online shopping

[Cosmic....]

while i would always try and support local specialist retailers, and while aware that many many rip offs lurk on ebay ....

what is peoples expierence of online shopping? any good sites? any bad sites? any horror stories.

this ties in with another post of mine, basically looking for a bottle of loch lomond and was unsure about shopping online....


cosmic....

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

The 3 best sites you can use from the UK are the following

The Whiskey Exchange

Royle Mile Whiskies

Loch Fyne Whiskey

[Willie JJ]

I agree with adrian. Those sites are very reliable.

[varizoltan]

... and reasonable price too...

[jcskinner]

I usually buy online from the continent or America, due to even cheaper prices.
However, I have run into customs issues in the past from America, and with sterling having fallen so much in recent times, the British retailers are now much better value than before.

[Cosmic....]

just a quick follow up, I looked at orderuing from the Loch Lomand website and they were going to put 500euro P&P on top of the cost of the bottle!

so, as you may have guessed, i decided not to spend that much.....

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

just a quick follow up, I looked at orderuing from the Loch Lomand website and they were going to put 500euro P&P on top of the cost of the bottle!

so, as you may have guessed, i decided not to spend that much.....

That is a joke ... obviously nobody with either a bit of cop on or initiative to investigate a proper postal system.

[Cosmic....]

trained monkeys would deliver it to me, and they arent cheap at all.

and lets be honest here, its hard to choose between regular postage (cheap) and dancing monkies (DEADLY!!)

[cathach]

By the way a very useful site is www.interparcel.co.uk they will give you a quote for courier pick-ups anywhere in the U.K. and export to Ireland.

For example I've used them to pick up from the Cadenheads (i.e. Springbank) whisky shop as they had a 16yo cask strength peated Cooley. I've also used them to pick-up from Bladnoch for the forum bottlings . Each time it has worked out @£16 for up to 6 bottles (10kg).

BTW thewhiskyexchange have 1992 Connemara for £39.99

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

BTW thewhiskyexchange have 1992 Connemara for £39.99

That is an excellent price ... well spotted

[varizoltan]

www.maltsandmore.de have redbreast 15 for 65.90

[varizoltan]

jameson 18 for 69.90
jameson gold for 43.90

and a lot more for a lot less than here....

[JohnM]

I think the Celtic Whiskey Shop is going to have new website today or tomorrow...

[varizoltan]

looks the same now anyway,
or just the prices went down to normal

[DavidH]

I think the Celtic Whiskey Shop is going to have new website today or tomorrow...

Are you getting those visions again? Got any tips on the horses?

[JohnM]

Sea The Stars in the Arc. You heard it here last.

I think they're working hard to get it up and running.

Bought a bottle of the Connemara 16 single cask, which is 17 years old..., there today. I think it might have been the one we tried during the dinner after the distillery visit.

[varizoltan]

how much?

[JohnM]

It's on special at the moment for 100 euro.

[JohnM]

The Celtic Whsikey Shop's new website looks to be online now...

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

The Celtic Whsikey Shop's new website looks to be online now...

Sorry John, missed you post here which was before I put up a seperate thread ... I like it though