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Which one is your favorite scotch? (age can be discussed below)
Talisker
12%
 12%  [ 3 ]
Highland/Islay single malt
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Laphroaig
12%
 12%  [ 3 ]
Lowlands single malt
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Glenfiddich
40%
 40%  [ 10 ]
Scottish blended
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Glen Moray
12%
 12%  [ 3 ]
Irish
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Dalmore
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Bourbon (eeww)
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Oban
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]
American 'whisky'
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I only drink pink liquor
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Highland Park
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Ardbeg
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Lagavulin
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Bowmore
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
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Frant
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:13    Post subject: Best Single Malt Scotch
I saw someone making a poll of beer so I decided to make a poll about the best liquor man has ever made, Single malt scotch whisky.

Personally I love Talisker & Lagavulin. The Laphroaig is great as well but it's so smoky and peaty that I can only drink it at special times.

Blended scotch isn't that bad but to me blend is like budweiser light, just too generic. Wink
(there are a few exceptions, like Johnny Walker blue label, but that one costs a fortune so I rather stick with real single malt gold).


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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:17    Post subject:
wow! I never heard of any of those! Laughing
guess i love cheap scotch Razz

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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:21    Post subject:
WaldoJ wrote:
wow! I never heard of any of those! Laughing
guess i love cheap scotch Razz


You don't know what you're missing. Single malt scotch is for connoisseurs. You don't throat a bottle (it's too precious and expensive for that), you sip it and get an enormous enjoyment out of the complex taste and experience. Sort of like smoking cigars or drinking fine wines. I stick with single malt scotch, that gives me the most pleasure. No ice, no water, just slightly chilled (a couple of degrees below room temperature) pure single malt scotch in a scotch glass.
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:25    Post subject:
Scotch is shit.

Jameson Irish Whiskey for the motherfucking win.

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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:29    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
Scotch is shit.

Jameson Irish Whiskey for the motherfucking win.


Actually, Black Bush (irish) is nice as well. Not too versed in Irish whisky though, I tend to stick with highland stuff.
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 05:56    Post subject:
chivas regal scotch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivas_Regal

my father drank it, my father's father drank it, my father's father's father drank it. Now I drink it.


Variants 12 Year Old, 18 Year Old, 25 year Old

I still have some of my grandfather's bottles (full) over 50 years old.
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 08:26    Post subject:
I don't drink Scotch. I couldn't even say what it tasted like.
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 08:28    Post subject:
gobo wrote:
chivas regal scotch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivas_Regal

my father drank it, my father's father drank it, my father's father's father drank it. Now I drink it.


Variants 12 Year Old, 18 Year Old, 25 year Old

I still have some of my grandfather's bottles (full) over 50 years old.


aye chivas is good!!

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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2008 09:52    Post subject:
lol @ you guys. Very Happy He's talking about single malt while you people are talking about/drinking blended whiskies. Haven't tasted all of those listed but I liked Glenfiddich.
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PostPosted: Fri, 6th Jun 2008 10:39    Post subject:
Single Malt Scotch is the top of the crop. It's like a fine cigar. Blended scotch is more like cheap cigarettes, and bourbon & american whisky is like picking up butts off the street and smoke. Wink

ps. both chivas and jamesons are blended. Wink

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PostPosted: Fri, 6th Jun 2008 13:03    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
Scotch is shit.

Jameson Irish Whiskey for the motherfucking win.


quoted for mother loving truth!
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PostPosted: Fri, 6th Jun 2008 13:05    Post subject:
glenfiddich is okey, chivas owns and laphroiag is serious shit. very heavy taste.
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PostPosted: Fri, 6th Jun 2008 13:58    Post subject:
Glenfiddich for the win Smile


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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 18:59    Post subject:
Were going to create a new thread, but found this one and as there are appears to be no other threads I decided to resurrect it Smile

I was stockpiling whisky for the cold winter months, and discovered this gem(picture bellow):



"The Balvenie New Oak, aged 17 years is a marriage of Balvenie from Bourbon Wood and Balvenie from Sherry Wood vatted together in New American Oak"

I just can't get enough of it, so rich so smooth, so many wooden tones in it. Wish I had ordered two bottles Smile

"Wooden" whisky with a very long aftertaste, for me it lasts for 10 minutes at least. It is like the air in the forest during wet autumn weather with all these wet yellow and red leaves and tree bark, then it slowly transforms into very sharp pear aftertaste.

Aroma in the glass: herbal and wooden tones, honey. With a drop of water, caramel and dried fruits aroma becomes more prevalent.
Taste: Salty at first, a little bit herbal bitterness latter on, deep bark taste and then sweetness strikes on. Yummy With a drop of water, taste becomes more bitter and mostly bark.
Dried glass aroma: Smoky, wooden and sweet.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 19:09    Post subject:
Don't tell me you wrote that review yourself, WB.

I never understood the need for those moronic descriptors - it's the same BS with cigars and wines.

Have the connoisseurs conditioned themselves to the point where they can actually taste those imaginary flavors (partly to justify the premium price of the "best" labels), or is it all a pissing contest of who makes up the most outlandish ones? Razz
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 19:22    Post subject:
inz wrote:
or is it all a pissing contest of who makes up the most outlandish ones? Razz


this, I believe.
Couple of days ago I talked to some chick and she was sipping this wine, kinda tasty, too sour for my taste anyway. So she was going on and on about how many different flavors she smells.
Pineapple, buttered/creamed rum etc.
And I was like "What the bloody fuck? How is a liquid that is made out of grapes supposed to smell/taste like pineapple? Those two fruits aren't even close to each other!" and she basically told me that I'm just an idiot and I have no clue what I'm talking about.
You can't even reason with those people...
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 19:40    Post subject:
Yes, I wrote it myself. And taste, aroma are not imaginary at all, just drink more. The more you drink the more your tongue receptors are getting used to alcohol and the "burning" becoming less and less dominant. This is when you start to notice flavors Smile

EDIT: Just to clarify a bit. By drinking more I ment not drinking more during sampling session, but over period of time. For someone it takes weeks, for others - months.



