Scotch anyone?

[therevjay]

Whats your favorite? For years I wouldn't drink the stuff on a dare. I thought it tasted like iodine smells. Well cheap Scotch does!

After someone gave me a taste of good stuff (Glenlivet) I changed my mind. Now my favorite is "Johnnie Walker black label" Glenlivet, and other single malts still taste good. But the blended stuff isn't bad either. (some anyway)

 

[jeffsmith]

Oban
Dewars if no Oban is about

 

[NKJ nut]

Great idea!! I was feeling so stressed I thought about drinking a bottle of 10 year old after shave lotion

 

[old bear]

Johnnie Walker Black has been a favorite for many years; I also enjoy Haig & Haig Pinch. I’ve always favored bended Scotch over single malts.

 

[steamloco76]

Dewar's with a good Honduran cigar. Famous Grouse for something more mellow. The Glenlivet or another classic single malt if the rich guy at the bar is buying

 

[BlackSky]

I'm a fan of MacAllan and Oban.

 

[Ironhand]

I like the really smoky single malts, like Lagavulin. Of course, I can't afford this kind of scotch often, so I nick a drink or two when I visit my Papa.

 

[medxam]

Lagavulin, single malt. It is only $90.00 a fifth in NC, but worth it on the screen porch at night with a good Cuban cigar!

 

[haggis]

Laphroig, Port Ellen, Lagavulin, Talisker, Ledaig (pronounced Led-Chig), Highland Park. That should get us through the first week.

If you're interested, they're from Islay (pronounced Eye-Luh), Islay, Islay, Skye, Mull, and the Orkneys.

Buck

 

[ContinentalOp]

The only Scotch I've tried that I've liked is 21-year-old Glenfarclas. I never understood what the connoisseurs* meant when they talked about the different qualities of Scotch until I tried Glenfarclas.















*Yes, I had to look it up to see how it was spelled.

 

[swDC]

I love Balvenie... My standard bottle is their 12yr Doublewood but I just picked up a bottle of their 14yr Carribean Cask last month and that is damn good as well with a hint of rum sweetness to it... I think I will go have a glass before bed.

 

[Bud11]

JW Black for me. Several others for special occasions.

 

[cussedemgun]

Make mine Jamison's Irish

The Scotts invented whisky - - it was the only way they could prevent the Irish from ruling the world!

 

[LennyLames]

A client had given me a bottle many, many years ago. The package states the following:
Single Malt
The Balvenie
Distillery
Banffshire Scotland
Doublewood

Is that the same one, swDC? I have no idea if it's good or not, since I'm not exactly a connoisseur. Wine has been know to age naturally in our household, from lack of consumption. Beer has been known to expire as well, unless my brother-in-law comes for a visit.

Should I just continue storing it (are there any special requirements for temperature and humidity?), should I give it away, or is the best storage through one's gullet and eventually pissed down the toilet?

 

[cussedemgun]

A client had given me a bottle many, many years ago. The package states the following:
Single Malt
The Balvenie
Distillery
Banffshire Scotland
Doublewood

Is that the same one, swDC? I have no idea if it's good or not, since I'm not exactly a connoisseur. Wine has been know to age naturally in our household, from lack of consumption. Beer has been known to expire as well, unless my brother-in-law comes for a visit.

Should I just continue storing it (are there any special requirements for temperature and humidity?), should I give it away, or is the best storage through one's gullet and eventually pissed down the toilet?

GREAT idea for a KARMA! please put my name in.

Jim

 

[Ironhand]

Laphroig, Port Ellen, Lagavulin, Talisker, Ledaig (pronounced Led-Chig), Highland Park. That should get us through the first week.

If you're interested, they're from Islay (pronounced Eye-Luh), Islay, Islay, Skye, Mull, and the Orkneys.

Buck

Islay is where my Pop's family goes back to, for many generations. I am(sort of) a member of Clan McNeil, courtesy of my father's family, an odd thing for a full-blood Sioux Indian(I'm adopted.. in case you were wondering).

 

[HAWKEYE10]

I hate Scotch. I tried to drink some one time and that's it. That stuff tasted terrible. Don

 

[mes227]

A client had given me a bottle many, many years ago. The package states the following:
Single Malt
The Balvenie
Distillery
Banffshire Scotland
Doublewood

Is that the same one, swDC? I have no idea if it's good or not, since I'm not exactly a connoisseur. Wine has been know to age naturally in our household, from lack of consumption. Beer has been known to expire as well, unless my brother-in-law comes for a visit.

Should I just continue storing it (are there any special requirements for temperature and humidity?), should I give it away, or is the best storage through one's gullet and eventually pissed down the toilet?

Single Malt - this means it's 100% from malted (sprouted) barely from a single distillery. Compared to, say, JW Red, Black and Blue, which are blends of malt and other grain whiskies from dozens of distilleries, blended so that each bottle each year tastes identically. Single malts can vary considerably from batch to batch, which is one of their attractions.

The Balvenie - that's the distillery. They make great stuff!

Banffshire Scotland - where the distillery is located

Doublewood - This is the "expression" or style. Balvenie makes a number of styles. Doublewood is first aged in used American bourbon casks for over 10 years, and then finished in European oak sherry casks for a total of at least 12 years. Balvenie's Doublewood is a fine malt. Other styles include 15 & 30 year old, port wood, rum cask, and recently a lightly peated version.

Storage: Good whisky will store well in it's original bottle for a century or more. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight. i.e., store in a liquor cabinet or cupboard. Whisky is not nearly as sensitive to temperatures as wine but I wouldn't abuse it (don't store it in the garage). But if you keep it in the house, in a cupboard, this will last as long as needed.

Better is to enjoy it!

 

[mes227]

I hate Scotch. I tried to drink some one time and that's it. That stuff tasted terrible. Don

There's a world of difference between what's commonly called Scotch (blended, such as Chivas, JW, etc) and top-shelf single malts (Highland Park, Belvenie, Caol Ila, Edradour, all from Scotland; Eddu, France; Amarut, India; Lark, Australia; etc). I'm not putting blended Scotch down, but they are as different as rum and bourbon.

 

[tango-papa]

A client had given me a bottle many, many years ago. The package states the following:
Single Malt
The Balvenie
Distillery
Banffshire Scotland
Doublewood

Is that the same one, swDC? I have no idea if it's good or not, since I'm not exactly a connoisseur. Wine has been know to age naturally in our household, from lack of consumption. Beer has been known to expire as well, unless my brother-in-law comes for a visit.

Should I just continue storing it (are there any special requirements for temperature and humidity?), should I give it away, or is the best storage through one's gullet and eventually pissed down the toilet?

Another note on storage...
Has the bottle been standing upright or lying on it's side all these years?
If it's been standing, you're good to go. If it's been on it's side, trash it as it's now "corked".
Trust me, you do not want to sample any "corked" whisk(e)y!

tp