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Dalwhinnie 15yr is tasty too.

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Yep, 12 year old is the go to here. The 18 year is truly amazing :dr

Just finished a bottle last week (gift, I only buy it once or twice a year).

I have been told by others to just buy the 18 yr CR and stay away from the single malts so I don't know.

Chas

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Scotch, usually single malts, are my preference, but I'll try anything. I've found some Irish whiskies that I like, as well as, Canadian rye.

Don't limit yourself, but if you're not into malt whisky, then that's your personal preference. I have friends who love rye, but really don't like malt.

I drink what I like and like what I drink, and try new stuff to expand my taste.

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I've always been a bourbon drinker, but my local cigar hangout usually has scotch instead, and the guys there have slowly have been converting me. My favorites so far are:

Dalwhinnie 15
Maclallan's 15

The Maclallan was very smooth, but I favored the Dalwhinnie with it's peppery taste on the first sip. I'm looking forward to trying many of the suggested whiskys in the thread, especially the peat or smoky flavored types. :tu


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Macallan 18, JW Blue and Gold, Grand Old Parr.........too bad i can't find a place that sells the latter......

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i tried my first single malt this weekends. i believe it was called GlennFiddick? very smooth

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There are two awesome single-malts that i have recently had the pleasure of imbibing. These are two standouts from the crowd and not overly expensive:

Lagavulin 16
Glenmorangie Nectar D'or

Both will eventually become permanent standbys in the Scotch cabinet. And both can be had for 55-70.00 USD depending on your tax burden....

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:tpd: They are both Outstanding Selections!!! No well stocked Whiskey stash/collection should be without them.

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Picked up a bottle of Glenlivet 15 today. $38/bottle, figured for a 15 it was a good price. Going to try it out tomorrow most likely, been drinking port instead tonight.

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I'm really enjoying my bottle of Bruichladdich 18yo (2nd. ed.).

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What was that scotch you had me try last time? That was the only scotch I ever could tolerate. Interestingly, I not only found it tolerable but I actually liked it. That's a complete turn around for my scotch capacity.

I will have to investigate good pairings between scotch and foods/gars.

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I picked up a bottle of Bowmore 12 year on the way home today....never tried it before. I might try that later tonight.

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Bowmore is one of my favourites. Hope you enjoy it.

Cyanide, it was the Bowmore 15 (Mariner) that we had.

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I went ahead and poured myself a few fingers of the Bowmore. I really enjoy it....it's like a toned down Laphroaig.

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first of all, i will admit to being a single malt scotch snob....i prefer them over the blended scotches....got a great education and enjoyment from a malt whiskey tour of scotland last year.....

my favorite single malt is a mortlach distillery 16 yr old cask strength, although virually unobtainable and expensive at $ 120/btl...

the one i enjoy at a more reasonable price and will serve to good friends is glenlivet or macallan 12 year old, (yes i prefer the speyside scotches)

i found years ago and keep it on hand as my everyday drinking scotch and one that i will serve to anyone is McClellands speyside, can get a 1.75 ltr for around $ 33.00...did some research and found out that the company that owns it is also the parent company of McCallan, so there is likely some of that in there

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I would say Johnnie Walker Gold. I just can't do the pete. Laphroig is very unique, I just can't do that pete flavor. Just haven't worked up to it. Much more into irish whiskey.

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I had two glasses of this earlier this week. It was excellent! I found it to be a bit on the spicy side and I really enjoyed it except for the bar price!

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I really like it. It has a lot of very subtle tastes it there. I can't pick them all out but it's quite complex and tasty.

It sells at one store I know for $128 but the Costco Liquor store here has it for $99.

I just bought a bottle of BenRiach Curiositas. Basically a peaty Speysider. I had a small taste a while back but haven't dipped into this one yet.

