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04-24-2006, 02:56 AM
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What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
My old man spent a bunch of cash taking me skiing this year, bought me a sweet new parka, and gave me his less than worn out pair of Vokl SnowRanger's to boot. Total value of $1000 is my educated guess. I want to give him something that says thank you properly. He is a wine drinker and I've also seen him drink cognac and whiskey. My budget is $200 tops for a single bottle of something. What should it be?
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04-24-2006, 03:01 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
Nothing says "Thanks Dad" like Makers Mark
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04-24-2006, 05:05 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
a bottle of opus one is probably the best you can get right under the 200$ mark. if he really appreciates wine he'll be preetty impressed
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04-24-2006, 05:30 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
30yr old Laphroaig
I think you should be able to find this in the States for at (or slightly over) your budget.
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04-24-2006, 06:23 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
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30yr old Laphroaig I think you should be able to find this in the States for at (or slightly over) your budget. [/ QUOTE ] Laphroaig or Lagavulin if he likes Islay whisky. Be warned though - they are extremely peaty and not everyone's favour.
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04-24-2006, 07:07 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
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[ QUOTE ] 30yr old Laphroaig I think you should be able to find this in the States for at (or slightly over) your budget. [/ QUOTE ] Laphroaig or Lagavulin if he likes Islay whisky. Be warned though - they are extremely peaty and not everyone's favour. [/ QUOTE ] Ardbeg should definitely be in that list too. It's my personal favourite, but it's even peatier than the others and maybe not the safest gift. Lagavulin might be the best one to go for actually: peaty and strong, but with a sweeter character. Older bottlings of Laphroaig are generally easier to find than Lagavulin though.
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04-24-2006, 07:34 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 30yr old Laphroaig I think you should be able to find this in the States for at (or slightly over) your budget. [/ QUOTE ] Laphroaig or Lagavulin if he likes Islay whisky. Be warned though - they are extremely peaty and not everyone's favour. [/ QUOTE ] Ardbeg should definitely be in that list too. It's my personal favourite, but it's even peatier than the others and maybe not the safest gift. Lagavulin might be the best one to go for actually: peaty and strong, but with a sweeter character. Older bottlings of Laphroaig are generally easier to find than Lagavulin though. [/ QUOTE ] And i personally [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Laphroaig. Once, when i had a cold, the cask strength Laphroaig was the only thing i could taste. I come from SW england, and i used to cycle down a road through an area which used to be a big peat-bog extraction industry. The smell and taste of Laphroaig is extremely evocative to me, which is why I harp on about it.
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04-24-2006, 10:04 AM
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Re: What Bottle of Alcohol do I Give?
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And i personally [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Laphroaig. [/ QUOTE ] MMMMM, me too, Laphroaig is my favorite scotch. The 30 Year Laphroaig is a excellent suggestion. For Lagavulin, try and locate the 12 Year Old Cask Strength bottling. It was a one time bottling but you can still find it here and there. Runs about $160 or so. If youre not sure you father will like a very peaty/smoky scotch go for an expensive Highland Park. Will be in the ballpark of $200 for one of the older ones.
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