Scotch

  encey said:

  leprechaun said:

So I got to sample the Glenmorangie Nectar D'òr and I have to say it was quite nice. This may have turned me into a scotch aficionado.

what do you think you'll get next?

I'll most likely try one of the other labels that was recommended here. I'm thinking Dalmore since that was one of the more reasonably priced ones.

im drinking scotch whisky at 12:30 in the afternoon on my own for no reason other than i want to get drunk and drink scotch while smoking alot, do i have a problem?

I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly...

  kaen said:

im drinking scotch whisky at 12:30 in the afternoon on my own for no reason other than i want to get drunk and drink scotch while smoking alot, do i have a problem?

if it's a regular occurence... i'd say yep.

I want my voice to become like Tom Waits' , thank you hard liquor and cigarettes

  kaen said:

im drinking scotch whisky at 12:30 in the afternoon on my own for no reason other than i want to get drunk and drink scotch while smoking alot, do i have a problem?

Your problem is that you might run out of scotch

when this thread started, what, a week and a half ago, i was completely ignorant of all things scotch.

now, i've realised i have a particular fondness for the islay malts, particularly laphroaig. lagavulin's not too bad, and i scored a bottle of caol isla 12 (courtesy of my generous girlfriend) tonight, which is also quite nice - has a good measure of the seaweed / phenol boot-to-the-nose that i so love about islay malts.

none of them really compare to the majestic flavour EXPLOSION of laphroaig, though.

i've just never had anything like it.

also got a bottle of oban and macallan 12 - both nice, although they seem harsher and more traditionally "whisky-like" to me... i do like the macallan when it's 2 parts to 1 part cool water though - lovely caramelly flavour.

love. i'm spoiled.

c

I bought some Laphroaig to pass this Saturday in a way Kaen would approve of. I must thank the Watmm collective because it was a damn good choice.

Aberlour a'bunadh

Laphroiag Cask Strength

That's over 100$ for two bottles but it's the best money I ever spent.

just for the record, scottish people call it 'whisky'. or 'single malt'.

'scotch' refers tp pies and eggs.

or tape if you're an american.

I drank some of this stuff the last few days:

I quite liked it

atm i've 5 bottles. only single malt... d0h.

laphroaig 10 yo cask strength

laphroaig 10 yo quarter cask

macallan 1989 (wilson & morgan barrel selection)

mortlach 1993 (murray mcdavid)

talisker 18 yo (this one was declared the world's best single malt whisky in 2007)

edit:

my personal favorite is the laphroaig 10 yo cask strength.

I don't know if I'll ever enjoy the taste of whisky. I can imagine it's quite a lot of effort to "train" your palette not to taste them all as disgusting spicy water. Just throw some cola in there and be done with it.

  burnibus said:

  loganfive said:

you'll not get a caol isla in the states for less than about 100 bucks afaik.

 

 

caol isla single cask is fucking amazing.

 

and highland park is indeed good... it's one of the cheaper malts too.

 

 

jees louise $100 thats steep. but its worth it. i may have to go whiskey shopping soon, my housemate is into his malts as well and has more money than me so i have 3 nice whiskeys at home waiting for me should i choose to delve. yummy.

Caol Ila 12yr is about $55 here.

  Great Maker ShaiHulud said:

Aberlour a'bunadh

yeah it's very nice, bit over the top, but nice. they do numbered batches right, i think #6, #17 and #20 are the best.for those in the market for this malt. there is really really nice chocolate taste in the 17. the number six was enormous sherry bomb at 60.2%ABV .and probably the most concentrated malt i know. 20 the most recent and the best allround sherry malt under 50 $ i think. (and the best all round smoke malt for under 50 $ laphroaig CS)

brown how's that 93 murray's mortlach if i may ask freely? *tightens bow tie*

Man, it ain't under $50 here. I think I've seen it for about 65.

I like to have a couple shots chilled and filtered. Ice cold but not watered down. Goes down smooth that cold

  marf said:

I like to have a couple shots chilled and filtered. Ice cold but not watered down. Goes down smooth that cold

i think i mentioned earlier in the thread that good malt should be appreciated at room temperature. any colder and you start to lose the sweetness.

  Shockerbrown said:

laphroaig 10 yo quarter cask

 

talisker 18 yo (this one was declared the world's best single malt whisky in 2007)

i've just gotten into the laphroaig quarter cask, and i really love it... but i believe you'll find it's not a 10 actually... it's the standard OB 'phroaig but interrupted at a mere 5 years, whereupon it's put into the quarter casks for an additional 18 or 24 months (somewhere around there) so it's technically only about 7. it's remarkable how similar to the OB 'phroaig it tastes though, for being ~3 years younger... i find it to be quite buttery at times - a welcome complement to OB laphroaig which i tend to drink too much of.

i had the talisker 18 at a scotch bar in amsterdam a few months back - i was a LITTLE disappointed because what i love about talisker 10 is that classic island malt flavour (that smoky seaweed flavour), which the 18 for some reason has very little of. it's still quite nice, but i dont' know that i'd take it over the 10. i've heard the 25 is nothing short of spectacular and returns to the smoky island roots, but i've not yet had a chance to try it.

i've also found that caol ila 18 is quite readily available in the US for about $65 a bottle, with the 12 going for about $59. a shop near me has a 25 but it's $200... i just can't justify that... yet...

c

bought a bottle of speyburn 10 yo

is it good

  philia said:

is it good

yes pretty good

glad this thread got a bump!

it's fall

and perfect weather for scotch.

yes!

Any weather is perfect weather for scotch.

  maus said:

  Shockerbrown said:

laphroaig 10 yo quarter cask

 

talisker 18 yo (this one was declared the world's best single malt whisky in 2007)

 

i've just gotten into the laphroaig quarter cask, and i really love it... but i believe you'll find it's not a 10 actually... it's the standard OB 'phroaig but interrupted at a mere 5 years, whereupon it's put into the quarter casks for an additional 18 or 24 months (somewhere around there) so it's technically only about 7. it's remarkable how similar to the OB 'phroaig it tastes though, for being ~3 years younger... i find it to be quite buttery at times - a welcome complement to OB laphroaig which i tend to drink too much of.

 

i had the talisker 18 at a scotch bar in amsterdam a few months back - i was a LITTLE disappointed because what i love about talisker 10 is that classic island malt flavour (that smoky seaweed flavour), which the 18 for some reason has very little of. it's still quite nice, but i dont' know that i'd take it over the 10. i've heard the 25 is nothing short of spectacular and returns to the smoky island roots, but i've not yet had a chance to try it.

 

i've also found that caol ila 18 is quite readily available in the US for about $65 a bottle, with the 12 going for about $59. a shop near me has a 25 but it's $200... i just can't justify that... yet...

 

c

hey dude if you're a real laphroaig fan like me, try ardbeg, srsly. also an islay single malt. believe it or not but the smell and taste is very similar to laphroaig but the ardbeg has a stronger flavour imo.