Single Malt Scotch.

[Tippster]

Bourbon is to Scotch what the Blues is to Jazz.

I like the Blues.

[FartBag Commando]

Bourbon is to Scotch what the Blues is to Jazz.

I like the Blues.

Interesting, interesting... I'm about to add a 100 proof rye to the cabinet. Bluesy days ahead.

[Tippster]

Heh - rye would be Old Timey Bluegrass.

[Woodsy]

I like all music, unless it is deconstructed or artificial

[gatorboy]

Just finishing my first bottle of single malt.

Highland park 12 yr.

And just cracked open #2

Singleton 12yr.

Again, very nice but also very different.

Last week I had Johnnie Walker Blue, and while it's VERY smooth, I thought it lacked flavor.

[Tippster]

JONG - you don't drink them a bottle at a time. Have several going at once.

[gatorboy]

JONG - you don't drink them a bottle at a time. Have several going at once.

The best laid schemes....

I bought my first single malt on my last trip to Indiana (1/3 the cost here in Michigan) thinking it would last longer than it did. This bottle is a gift from my father-in-law. Now...

[liv2ski]

Gatorboy, shop on the internet too, as I find better deals (even with shipping) than I often find locally on Scotch. I have a bottle of Highland Park 12 yr old that the wife bought me for my b day and my sister bought me a bottle of Caol Isla that was a 12 year old too. The 18 year old Caol Isla is really good, but tough to find at a fair price these days. When buying for myself, I always buy 18 year old Highland Park or Caol Isla. If you have the money, the 25 year old Highland Park is great Scotch, but I only bought it once as it is pricey. Right now I have the three bottles in rotation with the 18 year old looking a little low

[Sparky]

My current dram, smoke, sea, citrus, hits hard, not too spendy :

[rspacher]

I know its an old thread...
Got a bottle of lagavulin for my birthday a while back...
Have not been drinking the single malt while it was real hot this summer..
But with the nice cool nights the past few days, felt the time was right...
Forgot how good it is...
Too bad it wont last long...
Can only mean one thing, ski season is around the corner...

[Woodsy]

Old Pultney
just had it for the first time this weekend and hat damn
some smoke, salty and clean
deee licious

[JimmyCarter]

Just picked up 2 bottles of Oban Cask Strength Limited Edition at their distillery, one for me, one for my dad. Tasty stuff.

Also tried some Jura Superstition - really smoky but good.

[scotia]

Just picked up 2 bottles of Oban Cask Strength Limited Edition at their distillery, one for me, one for my dad. Tasty stuff.

Also tried some Jura Superstition - really smoky but good.

You timed your visit well! This is the first spell of nice weather we've had for a while.

[JimmyCarter]

You timed your visit well! This is the first spell of nice weather we've had for a while.

You sir, have a beautiful country. The last few days were perfect. I seem to have that effect when I travel. Downside being that when I leave to go skiing somewhere, it's also nice and sunny instead of snowing.

[Cruiser]

Old Pultney
just had it for the first time this weekend and hat damn
some smoke, salty and clean
deee licious

Mmmm, just finished my bottle of Old Pultney 21yo a couple of weeks ago. So balanced and clean.

[Tippster]

Old Pultney
just had it for the first time this weekend and hat damn
some smoke, salty and clean
deee licious

Mmmm, just finished my bottle of Old Pultney 21yo a couple of weeks ago. So balanced and clean.

Huh - just got an email today from a local Liquor store that they have the 15yo Old Pultney for $50. Might need to spend some money... me likey the Speysides.

[scotia]

You sir, have a beautiful country. The last few days were perfect. I seem to have that effect when I travel. Downside being that when I leave to go skiing somewhere, it's also nice and sunny instead of snowing.

Thanks! It sure is beautiful but it's a shame that brings the Yanks over in the summertime

If you can pick up a bottle of 15 y/o Bruichladdich before you leave.

[Flaskman]

Costco...$70.

[rspacher]

Well....
Have you tried it...?
Was it any good...?
Should be, Costco usually does things pretty well...

[carvedog]

What does it mean when you look in on the Single Malt thread and when confronted with all the pretty whiskey porn you start salivating?

Middle of my day, haven't had lunch and all I want to do is go find a place to sit next to a river and drank whiskey all afternoon.

Is that wrong?

[flyandski365]

On the contrary, it is one of the things that is most right in the world! After reviewing this awesome thread, I feel the need for some peaty goodness...

[Flaskman]

Well....
Have you tried it...?
Was it any good...?
Should be, Costco usually does things pretty well...

I did...I bought two (one for my boss). The 18 year version has been touted in this thread as being "Nectar of the gods"...I haven't tried the 18 year version because it's ~$170/bottle...the 17 year bottle was $70. I agree though, it's REALLY good.

Could that last year really be worth an extra hundy?

Carvedog...rivers and whiskey just go together...carry on.

[nealric]

This one is getting opened after bar results come out. It's getting hard to wait.

[Woodsy]

gotya say single malts are awesome and all and I have my favourites, but if yu EVER get a chance to try some Compass box blends, DO IT!

[Benny Profane]

I tasted some high end blends in a store down in Baltimore recently. Couldn't remember if Compass was one. They were fine, but, for the price, I'll go a few dollars more for a pure one.