Best Premium Pours To Gift Your Dad This Father’s Day

14/06/2022

No one forgets the first time their Dad offered them a carefully measured peg of their favourite whisky. Now it’s your turn to indulge him in some premiumness, so how about you gift him a bottle of great whisky doesn’t just say he (and you) have great taste, it also says that you remember. we have listed the best luxury sips for this Father’s Day, to add in his collection and make it memorable for your main man. 

1. GLENFIDDICH 12 – SINGLE MALT 

The world’s most awarded whiskies are carefully matured in the finest American oak and European oak sherry casks for at least 12 years, it is mellowed in oak marrying tuns to create its sweet and subtle oak flavours. 

Taste – Characteristic sweet, fruity notes. Develops into butterscotch, cream, malt and subtle oak flavours. 

Finish – A long smooth and mellow finish. 

Nose – Distinctively fresh and fruity with a hint of pear. Beautifully crafted and delicately balanced. 

Price – 5800 INR 

Available – https://theliquorstore.in/ 

2. BUSHMILLS BLACK BUSH 

Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey combines an exceptionally high amount of malt whiskey married with a lighter grain whiskey, and then matured in former Oloroso Sherry and Bourbon casks. This unique recipe means black bush has rich, fruity notes and a deep intense character, balanced by an incredibly unique smoothness. It’s best enjoyed neat, over ice, or in classic cocktails. 

Notes – Right from the pour you’ll notice the dark colouring‚ a result of maturing for up to 8 years in Spanish Oloroso Sherry casks and sweet Bourbon barrels. Taste – As for the taste‚ this 80% Malt Whiskey floats across the tongue to deliver dark‚ velvety fruity notes right through to the long finish. 

Nose – Red fruits, apple cider, white grapes toffee, peanuts.

Price – 6320 INR 

Available – https://www.monikaalcobev.com/ 

3. MACALLAN 12 – SHERRY OAK 

Sourced, crafted, toasted and seasoned under the watchful eye of the Master of Wood and the hand-picked cask. The spirit remains undisturbed in the same casks for the necessary number of years it needs to be worthy of its destined Macallan expression. It is these oak casks that make the greatest contribution to the quality, natural colour and distinctive aromas and flavours which lie at the heart of The Macallan single malt. 

Finish – Long with sweet dried fruits, oak and spice. 

Nose – Complex with hints of vanilla. 

Palate – Smooth, medium balanced with fruit, oak and spice. 

Price – 14,750 INR 

Available – https://theliquorstore.in/ 

4. LUCIFERS GOLD 

Lucifers Gold Original is a unique concoction of Scottish Blended Whisky and Kentucky Bourbon. Our production process commences by creating a typical Blended Scotch, which is a mixture of a straight scotch and other neutral grain spirits that have been aged for a min of three years. We then create our Bourbon from blending a straight American Whiskey with at least 51% corn, with the liquid spending a further two years in charred oak barrels which gives our bourbon its distinctive characteristics 

Nose – Rich vanilla and toffee notes with a subtle hint of spice. 

Taste – Praline and dried fruit notes with charred oak expressing on the mid pallet with a spicy finish 

Price – 2,800 INR 

Available – https://www.monikaalcobev.com/

5. THE GLENLIVET 15 – SINGLE MALT 

The 15 Year Old gets its distinctive rich and exotic character from a process of selective maturation in which a proportion of the spirit is matured in French oak casks. A low density whisky carefully controlled in the casks so as not to overpower the desired result: a unique, pleasing spiciness.deep gold in colour, and leaving behind traces of sweet almond and spice. 

Nose – Creamy, rich, buttery 

Taste – Sweet fruits, delicate spice 

Finish – Lingering, sweet almond and spice 

Price – 7700 INR 

Available – https://theliquorstore.in/ 

6. SUNTORY TOKI – JAPANESE BLENDED WHISKEY 

A blended whisky from Suntory’s three distilleries: Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita. Toki has a different composition to another Suntory blend, Hibiki, as its main components are Hakashu single malt and Chita grain whisky. It should work really well in a highball. 

Nose: Soft orchard fruits and thyme honey are joined by a helping of peppermint in the backdrop. 

Palate: More green apple on the palate leads along bright citrus notes from pink grapefruit. Bitter herbs, toasted almonds and vanilla oak linger underneath. Finish: White pepper and ginger add spice to the finish. 

Price – 5000 INR 

Available – https://theliquorstore.in/ 

7. AMRUT AMALGAM – INDIAN SINGLE MALT PEATED 

Amrut brings an amalgam comprising the finest malts from Amrut’s own stable world-class malts from Scotland and select malts from Asia all married to perfection 

Nose: Floral and Fruity with notes of green apple and pear enveloping a mild citrus note under its belly. This is complemented by a further teasing of Turkish delights and almonds.

Taste: sweet and fruity with a very soft landing and transcending towards apple, sweet tamarind with a layer of spices; cinnamon and nutmeg 

Finish: sweet and spicy leading to salivation. 

Price – 4950 INR 

Available – https://theliquorstore.in

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