Whiski Gift Wish List

Here is my current under $ 120 whiski gift list:

1) Suntory Toki

2) Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 yo

3) Glenmorangie Original

4) Glen Moray 12 yo

5) Black and White Blended Scotch

6) Green Spot

7) Redbreast 12 Cask Strength

8) standard Redbreast 12

9) Clontarf Single Malt (Bushmills)

10) Jameson Black Barrel

11) Black Bush

12) Any Penderyn

13) Stranahan's Diamond Peak Single Malt

14) any Linkwood, though I would also consider buying those for myself

15) any sulphur free Mortlach (tricky to determine)

16) any Caol Ila at 46+% ABV

17) any wild experimental Corsair product

18) any Cask Strength whiskis

19) Auchentoshan 12 yo

20) any J.P.Wiser's Special Release

21) any Kilchoman

22) Grant's Family Reserve

23) Baker's Bourbon

24) any Barrell Bourbon

25) Catoctin Creek Rabble Rouser BIB Rye

26) etc.

@Victor

Wow, what a question. In another thread you said you had 50 years of whisky to drink. Based on my consumption which I have carefully measured since Jan 1 2019, I calculate I have upwards of 100 years of whisky to consume, and that is without counting the special bottles I own.

So my first response would be “don’t buy me any whisky”.

But if I had to accept a gift, would it have to be something I don’t have any of? Or could I shore up my “supply”?

If the answer is it has to be something I don’t have, I would look at

• any high proof Mortlach that could be found for that price ($US)

• Amrut single malt (peated or unpeated), any Amrut special release of it could be found at that price

• any “unpeated” bruichladdich, perhaps a second generation 10 YO

• any peated CS Cail Ila that I don’t have yet

• Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba if i recall the name correctly

• Milk and Honey Apex Dead Sea cask if it can be found at that price.

If it could be something I already have and they insisted, one could not go wrong with a bottle of Booker’s, OGD 114 or Wiser’s 23 YO CS.

I would echo many of the ones on your list. But personally you can have my (barely used) bottle of Glenmorangie Original, and I’d be happy to split my Toki with you.

I think I probably have somewhere between 50-100 years of bunkered stock too. Have had short conversations with my executor, and significant other, on what/how to do with 200-300 bottles. One to two dozen bottles could be auctioned, but remainder not likely. No clear answers yet. Just starting the thought processes.

That said, my wish list is pretty short, and not surprisingly, a combination of Victor and Nozinan's lists.
1.) Stranahan Single Barrel Cask Strength 2.) Amrut Cask Strength 3.) Glen Scotia Victorania

I am sure other whiskies will come to mind, but these would the three I would likely think of first.

Victor surprised me with inclusion of Clontarf Single Malt in his list. Not aware this is being produced any longer. Though it was discontinued about 5 years ago. I had a couple of bottles years ago (when it was labeled 8yo) and loved them both. Wish I bunkered several. Very light in color, and easy sipping, along same vein as Knappogue Castle 12yo. But with more of a "crisp apple" character to it. Did not get to try the newer labeling/NAS version.

@cherylnifer thank you for joining in. Yes I wish I had 2 or 3 bottles of Clontarf Single Malt in my cabinet at present as well. I find absolutely nothing to taste in it but barley but it is delicious! It is the very definition of beautiful simplicity.