First venture into Sherry Whiskys. Suggestions?

Louie82

Greetings all,

I am looking for suggestions for my first sherry whisky. For background My favorite whiskys to date are the Dalwhinnie Distillers edition ( I currently have the 1997) and the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban which I will admit it was love at first dram.

After doing some research I find that many sites recommend the Macallan 12 Yr, and the Glendronach 12yr respectively, all suggestions are greatly appreciated as I am very amateur when it comes to sherry whiskys.

Thank you for reading.



Louie.

oldnavy

Aberlour A'bunadh
Balvenie 15 yo. Single Barrel "sherry Cask"
GlenDronach Cask Strength batch #2 or #3 what ever is on the shelf
GlenDronach 18 yo. Allardice

horst_s_2

Here are a few more affordable ones:

Glenmorangie Lasanta
Benriach 12yrs Sherry Cask
Aberlour Non Chill-Filtered 12yrs
Damore 15yrs
Edradour 10+12 yrs
Glenfarclas 18yrs
Glengoyne 15yrs
Tamdhu 10yrs
Tomatin Port Wood Finish 14yrs
Auchentoshan Three Wood

andyb01

10 and 12 years old edradour ones are fantastic

kroman

"andyb01" wrote:
10 and 12 years old edradour ones are fantastic

Agreed! Those are both great, intense whiskies for the money. They can be hard to find though. Although not the "Sherry bomb" as some of the others, Bunnahabhain 12 and 18 have enough Sherry in them to make a good alternative.

If you really want sherried whiskies and can't find an edradour, go with aberlour 12 or 16; the abunadh was a little too much for me...proceed with caution with that one!

FYI, if you're interested in sherried whiskies, I recommend buying an actual bottle of Sherry! Maybe it's an assumption, but I think too many people talk about Sherry without actually knowing what it tastes like (at least in the US). Personally I like the sweetness of Pedro ximenez.

Maximilien

aberlour 12 sherry cask
glenfarclas 105
glendronach 15

andyb01

"kroman" wrote:

"andyb01" wrote:
10 and 12 years old edradour ones are fantastic

Agreed! Those are both great, intense whiskies for the money. They can be hard to find though. Although not the "Sherry bomb" as some of the others, Bunnahabhain 12 and 18 have enough Sherry in them to make a good alternative.

If you really want sherried whiskies and can't find an edradour, go with aberlour 12 or 16; the abunadh was a little too much for me...proceed with caution with that one!

FYI, if you're interested in sherried whiskies, I recommend buying an actual bottle of Sherry! Maybe it's an assumption, but I think too many people talk about Sherry without actually knowing what it tastes like (at least in the US). Personally I like the sweetness of Pedro ximenez.

the 10 year is easier top get than the 12 year old Caledonia unless you live near that area

Louie82

Once again thank you for all the great suggestions, this is indeed a wonderful and knowledgeable group of connoisseurs.