Single Malt Scotch.

[ak_telemike]

[Benny Profane]

"Tangerine, lemon and melon combine with a touch of charcoal and wax on the nose. With the palate comes a subtle combination of dark chocolate, campfire and ripe pears, and a finish resplendent in heather and honey."

heh heh, love to try to say that after 5 shots.

Great value at $38.

[f2f]

best of the islay malts for me:



currently stocking Laphroaig 10 and 15 but we haven't attempted to do a proper collection.

[Mulletizer]

Just finishing the last of a bottle of Glenrothes 1984 that I was given for Christmas. Speysides aren't normally my thing but, well, this has been so awesome. I have no more bottles to open after this, think I'll have to get me some more of something else...

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

Tippster,
excellent call on the Cragganmore. Great stuff.

Macallan 15 is also really good.


Great resource for single malts is http://www.maltmadness.com


Personal favorite is cask strength Laphraoig, but I like the peaty stuff.

God, I love Scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Down it goes into my belly.

That's impressive. I don't drink much Scotch myself(being from VA I'm more of a bourbon, whiskey and rye man) but my dad loves it and he swears by anything Macallan makes. My girlfriends brother spent a summer in Scotland and he likes Jura as well.

[lemon boy]

buncha limey lovin poofs! Scotch!?! BAH! you might as well be drinking pink champagne or some other ladylike tipple. Let yer willies free from the fold under and start drinking a man's beverage.

[Bawheed]

A mate of mine back home ordered this about a year ago. It'll be years before he receives the case, but it'll be awfy braw when he does.

Best malt I've ever had was a 1926 Islay brought over to the States during the prohibition. I can't remember the name of it, but I know the distillery is no longer around. The dram itself was peaty as fuck, and smooth as silk. I put a wee dent into that bottle let me tell ye.

[Benny Profane]

I just picked up a bottle of Bowmore Legend for 22 bucks, which, I assume, is the normal price. Super value.

[schindlerpiste]

I don't know much about single malt scotch. I like it, but I am no expert. Recently, I have noticed a huge difference in price between Glen Livet 18 (about $65) and MacCallum 18 ($100). Both are to my liking. What gives?

[pappag]

Any Glen...

[Benny Profane]

Ah...hahaha..."Hang on, Voltaire." ..... That movie has some great stuff. Couldn't be beat until 40 Year Old Virgin.

[pechelman]

bump cause my lady bought me a bottle of the Highland Park 18 for xmas.
yummy

[mnflyfish]

My everyday drink moves between Glenlevit 12 and Jameson. I have enjoyed a bottle or6 of the Glen Levit 12 in oak wine cask.

Good Luck,
Jay

[Alkasquawlik]

Those Islay bastards at Lagavulin having been making a pretty penny off of this guy for the past couple years. The shit is the heroin of alcohol. Fucking yummy!

[Stymie]

still fairly new to the scotch family...

Had some Scapa the other night... liked it
Had some Cardhu last night... also good

Anyone try these? What are your thoughts?

[FartBag Commando]

Nice. Dad broke out the Glenrothes 1972 last night. Oh my. I'm going to have to get the inventory of scotches in his cabinet. Not many bottles younger than 18 years if at all.

Just finishing the last of a bottle of Glenrothes 1984 that I was given for Christmas. Speysides aren't normally my thing but, well, this has been so awesome. I have no more bottles to open after this, think I'll have to get me some more of something else...

[Phall]

Glenlivit , anything older than and including their 12 year, the nadurra and 21 and 25 year are fucking amazing.
im such a novice, but thats some good boooooze

[Obstruction]

This single malt thread is nicely aged!

A friend turned me on to some Aberlour A'Bundah Cask Strength a few nights ago. Very nice indeed.

[IE]

Heh... Cool, forgot about this thread, I was just asking my dad what he's got at the house, and he poured me some Oban, 14 year old. I still don't know how to describe 'em, but this one is quite good, seems very smooth to me.

[Benny Profane]

I sipped an Ardberg 10 the other night. Very nice.

[Sparky]

Nice. Dad broke out the Glenrothes 1972 last night. Oh my. I'm going to have to get the inventory of scotches in his cabinet. Not many bottles younger than 18 years if at all.

Fuckin, owch, bet that hurt the pocket.

Just scored 1ltr Ardbeg 10yo,

[Mathematics]

lagavulin is all you need...

[arild]

I have a couple of favourites.
Buster Highmen mentioned number one:
Springbank. Simply beautiful. Too bad it´s almost never in stock at our monopoly.
It all goes Islay from there... Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg Uigeadail(runner up to Springbank.. Still available?), Lagavulin 16, Caol Ila 12, and then Bruichladdich 10(I think it´s 10) for some more mellow tasting Islay. Not a huge fan of Laphroaig, not having tasted any other than the 10 y.o., but Ardbeg is just more my thing. Lagavulin is just nuts with how good it tastes, but again, I like the more "raw" feeling from the Ardbegs.
I tasted Speyburn once at Heathrow, and gotta say that was pretty fucking good. Bought a MacAllan 10 oak a while back, but it tastes pretty bland to me. Could be my tastebuds are all fucked, but I agree with Alkasquawlik. Islay is the heroin of alcohol.

[FartBag Commando]

Dad just got back from England and hit the airport whisky shops on the way out. A few days later I got a nice "lava lamp" in the mail and was floored when I discovered it was actually a Glen Garioch 21. Had a nice little dram of that and was mighty happy about it. Stuck it in the cabinet right next to another lava lamp gift from Dad, the Macallan 18 (Fine Oak). Dude is spoiling me.

The search for good bottles in MY price range is expanding. Tippster mentioned the Cragganmore 12 and I have a bottle of that on the way along with an Isle of Jura 16 and a Glenkinchie 12. When I was in DC a while back I hit the Calvert Woodley and they had a sale going on so I snagged a Balvenie Double Wood 12 and a Caol Ila 12. NOICE!! Visitors to the Fartbag winter hostel left a half full bottle of the Glenrothes Select Reserve and Dalwhinnie 15. Thanks to those guys. All that is rounded out by a little bit left of Highland Park 12 and an ample stock of the Glenlivet 15 and Glenfiddich 15.

A few of the scotches on my short list to try are: Lagavulin 16, Glenfarclas 15, Longmorn 15 (now 16 apparently) and the Glenmorangie 12 Yr Madeira. Utarded scotch lovers are welcome to come by for a dram. Bring something else to try so we can expand the palate. I'm no longer restricted to the Utah State Liquor stores. Criscam pointed me to an interweb store that actually ships to this state where the prices are really good and shipping is low. I also found a place in NY that will ship here. Dad sends the occasional lava lamp, visitors leave behind goodies and I pack in the suitcases when I travel; It's all good. I'm not a collector. The stuff gets drunk. Slainte Mhath!

[berko]

Talisker distiller's edition is amazingly good.