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Oh, whisky. My other great vice. I am fortunate to have access to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society so a great deal of what I purchase is through them; single-barrel single-malts. They are absolutely outstanding and I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Outside of the society I am a great fan of independent bottlers. Seriously everyone who likes whisky should be looking at these guys. Particularly since in the 70s and 80s when single malt wasn't in demand, a lot of barrels ended up in their hands. They have been rising in price in the past few years but some can still be found for a bargain.

I don't like the current trend to finish everything in a sherry cask or similar. It has its place, but it's a limited place and is being abused (I'm looking at you Bruichladdich).

Aside from the Society and independent bottlers my faves would be:

Caol Ila 18 year
Lagavulin 16
Talisker 10
Ardbeg Uisgedagh
Bruichladdich 18 (You can pretty much keep any other regular production Brookie)
Rosebank (There are some still out there)
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Yoichi 15 and 20 (THE Japanese whisky to try - forget Yamakazi!)

I find the Highland Park and Jura love completely perplexing. Every variety I have ever had of them has been so one-note that I have never been tempted for a second dram.

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Glendullan "The Singleton" 12 year :al

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[quote=D. Generate;320291]Outside of the society I am a great fan of independent bottlers. Seriously everyone who likes whisky should be looking at these guys. Particularly since in the 70s and 80s when single malt wasn't in demand, a lot of barrels ended up in their hands. They have been rising in price in the past few years but some can still be found for a bargain. [quote]

Spot on!!!:tu I've loved most of the IBs that I have had. Dewer Ratray and Murray/MacDavid are 2 ofmy favourite, but it really depends on what's in the bottle. I had a great bottle of Caol Ila bottled by First Cask. From what I have heard, IBs may become more rare because many distilleries are refusing to sell their barrels for that purpose.

[quote=D. Generate;320291]I don't like the current trend to finish everything in a sherry cask or similar. It has its place, but it's a limited place and is being abused (I'm looking at you Bruichladdich). [quote]

Them's fighting words.:bx

:r

I happen to be a big fan of what Bruichladdich is doing, and I think they are doing a better job than most with finishing.

Beside, aging in Sherry is/was a common thing because the barrels used to be so available in the UK when Sherry sales were much higher than they are today. Bourbon barrels are plentiful and cheap, but the Sherry is a nice change once and a while.

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My girlfriend got me a bottle for my bday. Superstition is very very good!
It is one of the smoothest Islay's I've had! I'm a huge fan of Lagavulin 16 and love the smoke in it. Superstition isn't as smoky but there is a little hickory smoke in there.

I love this scotch!

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I've never heard of this one before....I had to look it up. Where did you get it? The VA ABC doesn't carry it or special order it.

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I'm big fan of Bowmore Legend, and 12.

Speaking of Scotch, has anyone tried Japanese single malt? It's supposed to be as good as Scotch and in some cases better(blasphemy!)

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I've heard that the Japanese have been making some good stuff, but I haven't tried any of it yet....

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I have a bottle at home now. I like it.

BTW it's not an Islay malt, it's from Jura, an Island adjacent to Islay.

Bruichladdie makes some very smooth malts, though most are not as peaty as the rest of the Islay distilleries.

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She works part time at a local liquor store and they had it in stock.

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It's not an Islay? I could have sworn I read that it was. Regardless I enjoyed it immensely! It might very well by my favorite now or at least my co-favorite with Lagavulin 16!

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This should help:

Isle Of Jura, Superstition Scotch

Superstition is the result of a marriage of two whiskies. The first one is characterized by its peaty taste, in the traditional style of Islay, and the other by it's delicate mildness.The dark colour recalls the Mahogany wood, with gold glints.The sweet smell due to the long stay in american oak casks mixes itself with some phenol, honey and marzipan hints.The very complex taste reveals spices, pine and peat fragrances.

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Ok I love me some bourbon but I have never, not once tried scotch! What are some good starter Scotches? Thanks in advance.

