Drax240z Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) A few days to go until the Victoria Whiskey Festival, and I thought "we've got a thread for everything else here, why not scotch?" So what are a few of your favorite scotches? Here are a few of mine in no particular order: 1) The Peat Monster: More smokey than peaty, but a whole lot of in your face flavour. The pleasant version of chewing on a campfire log. 2) Scapa 14: Light, fruity, smooth... I like it a lot, though I'm just getting "into" it a little bit. Strange smells of vanilla and honey... 3) Glenfiddach 18: Just a great all around scotch. It's common for a reason. 4) The Balvenie Doublewood: Smooth and fruity, not unlike Scapa 14 but with a bit more sherry cask goodness. (and lots of oak!) I'm sure I'll try a few dozen $500+ bottles at whiskey fest, but not sure I'll be able to remember them all. Edited January 26, 2010 by Drax240z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 For me it's Lagavulin. Smokey, peaty, just right. My old roommate recently gave his sister $500 to buy the best scotch she could get her hands on (she's lived in Scotland for 3 or 4 years now). I think I may need to visit him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi303 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Best I've every had at a bar, GlenMorae, or GlenMorey or something like that. Best I buy for myself, Laphroaig 300ml, I can't afford the 745ml on a regular basis... On the other hand, I'm more likely to have Tullamore Dew Irish than Scotch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinCA Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Ahhh.. Glenfiddich 18 is a wonderful scotch. What is funny is that the 15 year is horrible, and the 12 year is actually pretty decent. Johnny walker Blue label is definitely up there in my book. Its smooth, not very complex, but nice. Glen Morangie 18 is great, it is sweet enough to be had neat. I usually like a little water or an ice cube. (Its gotta be good ice though) The Dalmore 21 is also among my favorites. And Glenfiddich 30, sometimes available for as low as $270/750ml at bev mo. (wish it was actually in stock once in a while!) I cant remember the Vintage now, but i had a great bottle of Glenrothes as well. Just an absolutely sublime finish to it. I don't drink much anymore... I can't afford it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Glenfiddich 12 is great at under $30 a bottle. Typically for whiskey, I prefer the single or blended singles. The blends that add 'process' whiskey are typically too harsh for me. Having said that, I've sampled quite a few but I'm not as much as a taster as I'd like. Spent some time in Scotland, but worked too much to get to do the traditional whiskey tour, ended up going to a museum Is this closed to Bourbon? Makers Mark with 1 cube of ice is just fine by me, and I got a bottle of Evan Williams for Xmas, which isn't too shabby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200sxdatsun Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Getting too pricey , George dickel #12 with a splash of water and your good to go. I think they make it more like scotch , good and cheap. Balvenie double wood barrel is really good, glenlivet 12 is good. I'm down to $20 a bottle stuff. Times are tuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Glenfiddich 12 is good, as are Macallan 12 and Cairnleigh 12. I don't care for the peaty scotches too much (Isle of Spey I am looking at you). Good god, I drank this one scotch at my cousins wedding that was supposedly only sold at the distillery on the isle. It was like drinking dirt. I kept wondering if I had grass in my teeth. I don't buy the more expensive bottles as often as used to as I drink them too fast. My every day bottle is usually an Irish whiskey since they are quite smooth. I really like the premium Tequila's and have been drinking more of them lately. I find them similar to Scotches in their complexity and smoothness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 http://news.discovery.com/human/scotch-whiskey-antarctica-ice.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckolander Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I know this is a scotch thread, but bourbon is in the family....Jack Daniel's Single Barrel and Wild Turkey. And since I'm broke right now, not so good ole Ten High Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustrocket Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 4) The Balvenie Doublewood: Smooth and fruity, not unlike Scapa 14 but with a bit more sherry cask goodness. Definitely one of my favorites, and definitely for the price of $32 at trader joes! Would also have to second the Glenfiddich 18yr old. Not really a fan of the JW blue. For the price, there's a ton of other bottles i'd rather buy. The local costco does have the Blue label for $145 though, not a bad price! I've had a ton of others, but i don't remember them all. My dad once told me about the best bottle he'd ever had, Glenlivet Library...but i've never been able to find it, even after searching extensively online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I was intrigued, but it seems that 'Library' may be the term used when talking about the entire offering from a maker. Could your dad maybe just like all Glenlivet? Maybe a Scotch Buff could help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolling Parts Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Glenfiddich is my favorite. I highly recommend the tour of the distillery and their aging room. End of the tour was a tasting room. I really did not care all that much for Scotch until I was swigging Glenfiddich up in the highlands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinCA Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Perfect pilots can drink? wow... Trippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolling Parts Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Perfect pilots can drink? wow... Trippy. Are you serious? I flew some gliders over in Deeside and they had a bar setup in their operations shack on the field! The Scot's are a fun group of people. And since the first miracle that Jesus did was alcohol then obviously you can be perfect and have a drink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) Well, whiskeyfest was downright awesome this past weekend. Got to try a number of very interesting (and expensive) scotches. I'd have to say the GEM of the johnny walker line is the gold label. I'll take it over green/blue/black anyday. (though for the price, black is a real value) Some other highly recommendeds: Lagavulin 16 Ardbeg Corryvreckan Glenfiddach 18 (I've said that before!) Glenfarclas 15 (I like it better than the 17) Tomintoul 14 (next bottle I'll buy, incredible) Old Pulteney 12 Edited January 26, 2010 by Drax240z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Picked up a bottle of Ardbeg 10 on Friday. Wow, just wow. If I could only ever have 1 scotch, this would be the one. Was going to pick up Tomintoul 14 but couldn't find any locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I have never had a drop of scotch. I would like to try some someday. Any advice for a first timer? Thanks, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 How much did that run you Drax? ~$45/fifth? I'm in the same boat as Jason here, and have recently wanted to start trying some nicer drinks and am open to recommendations for a first time scotch drinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) First time drinker? I would go after a nice blend and see if you like the taste. JW Black Label is not bad for the money or you could try an Irish whiskey like Jameson's which is smoother. From there the sky's the limit. The single malts (which many of us are talking about) are hit and miss, depending on what your partial to. Some taste sweet while others taste like you're drinking dirt. Drax, where'd you buy that bottle from? Edited February 2, 2010 by ktm bleh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Dreamer Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Highland Park is one of my favorite single malts. Black Bottle is a good blended Scotch whiskey. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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