Scotch Gift Recommendation for Dad

Hey all,

Christmas is coming up and I want to get my dad a gift he will really appreciate. He basically owns everything he wants so I figured getting him alcohol was a good start. I don't know much about the space as I don't drink it that often. His go-to is either JW Double Black or JW Blue and he's recently gotten into Japanese blended scotches (like Hibiki 17). I know he only likes blended scotches. Any single malt stuff has to be super nice for him to even consider. Any recommendations?

I was thinking something around $75-100 as I'm on a bit of a budget. Thanks for the help.

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Lagavulin has a very unique flavor that is good. Balvenie is very smooth and imo one of the best for the price.

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I stopped by to buy some on my way home. Have tried it, is phenomenal. If I could give you multiple bananas I would. Thanks for the recommendation!

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I've gotta try that one. The smokiest whiskey ive tried was Lagavulin.

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Red Breast 12 Single Pot Whisky and Bunnahabhain 12

Both are around $55-$65 and I’m a hugeeee fan. You should be able to find them in most reputable whisky bars if you want to try before you buy. They do not have a strong bite and are not overly peaty.

 
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If your father likes the Japanese whiskeys, a lot of the recommendations other people have suggested aren't great. Japanese whiskeys are derived from Scotches, but they tend to be much smoother because the Japanese palette wasn't suited to heavy peat when whiskey was first introduced to Japan a century and a half ago. Hibiki 17 is an excellent whiskey. It also costs considerably more than $100. Along the same lines, Yamazaki 18-year is excellent, but it's way outside the price range you listed.

In general, Japanese whiskeys are a bit costlier when compared with their Scottish cousins when purchased in the US. I think you might be better gifting him a set of nice Scotch glasses. While he may everything he wants already, heavy leaded crystal glasses make for excellent gifts if he doesn't have them. You could also buy him whiskey snifters (not the cognac glasses, but smaller ones used for whiskey tastings) if he already has antique rocks glasses.

 

Pro tip: if you live in a wealthy area or near one, you can generally find better quality heavy rocks glasses at thrift stores than you can in, say, a department store. High-end cocktail sets used to be much more common than they are today, so there are some excellent antique glasses you can buy that are legitimately higher quality than the vast majority of what's produced today.

 

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