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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 19:43    Post subject:
http://www.auchentoshan.co.uk

I just came back from the distillery this weekend, fantastic Whiskeys! The 21 year old is fucking awesome. The three wood is pretty special too, along with the 18 year.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 19:44    Post subject:
well i like the Scottish single malts as well
mixing those or drink them on the rocks is not done
i guess it is an acquired taste though
some of them come bottled on cask strength (60% alcohol)
since the goodies are quite expensive i often stick with beer anyway

edit: to name brand as well, Laphroiag

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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 20:19    Post subject:
[sYn] wrote:
http://www.auchentoshan.co.uk

I just came back from the distillery this weekend, fantastic Whiskeys! The 21 year old is fucking awesome. The three wood is pretty special too, along with the 18 year.

Hmm... Triple distillation, mostly the trait of Irish whiskey. And lowlands - never tried whisky from that region. * WB, adds a remainder to order it next year *

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Oh, also about nosing the aromas, it very importtant to use proper glass - tulip shaped are best followed by cognac glasses.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 20:27    Post subject:
WhiteBarbarian wrote:
[sYn] wrote:
http://www.auchentoshan.co.uk

I just came back from the distillery this weekend, fantastic Whiskeys! The 21 year old is fucking awesome. The three wood is pretty special too, along with the 18 year.

Hmm... Triple distillation, mostly the trait of Irish whiskey. And lowlands - never tried whisky from that region. * WB, adds a remainder to order it next year *.


They have distillerys covering all 3 of the scotish regions so have a peak around for the rest of there stuff if your after highlands or Islay whiskeys .. Plus they are the only *true* tripple distilled whiskey in scotland.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 22:25    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
Scotch is shit.

Jameson Irish Whiskey for the motherfucking win.


I'm in full agreement.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Oct 2009 23:54    Post subject:
[sYn] wrote:
WhiteBarbarian wrote:
[sYn] wrote:
http://www.auchentoshan.co.uk

I just came back from the distillery this weekend, fantastic Whiskeys! The 21 year old is fucking awesome. The three wood is pretty special too, along with the 18 year.

Hmm... Triple distillation, mostly the trait of Irish whiskey. And lowlands - never tried whisky from that region. * WB, adds a remainder to order it next year *.


They have distillerys covering all 3 of the scotish regions so have a peak around for the rest of there stuff if your after highlands or Islay whiskeys .. Plus they are the only *true* tripple distilled whiskey in scotland.

Thank you for the info !
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PostPosted: Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 17:19    Post subject:
If I drink scotch, I drink Laphroaig. Not much of a whiskey person, but that's a brand I definitely can drink.
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PostPosted: Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 18:06    Post subject: Re: Best Single Malt Scotch
Frant wrote:
Personally I love Talisker & Lagavulin.


you have good taste sir Cool Face
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Oct 2009 02:57    Post subject:
Cragganmore, Whiskey. Best alcoholic beverage I've tasted so far.
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Oct 2009 05:08    Post subject:
Among whiskies mentioned in this thread Talisker and Laphroiag have been on my "to order" list for a while, but Auchentoshan is at the top of list now Smile

So far my hit list is as follows:
- The Balvenie New Oak 17 years old - mentioned it a few posts ago.
- Glengoyne 17 Year old - the best "fruits & flowers" whisky I have tried to date.
- Highland Park 18 Years old - love the very light trace of peat smoke in aftertaste.
- Lagavulin 16 Years old - the first and so far the only heavy peated and smoky whisky I have tried. As it is more oily than others it is my best medicine against sore throat if I managed to catch the cold Very Happy

BTW, what do you do with tubes, cardboard boxes and empty bottles ? Do you keep them as trophies ?
Personally I only keep tubes and always throw away cardboard boxes. Also keep empty bottles if I find them aesthetically pleasing Smile
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Oct 2009 15:18    Post subject:
Whoever said Jameson isn't single malt is full of fail. If I have to go scotch I really enjoy Ledaig, or Bowmore...
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Oct 2009 16:41    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
Scotch is shit.

Jameson Irish Whiskey for the motherfucking win.
Americans and Canadians seems to love it... and I kinda agree
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Oct 2009 17:04    Post subject:
Mental_Hippie wrote:
Whoever said Jameson isn't single malt is full of fail. If I have to go scotch I really enjoy Ledaig, or Bowmore...

Actually whatever Jameson is / isn't a single malt is a potential holy war material Very Happy

Single malt - all malts are from a single distillery, no grain.
Blended - mixture of single malts from multiple distilleries with grain whisky / whiskey
Vatted - mixture of single malts without grain whisky / whiskey. Although term is not stable, sometimes in multi-casks whiskies it is used to indicate the last cask whisky used to mature in.
Pure pot still - whiskey produced from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley.

Jameson whiskeys are a blend of single malts and pure pot still whiskeys in various proportions from a single distillery.
So it is not a blended whiskey in a canonical sense and not a single malt as it's contains grain. One may say it's `blended` Smile

Most Jameson whiskeys I drink are 12 years old, I prefer to drink it during summer times from cut glass with the ice cubes, or from a frozen cut glass(empty glass left for 30 minutes in freezer).
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