AJ
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Years ago I drank Haig & Haig Pinch. Thought it was pretty good back then.
What scotch for birthday?
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Ogandydancer
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We have a Glenlivet here that is about twenty eight to thirty dollars a fifth that is pretty good. If I were going to choose a blende it would probably be Dewars.
Have you tried Kesslers? It's smooooth as silk.
Just kidding. Depending on what you like for flavors (because I assume your attempting to enjoy this bottle, not just swig it down). Glenmorangie for sure. Great whisky. 12 yrs old and sweet as wine.
How old will you be?
I got to know Mr. Kessler in college, truthfully there's a lot of stuff out there that's worse. Thankfully I have the means to buy something a little better these days.
I don't usually drink scotch but when I do, it's Laphroig. It has a delicious peaty & smokey flavor, it's a world different from scotch like Dewar's.
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An Aberlour 16 year double cask will set you back about 90 bucks but it's quite good.
If you like earthy, peaty scotch the an Ardbeg 10 year old is about the best you can get for that experience. That's about a 60 dollar bottle, but it has an incredibly peaty nose and it's quite good.
Really want to splurge, get a Balvenie 21 Port wood - that's about 220, but it's exquisite!
Then there's the McCallan 12 - about 50 bucks. It's a very common, but very good scotch for it's price. The flavor is not as complex as those above, but it's what I call an "Everyman's Scotch."
Happy Birthday. Let us know what you get.
If you like earthy, peaty scotch the an Ardbeg 10 year old is about the best you can get for that experience. That's about a 60 dollar bottle, but it has an incredibly peaty nose and it's quite good.
Really want to splurge, get a Balvenie 21 Port wood - that's about 220, but it's exquisite!
Then there's the McCallan 12 - about 50 bucks. It's a very common, but very good scotch for it's price. The flavor is not as complex as those above, but it's what I call an "Everyman's Scotch."
Happy Birthday. Let us know what you get.
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Absalom
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I think you mean Macallan. And don't let a Scot catch you calling that one "very common".
It's probably THE most prestigious and desirable scotch label bar none. Great stuff. The 10- and 12-year-olds (there are a few different cask versions) are within the affordable range, but prices balloon for the older versions. A Macallan 25 will set you back about $1800. And collectors go crazy over special bottlings. A 1.5 liter decanter of 64-year-old Macallan sold in 2010 for a cool $460,000 at an auction
Anything from the Isle of Islay. All Single Malts. Lagavulin is the one by which all others are measured. It is a little on the Pricey side, about $100 a 5th. But Bomar is nearly as good at just over half that price. For a real bargain, if you have a Trader Joe's nearby, they have a Single Malt Islay Storm, which is amazingly good for a little over $21 a 5th. Buy that by the case.
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The wife and I did a tour of Scotland in September, until then I'd never cared for scotch. After a couple of samplings of different ones, we both found that we liked Glenfiddich, McCallan, Laphroaig, all in the 10-12 year range. Personally, I'm also fond of Talisker. None of these will exactly break the bank as a once in awhile purchase.
We're going back to Scotland in the spring, one of the stops lined up is a tour of the Edradour distillery. We had a tour lined up with the Dalwhinnie distillery on the last trip but we got hung up leaving Ft. Augustus by a convoy transporting a blade for a wind turbine. By the time we got to the distillery, they were 30 minutes away from closing for the day and they wouldn't even let us in to use the bathroom. It was a small tour group, only 4 couples, but they were adamant that we couldn't come in. That was the only negative experience of the trip.
Looking forward to going back
We're going back to Scotland in the spring, one of the stops lined up is a tour of the Edradour distillery. We had a tour lined up with the Dalwhinnie distillery on the last trip but we got hung up leaving Ft. Augustus by a convoy transporting a blade for a wind turbine. By the time we got to the distillery, they were 30 minutes away from closing for the day and they wouldn't even let us in to use the bathroom. It was a small tour group, only 4 couples, but they were adamant that we couldn't come in. That was the only negative experience of the trip.
Looking forward to going back
I'm still a scotch novice, but the best I've ever had was Glenmorangie 18. While delicious, the price is about 3 times what I would pay for a bottle for myself. On the lower end of the spectrum, I find Dewars White Label and Johnny Walker Red perfectly drinkable.
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MaCallan 12 or The Balvenie Double Wood are very nice moderately priced Single Malts. In the same price range is this years Kirkland (Costco) 18 year Single Malt.
OTOH, a friend of mine received not one, but two, bottles of The Balvenie Portwood from a client. NOT a moderately priced Single Malt, but incredibly smooth.
OTOH, a friend of mine received not one, but two, bottles of The Balvenie Portwood from a client. NOT a moderately priced Single Malt, but incredibly smooth.
CAJUNLAWYER
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I could drink Dewars and Johnnie Walker Red for the rest of my life and not complain-Two perfectly drinkable blends. For the good stuff, Balvienie Double cask is da bomb. But tryig to pick one's favorite scotch is like trying to pick he best looking woman from a beauty pagent. Even the one that finishes last is still pretty sewwt!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing I've learned about drinking really good scotch is to enjoy it slowly-you're not meant to get drunk on it. I like a good single malt with a splash of spring water to open it up a bit. I'll spend a few minurts just smelling it. When I'm finished and want another, I'll switch to Dewars cause I don't care what the snobs say, the second glass NEVER tastes as good as the first and after the second glass you ain't gonna be able to tell the difference anyway
Macalan12 or Balvenie 14 Caribbean cask, both very drinkable.
Photos taken on a trip to Scotland. This was in a hotel on the Spey river as I remember 600 variations of scotch
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If you can find it Johnny Walker Blue label is hard to beat.
If you can find it, Single Malt by Balcones Distillery in Waco, TX is superb. Their "1" is really smooth and tasty. Not cheap, but well worth it.
carpriver
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It has been some years sense i drank Scotch, at the time I drank Johnny Walker Black. It was a drinkable scotch. I am now a fan of bourbons, today is my 70th birthday, we are visiting family and they are not drinkers. I celebrated with a double of Bullet before dinner. when I get home I have a bottle of Blanton's to open and ring in the new year with.
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