Whisky Forum - Help! What whisky should I buy in America?

Trebor · Single Malt Member Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 31

I am going to New York soon for a holiday and will be looking to buy some whisky that is not normally available in the UK. I generally buy one bottle to drink and one to invest but am flexible with this.
Do any of you have any suggestions as to what I could buy?
I'm open to any recommendations with a price up to approximately Â£200.

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1412

The Macallan Rare Cask instantly comes to mind, should be around Â£200 in the US, or was your Â£200 for both bottles and not per bottle?

Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1667

There isnt many Scotch whiskies in the US which you cant get here but i would say the Macallan Rare Cask would be on which certainly fills you requirements, available in the US and should be a good investment if brought back to the UK.

The Glenfiddich have recently launch Glenfiddich The Original in the US at Â£100 per bottle,with it not being available here it may be a good buy.

TheWM · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:34 am Post subject:

If you're in the States you have to buy Kentucky straight whiskey. If it was my money I'd plump for pretty much anything that was 20+ years old. The maturation will be immense due to the climate. As a starting point Elijah Craig 21 and Pappy van Winkle 20 would be high on my list in your price range. For resale aswell- these are hard to find in the uk already and command decent prices.

percyhedgehog · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:17 pm Post subject:

Look for any Devil's Casks, you make a fortune selling them back home.
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Trebor · Single Malt Member Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 31

Thanks for your replies so far everyone. I normally buy single malts so the thought of buying some Kentucky straight whiskey really interests me!
As for the Macallan, Glenfiddich and the Bowmore, once again thank you for your suggestions. I will definitely keep an eye out for them as they are without doubt, quality purchases. I just hope that I can get them for the right price!

TheWM · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:06 pm Post subject:

As you will be in NY, try some in the many bars there are dotted about. That way you'll have a good idea what you like. Get some tips from bartenders who will be happy to advise you. As a starting point I'd recommend Jim Beam Black to get an idea of what mass produced bourbon tastes like (there are others lower down the scale but I would avoid the cheaper ones). Then try anything from Elijah Craig to see what a good smaller distillery can produce, and work on from there.

There are also some great 'other' whiskies that could probably do with their own categories, Mellow Corn which is a spicy, sweet number that I love is one. Once you start looking (drinking) you'll see how much variety there actually is.

And if you want a more traditional Scottish type whisky that is made in the US, High West's Campfire is a peated rye whiskey, developed after the chap from High West visited Bruichladdich...

I could go on but you get the idea!