James

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You could start with JW Red or Black, but I'd reccomend starting with one of the lower end single malts like Bowmore Legend, Glenfiddich, or Glenlivet. :2

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skip the JW red and black and even skip chivas....it is the stuff the scottish send over to the rebellious yanks, and we havent gotten the joke yet....

go for the glenlivet, or if you can find it a single malt called McClellands....good lower end single malts, although the glenlivet is considered one of the better reasonable priced ones, drink it neat or with a splash of water....not more than one ice cube if you have to

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I know I saw Islay in the description somewhere!
Thank you very much!
Great scotch!!

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Well, I am 67 years old and I have tasted one hell of a lot of different scotches, both blended and Single Malt, during my life so far. IMHO, at about $90 a bottle, not too crazy, Chivas 18yo is one of the finest scotches in the world, and it's a blend. Also, by choice, my go to scotch for the last 20, maybe 25 years, has been Johnnie Walker Black, also a blended scotch. So can you explain to me about this joke we haven't gotten yet?

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What age Glenlivet would you recommend...I am not looking to spend a fortune on my first bottle!

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whatever it was Dokk gave me, the only Scotch that didn't make me gag

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go for the basic 12 yr old glenlivet to start with....you will find it enjoyable and reasonable...my local liquor store has it at about $ 30-32 a bottle...

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sweet...thanks for the advice. Will try it out and will be thrilled if I like it 1/10 as much as bourbon

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I'm not as much a fan of blends but there are definitely some good ones. Bottom line, drink what you like and like what you drink.

Blends make scotch more accessible to the public increasing sales and saving the Scotch industry. If not for that then there would be fewer single malts to choose from and they would be more expensive.

Also, single malts are made from malt whisky only whereas blends include other grains, therefore they will taste different. Not necessarily better, because that depends on what you like.

Blends are generally cheaper than SMs because they are cheaper to make, not because they don't taste as good.

In any case, it's time for a dram!!!:al

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I've tried several listed and I guess I'm not cool enough to drink it.

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I just got a bottle of Pig Nose scotch which I think is a double malt scotch...it is very very good! I am smoking a Opus X Lancero which has about a year on it and it compliments it perfectly....the Opus is kicking my ass!!! I am buzzing tough! :dr I should have had more to eat than a hand full of cheese doodles!

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What is a double malt scotch? A blend of two single malts?

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That seems to be the case, though technically it is just a blend. The term double malt is not really recognized as term is the whisky world.

Single malt = malt whisky from one distillery
Pure Malt/Vatted Malt/Blended Malt = malt whisky from more than one distillery
Blended = grain and malt whisky from more than one distillery
Single grain = grain whisky from one distillery

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Ok, So I guess it is a blend..tech speaking.

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Well, Blended/Vatted/Pure Malt would be correct for a double malt.

I've heard that term used for a few malts which can be misleading. A double malt should be better than a single malt right?

I've also seen blended malts from 2 distilleries that don't try to mislead the consumer with that moniker.

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I am a glenlivet 12 yr fan.

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Laphroiag 10yr or Bowmore Mariner 15yr for Islay
Glenmorangie Madeira or Glen Ord 12yr for Highland
Glenlivet 21yr or Glenfarclas 17yr for Speyside
Longrow 14yr for Islands

But honestly there's so many brilliant whiskies, each with their own individual characters, that it's impossible to pick one as my favourite or go-to dram. Just like cigars, it depends on the day and mood.... that's probably why I have 50+ bottles of scotch in my cabinet :tu

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In order ...

Glenfarclas 17
Macallan 18
Dalwhinnie 15
Johnnie Blue

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I love the Glenlivet Archive 21. Great stuff. I am contemplating opening my Macallan 18 this weekend to be smoked with a PAM 40th or Opus X.

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Never been big on Macallan. I've tried all of their standard line and it's always left me with a "hoh-hum, that was ok" impression. It's not a bad whisky by any stretch of the imagination, but I find it to be basically the whisky equivalent of OpusX or Cohiba: significantly over-hyped/over-marketed (and as a result over-priced) to the point where it can't meet the expectations it's set for itself.