Which 18-year whisky would you pick (or skip)?

[Progenix Oj101]

Not sure whiskey aged in drain would make acceptable offering and gift.

It would almost certainly taste better

 

[dualmeister]

 

[Spizz]

My ultimate whisky is poured down the drain and replaced with something a bit more palatable.

Shem. Try again when you leave school

 

[dualmeister]

Not sure whiskey aged in drain would make acceptable offering and gift.

That would actually improve some of them

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Shem. Try again when you leave school

He must first leave moms basement

 

[CPTBoy]

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[dualmeister]

Snap!

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Thinking of this order

1. Aberlour 18
2. Bunnahabhain 18
3. Glenfarclas 17
4. Deanston 18
5. Highland Park 18
6. GlenDronach 18

 

[Jehosefat]

Not an 18 but the Lagavulin 16 is excellent. Heavily peated and sherry casked. Same price range as the Glenfiddich 18.

 

[dualmeister]

Ultimate choice.
But, you would need to have lottery wining luck to find one and then at a reasonable price

 

[KulQkumba]

Not an 18 but the Lagavulin 16 is excellent. Heavily peated and sherry casked. Same price range as the Glenfiddich 18.

Considering the original list, that is going to give someone who isn't really into the smoke one pretty good peat-PK .

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Considering the original list, that is going to give someone who isn't really into the smoke one pretty good peat-PK .

not fan of the smoke, more leaning towards sherry and honey.

 

[KulQkumba]

not fan of the smoke, more leaning towards sherry and honey.

Then my vote would go to the Bunna mentioned by others or the Glenmorangie in your list.
My favourite in your list is the Highland Park, but that does have a touch of peat.

 

[KulQkumba]

I really like drinking whisky... fairly often and more than just one or two, so the double or even triple jump in price from 12 to 18 yo doesn't make sense (IMHO of course)

 

[Herr der Verboten]

I really like drinking whisky... fairly often and more than just one or two, so the double or even triple jump in price from 12 to 18 yo doesn't make sense (IMHO of course)

Of course, but you still need that 18 or even 21 once in your life when it matters?

 

[KulQkumba]

Of course, but you still need that 18 or even 21 once in your life when it matters?

100%
Couple of years back a mate of mine was doing some work in Scotland and his clients gifted him an Edradour 18 "sherry-bomb". He doesn't like Scotch so I was the recipient of the largesse. Bottle had a hand written batch & bottle number on it.
Needless to say that wee dram was sipped by the thimbleful over the course of a few months

 

[Herr der Verboten]

its done: ordered the Bunnahabhain 18 - was hard to find though.