Jamie's Top Picks: Three Bottles I'd Reach For This Father's Day
Whilst I am not a father myself, one thing I have always loved about whisky is the moments that seem to happen around it. Some of the best conversations I have had have been over a dram, whether at a festival, around a dinner table, or just opening a bottle with people you enjoy being around. That has always been the thing that has mattered most to me: not just what is in the glass, but what is happening around it.
So with Father's Day coming up I thought I would pull together three bottles from our current range that I would personally reach for. I have deliberately picked one from each tier, because memorable whisky is not always the oldest or the most expensive bottle. Sometimes it is simply the right bottle for the right person.
Glen Garioch is one of those distilleries that quietly catches people out. Whenever I pour it at festivals or tastings people either do not know much about the distillery or have never looked for it, then suddenly they are asking where they can get a bottle. It is approachable without being simple. Stewed orchard apples wrapped in buttery pastry and dusted with soft cinnamon spice keep things interesting from the first sip to the last.
One of those whiskies I keep finding reasons to go back to. The Oloroso influence works brilliantly here. Dark fruits, warming spice and chocolate sit together naturally, while that slightly coastal Jura character keeps everything balanced. A proper sit down and switch off whisky.
Some bottles feel special before you have even opened them. Older whisky can lean too heavily into age alone, but what I love here is the balance: honey, mature fruit, subtle smoke and beautifully integrated oak, all together. Part of our Grandfather collection.
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Taste all three with us
We will be pouring all three of these at a free online tasting in early July, a couple of weeks after Father's Day. Pick up a bottle and taste along from your own table. We will share the date and how to join in our next email.
Want to taste before you commit to a full bottle? Add our Interactive Tasting Kit to any Grandfather order and it is on us, a made to order sample set so the unwrapping starts before the bottle does.
Your Grandfather offer: £50 off any bottle in the Grandfather collection, applied for you at checkout.
Explore the Grandfather collectionAt One Cask at a Time we have always believed the best bottles are the ones attached to moments. The ones shared around tables and remembered years later. So whether you are buying for your dad, your grandfather, or simply opening something special with family this Father's Day, hopefully one of these helps create a moment worth remembering.
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