can i get a decent bottle of scotch for $50?

If he enjoys scotch and you don't know what he drinks, you are better off not buying it for him.

+1, 50 bucks isn't gonna get you into anything great if you don't really know the guy closely, so what I'd suggest is that you get him some Riedel small digestif glasses for drinking whisky from. They're quite nice and you might be able to get a pair for $50.

type 1998, 1987, or 2002 would all be enjoyable to drink whisky from, especially 2002 or 1998 in that order; http://www.riedel.com/index.php?article_id=103&clang=0

I have the 1991's and like them very much.

 

lefty

+1 on the 2002. I love these glasses.

You can get a Laphroaig 10 year or quarter cask for under $50. Laphroaig is my favorite single malt. BUT it is very peaty and briny, so usually not something I'd give unless you know if he likes that style of scotch.

for whisky, broseph

http://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Vinum-Single-Whiskey-Glasses/dp/B000MYFXG0

I like these too.

yeah those are excellent, probably the best OP is gonna do. I would love those as a gift.

Romeo, K romeo - in America a decent bottle of single malt starts around $40-45 plus tax, and you can't be sure if he's a novice or experienced and will like or dislike a bottle. You don't even need to sell a decently cultured person on a boxed set of Riedels, even a pair- at worst they will sit in the box until the owner can appreciate them, or they'll be a $50 pair of glasses broken at a rich guy's bro party once filled with Johnny black and ice, whatever. If it's the guy whose Maserati you were driving around, I'd say get the $50 glassware instead of the $50 bottle of whisky - I know which one I'd rather have, and which one people would buy for themselves first.

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I agree. As someone who has received a $50 bottle of scotch that I didn't much care for, I can tell you that the glasses will be a much more thoughtful and less presumptuous gift.

If you're hellbent on getting him a bottle of scotch, at least find out which region he prefers.

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lefty