Old Corp
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Sorry - the very best drips out of a copper worm.
Scotch Whiskey
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Arik
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I seriously doubt that.
I have yet to drink a malt from the Isle of Islay I didn't like. Lagavulin is among the very best. But recently I found at at Trader Joe's, "Islay Storm". It is a milder version of Lagavulin, very smooth, but at 1/5 the price of Lagavulin. At just over $21 a bottle I was shocked. My closest Trader Joe's is St Louis, about 100 miles. Luckily I have a friend that makes the trip nearly every month and I have a standing order with him for a couple bottles. There are many other single malts that are excellent and the area of the country of Scotland it is distilled in will have a very definite bearing on the flavor.
Absalom
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Except that Maker's Mark, George Dickel and Old Forester also make Whisky, not Whiskey, even though they're American. Gotta love the marketing guys.
The first part is true, I also doubt the second part without some sort of documentation.
For single malt Islay, Lagavuin.
For a blended, Chivas Regal 18 Yr old for the price...
For a blended, Chivas Regal 18 Yr old for the price...
Arik
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Yea I ment the 2nd part. I know they were into whiskey running but Senior made a ton of money in the stock market before the fall. In fact the reason he wasn't effected was because he pulled out before it fell. The stock market spike was partially caused by the the fact that for the first time in history any avg Joe could buy stocks. When his shoe shine boy told Kennedy that he was trying to invest Kennedy pulled his money out. Saying that if any idiot can participate then there is no room for me
Absalom
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Actually, the saying in Scotland apparently is (according to a friend whose mother hails from Edinburgh) "Single Malts are for tasting, blends are for drinking."
By far the most-sold Scotch in Scotland itself is the Famous Grouse, a pretty decent blend which I like better than Johnnie Walker red label for an everyday Scotch.
I find Talisker a bit peaty for my taste. Fortunately, there are enough different brands that I'm not forced to drink it.
For the most part, I like MaCallan, although it's hard to beat The Balvenie. Double Wood is good, Portwood is much better, but beyond my price range.
The only blend I like is Famous Grouse. It's part MaCallan and part something else.
Earlier tonight I had some Johnie Walker Blue that was given to a friend of mine. I wasn't impressed. It was smooth, but I didn't find the flavor particularly appealing.
I've had the Japanese Yamazaki. They can't call it Scotch because it's not made in Scotland. I found it very tasty.
Fortunately I have a couple of friends who are well off and share my taste in Scotch and cigars.
Speaking of MaCallan, the day I retired my partner came over to me with a tall, thin, brown bag. Inside was a bottle of MaCallan 18. He's not a Scotch drinker, so he was going by what the guy at the store told him. He asked me if it was an OK Scotch. I assured him that it was more than OK. He told me that he didn't want me to just put it on a shelf, he wanted me to drink and enjoy it.
I did.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Give Hamish his due. He never actually peed into the barrel (except to put the fire out
) and even then there was no real proof as the distiller was asleep at the time.
Lagavulin, yeah!
Actually, I don't drink much -- shouldn't drink at all because I'm diabetic -- but every so often a shot of a good single malt puts a nice end to the day. It takes me nearly a year to get through a standard bottle, and I've been known to use it in cooking. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.
Not sure why I like Lagavulin so much. Other Islay scotches leave me cold. I think it's the peat flavor. I suspect I would happily drink the rawest 'shine you can imagine if it had been filtered through a brick of peat.
Actually, I don't drink much -- shouldn't drink at all because I'm diabetic -- but every so often a shot of a good single malt puts a nice end to the day. It takes me nearly a year to get through a standard bottle, and I've been known to use it in cooking. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.
Not sure why I like Lagavulin so much. Other Islay scotches leave me cold. I think it's the peat flavor. I suspect I would happily drink the rawest 'shine you can imagine if it had been filtered through a brick of peat.
Big Cholla
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I fully agree with the old saying from Scotland; "Blends are for drinking, single malts are for tasting." Over the years I have tried almost all of the names mentioned except "Lagavuin". I have a Trader Joe's fairly close and I will be driving right by it tomorrow. I'm going to stop in a see if they have Lagavuin in stock. ................... Big Cholla
Scotch
I drank some Cutty Sark when I was 16, tasted like someone had
washed out their socks in kerosene. At this time our taste buds
were honed with "fresh" rye that taste similar to broken glass.
Now, Hudson Bay Finest Rye. 33 yrs. old....smoooooooooth!
I drank some Cutty Sark when I was 16, tasted like someone had
washed out their socks in kerosene. At this time our taste buds
were honed with "fresh" rye that taste similar to broken glass.
Now, Hudson Bay Finest Rye. 33 yrs. old....smoooooooooth!
I spent a lot of money one summer years ago trying to acquire a taste for Scotch of any kind. Fortunately I failed and still drink rum, beer, and cheap wine.
THEWELSHM
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reddogge
Member
I like Scotch but rarely drink it. That may change however. Christmas my visiting nephew from San Francisco had a buddy from who lived near us drop over and he gave me a bottle of Macallan 12 year old single malt. What a nice gift from a total stranger.
