Need a Good Bottle of Scotch
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@Carnival-Boy said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
It's like liquefied dirt. It's strong, painful, it hates you... like a good scotch should. Drinking it is an experience.
Islay scotch are not for wimps.
Eh? I'd never describe Laphroaig as that. I find it pretty smooth. It's my wife's favourite, she's not a big whisky drinker but she likes the smokiness of Islay whiskies.
It's what my wife drinks, too.
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@Carnival-Boy said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I've never drunk a $100 whisky - I imagine that should get you something pretty special! For what's it worth, Glenmorangie is my favourite scotch, but I only get their cheapest 10 year old stuff.
I think you drink it a lot and don't realize it. In the US, even Talisker can approach $100. Especially in Texas where Scotch is more costly than in NY. Scotch is far cheaper in the UK than in the US. I suspect that our good bourbons have a price penalty over there, as well. But the Scotchs you drink are in the $100 category here and Walker Blue is double that.
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I've notice a 1,000% markup on wines coming from Spain to the US as well. What is $2 in Spain is $20 in the States. The US liquor market expects prices that would never fly in Europe.
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@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I suspect that our good bourbons have a price penalty over there, as well.
I mostly drink Jim Beam, which at £13 a 70cl bottle is just about the cheapest whisky you can buy in the UK (I appreciate that probably doesn't count as good bourbon, but I like it).
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I'm not a Scotch drinker but the few I know swear by Glenlivet. Every time I try it I just get the distinct taste of wood bark and lighter fluid.
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Balvenie, Glenlivet, Macallen, Glenfidich. Those are all good Highland scotchs
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@brianlittlejohn I like Glenfiddich lowland
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@Carnival-Boy said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I suspect that our good bourbons have a price penalty over there, as well.
I mostly drink Jim Beam, which at £13 a 70cl bottle is just about the cheapest whisky you can buy in the UK (I appreciate that probably doesn't count as good bourbon, but I like it).
I love Jim Beam, and I LOVE bourbon, but alas I can no longer drink bourbon...first time I ever got sick (only happened twice) was after polishing off a bottle of Kentucky Fire (Fireball bourbon basically, made by Jim Beam) with a couple friends one night...I think the extra sugar in the cinnamon made me sick and I can't even stand the smell of bourbon now, which makes me VERY sad...maybe in a few years...
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Oh so many options! I'm looking for some good top shelf stuff...not like millionaire level spending, but something that's around $100/bottle or even a bit more.
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@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
There are good scotches... rather painful for those who don't normally drink them. Are these for people who like scotch, or random people?
I have a friend that really wants to start getting into GOOD scotches, and I owe him a few favors, so now that I got the other job, I promised him that once I've got a couple things squared away, I'm gonna get us some good scotch and we're gonna have a night we stay in and polish it off together.
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@thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
Oh so many options! I'm looking for some good top shelf stuff...not like millionaire level spending, but something that's around $100/bottle or even a bit more.
I've tried the 16, 18, and 22 Glenlivet. The 22 was surprisingly smooth. The 16 was harsh.
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@coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
Oh so many options! I'm looking for some good top shelf stuff...not like millionaire level spending, but something that's around $100/bottle or even a bit more.
I've tried the 16, 18, and 22 Glenlivet. The 22 was surprisingly smooth. The 16 was harsh.
I think that's what my friend Mike has is Glenlivet, but I'd have to ask him.
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Yup, confirmed it is Glenlivet.
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@thanksajdotcom If he likes Glenlivet he will like Glenfiddich too. I know in Texas, the 12yr Glenfiddich is $60 bottle... but you should be able to find a 15, 18, and 21yr bottle as well.
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@brianlittlejohn said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@thanksajdotcom If he likes Glenlivet he will like Glenfiddich too. I know in Texas, the 12yr Glenfiddich is $60 bottle... but you should be able to find a 15, 18, and 21yr bottle as well.
Texas is actually much more expensive than NY for that stuff, believe it or not. Weird, I know.
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@scottalanmiller That doesnt surprise me at all with our bassackwards liquor laws
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@brianlittlejohn said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@scottalanmiller That doesnt surprise me at all with our bassackwards liquor laws
You obviously don't know NY liquor laws.
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@scottalanmiller nope... the whole US has alot of stupid liquor laws
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NY, SC and TX are the whackiest that I have encountered, myself.
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The only scotch I've tried that I loved was Balvenie 12 Double Wood. It's not peated, so it doesn't taste like burnt mud (like most scotches). I would describe the flavor as much more like a high end rum or American whisky. They have many other non-peated options as well.
