so. The price is unbeatable for a taste this grand.