BLACK FRIDAY means discounts on a massive range of beloved products, including alcohol. This means you can do a pre-festive season whisky stock up with a heavily discounted bottle of liquid gold.
Perfect for Christmas shopping or just treating yourself to a hard-earned end of year tipple, keeping an eye out for Black Friday whisky deals is a great way to save some money for other expenses.
Black Friday hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a few good deals on whisky if you know where to look.
Our favourite deals that are live now are:
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You won’t find whisky sales just anywhere on Black Friday, you need to know where to look if you’re hoping to pick up a worthwhile deal.
If past year’s sales are anything to go by, these are the retailers you’ll be wanting to keep an eye on this year:
Black Friday originated in the US as a post-thanksgiving sale and traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.
This year, Black Friday will take place on Friday November 25 but we’re expecting retailers to be dropping deals all month long in the lead-up.
Black Friday pre-dates the internet, so cyber Monday was born as the online-shopping equivalent to Black Friday.
Nowadays, Black Friday sales are also online so these competing sales events have merged into one massive weekend-long sales event.
More deals
Our favourite way to figure out what we can expect from this year’s Black Friday sale is by looking at what kind of deals were launched last year. The biggest whisky deals from 2021 were:
According to Coeliac UK, because whisky is made from barley it is gluten- free and safe to drink for those with Coeliac disease or gluten intolerance.
Cider, wine, sherry, spirits, port and liqueurs are usually gluten-free, but beer, lagers, stouts and ales contain varying amounts of gluten so aren’t suitable for gluten-free diets.
Before you open a bottle of whisky, it lasts indefinitely and you can keep it on your shelf for as long as you like.
Once you’ve cracked it open for a glass, however, the clock starts ticking and you’ll have one to two years until it’s gone bad.
If you’re wondering how to tell if your whisky has gone off, experts advice looking out for any change in smell or a sour, metallic taste.
According to Drinkaware UK, a standard whisky and mixer contains 117 calories.
Whisky has a high ABV when compared to other types of alcohol, and is usually mixed with sugary drinks which can increase the amount of calories you’re consuming more than you may think.
