​I did a tour of Portugal last year. I spent some time in Porto, visiting the wine lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia and the quintas of the Douro Valley.

There is a massive difference in taste between a cheap ruby port and a 10 year tawny (still a relatively cheap port). That's not to say the ruby is bad and I've never tasted a port I didn't like!

Ultimately it's all personal preference. :smiley:

I'm the same, whiskeys yes. Port 'no' and Gin not really all though i really do like the Bombay Sapphire. But the Aldi one and various other named brands all taste very similar

That's a fair enough opinion. I went through a spell two years ago of buying the pricier ports and wines to see what the fuss was about, and absolutely ended up preferring some of the cheaper ones.

Probably a much more pronounced difference between cheap and expensive whiskies for me but for those who're serious about their ports, I'm sure they can tell the difference.

I'd personally prefer 2 bottles of this ..............and it also costs less than one of these :wink:

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sherry-port-fortified-wine/dows-trademark-finest-reserve-port-75cl

I know i'm probably gonna get some comments saying this is in a different league, but i've tried numerous Ports, even the aged crusted ones and they all taste virtually the same.

Just bought some of this on trip back from Amsterdam 2 x bottles for £20 on p&o ferries