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You can get a Bunnahabhain 12yo from most supermarkets for about £32-38. One of my favourite tipples. If you’re after something cheaper that’s an Islay, Asda do one that’s a rebadged big brand. Changes every year or so and is rarely over £20 but rarely not good.

My own personal reflections on the whisky/whiskey I bought - feel free to comment or add your own musings as I’m no expert to the hobby: Johnnie Walker Blue Label blend: Very smooth with smokiness on the exit. Can honestly say this is one of the best blends I’ve ever tried and it would probably suit a newcomer to the sport. Would I spend the £160 on a full bottle? Probably not as I reckon you could replicate the experience of it elsewhere, but obviously it’s got its cache for those interested in such things. Tyrconnell Buttery smooth from start to finish so an easy Irish whiskey to supp. Again would probably recommend to someone just getting started or looking for something not too challenging - I ended up buying the full bottle from the sampler just to add a bit of variety to my modest collection of whiskies. Locke’s 8 year old Irish Whiskey From the same Coolie distillery in Ireland as the Tyrconnell described above. A clean silky quality and an easy drinker from my small sample. If you’ve always found Scotch a bit difficult to deal with then you could do worse than going down the Irish route. Laphroaigh (triple wood) I’d never tried this or indeed anything else from the distillery. You can taste wood straight away and this is a fantastic drink (ckn’s special edition of it pictured above). Not really had too much like this before and am now seriously considering purchasing a bottle. Bunnahabhain A classic hairs on your chest, fire in your belly 11yr old from Scotland. Almost a kind of sweetish aftertaste that’s difficult to describe. I wouldn’t spend £73 on a bottle of it, but I wouldn’t refuse it if offered either. Conclusion: The personally customised sampler pack I bought was not far north the price of a good bottle of single malt whisky, but I really enjoyed trying each one and sharing the experience of doing so with family. I’ll be doing this again, particularly when I want to try something just out of my normal price range.

An enforcer week off after a DNF at Snowdon 50 ultra last week. Slipped and pulled my left groin coming over Tryfan, then fell on a rock on Snowdon and bruised the outside of my foot. Got to 30 miles into the race before calling it a day

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