Whisky drinkers of SW

Thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions. I have so many that i have enough ideas for birthdays and Christmases for quite a while :)

Johnny Walker Blue Label if it is within your budget (it may be more than £70) - otherwise, Johnny Walker Green label

I went to the Kentucky Derby this year and it was all about the bourbon. I went to Makers Mark. They have this stuff that is pretty good. Makers Mark 46

I like Oban Scotch. Their most expensive variety costs more than the equivalent of 70 pounds in the US, but that includes import duties. So it is probably within your budget if you buy it on your side of the pond.

Knob Creek Bourbon Whiskey

I live in Canada, the best i've tried is Maker's Mark.

I would recommend something special.
A Lagavulin 16 might be out of your range, but a Redbreast 12 would probably fit the bill.
5 Year or older is serviceable, but it is a special occasion. If he's below 25, don't worry, just get him something with volume. If he's older than 25, get him something aged and indelible.
I'm sure no matter what you get, he'll love it.

Yamazaki Its a japanese whiskey. Smooth as silk. Not sure of it is available over there.

Try Laphroag Irish Whiskey, single malt. I bought that for my son for Christmas one year.

Knob Creek, Woodridge Reserve and Jamison are all good

Price is not the criteria here as many have different taste. Though Single malts are high in price, blended has its own flavours. Most popular is Famos Grose and Dewar tastes good and smooth. JW blue and black labels are fine scotch too.

Aberlour A'bunadh

I don't know which are good brands in UK. But this article might help you.

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/food-drink/1406717/best-whisky-the-smoothest-scotch-whiskies

Otherwise try jack Daniels or Johnny Walker iif it's cheaper there.

A good sipping bourbon that won't break the bank:

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A nice affordable rye whiskey

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Does he prefer Scotch, Bourbon or Irish?

Three Chord or Breckenridge are nice Bourbons

Not sure if it is available in UK, Hirsch Rye.

Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon

Wild turkey is good!

elijah craig whiskey

Macallan

Oban is my go to when buying for others

Jefferson Ocean is one smoothest whiskeys I have ever consumed, but is a little pricey. About $100 US

Bourbon - Old Medley
Scotch - Abelour Double Cask

Johnny Walker Black Label. is my choice.

Single malt Scottish whiskies. I love Balvenie, Dalwinny, Glenmorangie ...

It's like anything else, if you don't even have a vague idea of why type of _____ the recipient likes, then anyone trying to make a recommendation to you is just being completely random and pulling answers out of the sky. So maybe a person suggests what [i]they[/i] like — your brother may like exactly the opposite, so it's ultimately a waste of everyone's time, never mind money. There's no magic answer, if you don't know a gift recipient's interests well enough that you ask strangers for completely random advice. It's just such a fuitile endeavor, whether it's whisky or any non-beverage thing.

It would perhaps be better to maybe take them to a whisky bar and let them pick out what they like and simply pay for it as your gift. Take them to a whisky tasting event, if there is such in your area. Or forget about whisky and pick a gift from a subject where [b][i]you[/i][/b] already know what he likes.

Or get to know their actual preferences about ____ better, before even considering giving them ____ as a gift. If you knew your brother well enough to know that he already likes ____ X or wants to try ____ Y, that's the only ____ you should give him, not a ____ suggested by a random stranger, even a stranger who is a ______ expert. Better yet, bring your brother along and let hm talk to the ____ expert, and then your brother knows best which ____ that he has never tried before sounds more appealing to him. There is no substitute for his own opinion on which new ____ to risk trying.

Teeling. I love Teeling.

Do you know if they prefer Scottish or Irish, or something else?

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This one is a big surprise also....no too peaty..

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Red Spot or Yellow Spot