![]() ![]() Let’s face it, whisky is an expensive hobby, but does it really have to be? Skimming my shelves I’d say I’ve less than five bottles I’ve paid RRP or more for. The amount of discount codes, competitions and giveaways they run, can provide plenty of bottles of joy for bargain prices. Get on every social media platform and follow all the whisky shops. So, while we’re here Gilbert’s two top tips for getting your whisky cheaper:Įvery day, check the sale sections of a good 10 - 15 online whisky stores to see if any wish list bottles appear. Sadly these days, I feel like I have to try and keep every loose penny securely locked away in a porcelain pig, making it hard to argue with the lowest price available. Now to save some respect among my peers, I’d like to point out that where possible I purchase from smaller independent whisky shops and solo sanctums, knowing that a couple of extra pounds supporting someone's dream goes a lot further than a penny in the pocket of a billionaire. While I keep saying I’ll be scrapping my Amazon Prime membership, a new TV series drops on to my ever growing watch list or maybe I just have a hankering to melt away in the delight of Paddington 2 with my daughter. I grew up in the generation of ordering anything from basin wrenches to nappies off the site… and that was just this week alone. Now we all know that “big business is bad” and we all love to morally pride ourselves on our hatred of it, but the juggernaut that is the biggest online shop is a vital part of today’s shopping habits. To start with, the spaceship soaring elephant in the room, Mr Jeff Bezos and his delightful shop of dreams: Amazon. Yes I do shamefully love writing in third-person. So come and grab Gilbert Gunn’s gammy hand and read on as he sacrifices himself in the name of bargains and Bezos. ![]() ![]() Yet a steep £60 splurge on some superior single malt could shower you in bountiful bang for your buck. There are many times the word “cheap” and “value” are used interchangeably but I feel we can all agree that when it comes to whisky, they couldn’t be further apart.Ī £15 punt on a supermarket bottle may be cheap but ever so rarely does it provide the value we desire. Yet, there’s one word that’ll always stir him to action like Michael Keaton staring at a budget bat signal, and that word is ‘cheap’. Old Gilbert has been in a bit of a whisky slumber of late, curled up on his pile of half-written reviews and dicey bottle photos on his ever ageing phone. Bargain banger from Bezos or an awful attempt by Amazon? ![]()
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