Gadsby Whisky Collective

Dear Whisky Collective , or to be more precise this time, Whisk(e)y Collective, Welcome to your first set of five whiskies to see you over the festive period with style, quality and a certain pleasant feeling about the cockles! (See the previous post for a reminder about how this all works). So! What have we got in our stockings this year? Before reading on, I sincerely hope you will try a blind taste test. The reason for that is that the price range of whisk(e)y in this set of five is considerable and, well, wouldn't it be very interesting to know if you can spot the difference when the whisky is judged entirely on its own merit? So, if you haven't done it already, I suggest a grand opening of all bottles and an evening with five small glasses and a pencil and paper... and don't scroll down on this page past this paragraph just yet. I would probably recommend drinking them in order from 1 - 5, with a small glass of water in between. The five whiskies are, I hope, a...

It's a very simple idea for sharing good bottles of whisky... The short explanation:  Jonathan does the research, finds the deals throughout the year, buys the whisky and then you pay him what you might pay for one bottle in the run up to Christmas and New Year. Perhaps your long-suffering nearest and dearest might even buy this for you for Christmas. However, instead of getting one bottle, you get the same overall volume of 70cl but of five different contrasting whiskies, carefully divided into neat smaller glass 15cl bottles. These will be gorgeous whiskies that are hopefully new to you and that you will love. Normally miniatures are (a) a bit too small at 5cl to really get to know a whisky and (b) way more expensive than they should be. With the Gadsby Whisky Collective you get more discovery but no extra cost and so does Jonathan, who won't make a profit but will be able to try more whiskies because of your contribution. A once-a-year happy event to get us all through th...