Is anyone going to try to get a bottle of Aldi's 40 yr old malt?
Is anyone going to try to get a bottle of Aldi's 40 yr old malt? I can't get to the shops before it will undoubtedly sell out, and would love to know if it lives up to the hype.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyl...
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Paprikaboy
Nov 29, 2011 12:02 PM
For another seven quid you can get an 18 yr old Highland Park.
I think I'd rather spend the money on that than on a bit of an unknown quantity even if it is a 40yr old malt.
Just because it's a 40 yr old doesn't mean it's any good.›2 Replies-
re: Paprikaboy
It's alleged to be excellent. That said, 40 years is a hell of a long time, and I say there must be some intrinsic value in whiskey that sits for such a long time, whether its excellent or merely different.
I spoke to a dude at Vintage House on Old Compton in Soho, and he was saying a customer bought a bottle of 1940's Macallan for over £10,000. The customer gave him a 'wee dram' and he said it wasn't better than other newer whiskeys, but had a range of flavours he'd never encountered.
Highland Park 18 can be bought at Waitrose any day of the year -- might as well try something different and unique for such a low price.
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