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Old July 24th, 2006, 11:26 PM   #1
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scotch is the best liquor availible to man

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anyways, some of the good ones to try when just starting out

the dalmore 12 year old is a very nice entry level single malt scotch
bout 30 bucks a fifth, nice character, slightly nutty flavor with a bit of smoke

scotch's to stay away from: johnny walker red (sucks, haven't tried the other's though) and J&B scotch, which also sucks

the best scotch i've had is the Caol Ila 18 year old

it's pricey at 60 bucks or so a fifth, but it is amazingly smooth and f***ing delicious

other good mid level choices are the cragganmore, oban, and macallan 12



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Old July 26th, 2006, 02:32 AM   #2
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Old July 26th, 2006, 12:20 PM   #3
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Im trying to make my way over to scotch but it's so harsh... and you pretty much have to drink it straight, correct? Im trying... I love all things bourbon but scotch gags me... I try all the time though how'd you get to it?
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Im trying to make my way over to scotch but it's so harsh... and you pretty much have to drink it straight, correct? Im trying... I love all things bourbon but scotch gags me... I try all the time though how'd you get to it?
take a whiskey glass, 3-4 cubes of ice, cover over or just over the ice in scotch, add a splash of water, and enjoy

the water and ice will take down the harshness
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Old July 26th, 2006, 02:47 PM   #5
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I've tried a bunch of other scotches and the Macallan's are by far my favorite...
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Old July 26th, 2006, 03:02 PM   #6
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I've tried a bunch of other scotches and the Macallan's are by far my favorite...
i've had the macallan 12, it was pretty good
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Old July 26th, 2006, 03:16 PM   #7
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i've had the macallan 12, it was pretty good
bottle of the 12 here....I like the 18 too but its pricey.
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Old July 26th, 2006, 04:28 PM   #8
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scotch is the best liquor availible to man

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Also some of the most expensive
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if i was rich as balls, i'd buy that
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Old July 26th, 2006, 06:47 PM   #10
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38k for a bottle of scotch...that stuff better blow me too while I sip it.
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Old July 26th, 2006, 08:23 PM   #11
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if i was rich as balls, i'd buy that
Did you guys look at all of them, even the next cheapest one is 10k.....wow...
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Reviving an old thread... If you get a chance try the Glenlivet 21 year which is spectacular (the 18 is my fav for the price). I think Dewars is great for a blend and if you like to drink a lot on the cheap... The stuff is super consistent too
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Old October 18th, 2006, 08:54 PM   #13
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Reviving an old thread...
No problem with that...

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Old October 19th, 2006, 05:33 AM   #14
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Reviving an old thread... If you get a chance try the Glenlivet 21 year which is spectacular (the 18 is my fav for the price). I think Dewars is great for a blend and if you like to drink a lot on the cheap... The stuff is super consistent too
the 21 and 18 is on my to-buy list

the dalmore is excellent for the price

nice single malt for 30 bucks
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Crazy forbes link, I would never pay the 10k for those blends, but I would drop 2k for that Bruichladdich. I *kill* for Islay malt scotches. My scotch of choice of Laphroaig.
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Welcome to the site.
From LS2 as g-car-man; got to love the concept of this board...
I am down to my last glass of 15 yr Balvenie... what do I do?!?!?!
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Old October 26th, 2006, 10:26 PM   #17
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Vodka> scotch
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Old December 9th, 2006, 07:20 PM   #19
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Had some Glenlivit 12, good stuff. now have a bottle of Glenlivit 15 French Oak Reserve. very nice.
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Scotch....the ONLY alcohol I don't like. I even sipped some 50yr old stuff a friend had and still cannot aquire a taste for it.
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Old December 24th, 2006, 11:11 AM   #21
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Good. more for me!
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Old January 2nd, 2007, 02:47 AM   #22
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I tried my first scotch the other day, Johnnie Walkler Black and at first it taste really good, but then the alcohol hits and i dont like it. So my question is, are there any good scotch that has less then 40% alcohol? any 20 or 30 proof scotch? Its the damn alcohol that kills the taste, i think it would be better with less alcohol. Plus im a light weight and get drunk off 3 shots.
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I tried my first scotch the other day, Johnnie Walkler Black and at first it taste really good, but then the alcohol hits and i dont like it. So my question is, are there any good scotch that has less then 40% alcohol? any 20 or 30 proof scotch? Its the damn alcohol that kills the taste, i think it would be better with less alcohol. Plus im a light weight and get drunk off 3 shots.
How did you drink it? You can mix it with water to weaken it, plus drink it over ice.
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Old January 2nd, 2007, 05:48 PM   #24
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if there are i don't know of any. 40% = 80 Proof. So i don't expect you'll find any 10% or 15% whiskeys/scotchs. THere may be a fwe 30%/60Proofs, but i don't really recall. Under the US's proof system Proof is double the %. 40% is 80Proof. 50% is 100Proof, etc. The brits do it different.
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Old January 3rd, 2007, 12:32 AM   #25
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I drank it straight, and tried it once with coke, but that was not very good. I guess i could try it on the rocks next time and let it sit for a minute so its watered down.
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I drank it straight, and tried it once with coke, but that was not very good. I guess i could try it on the rocks next time and let it sit for a minute so its watered down.
u mixed scotch with coke?
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Old January 3rd, 2007, 03:26 PM   #27
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Somebody explain scotch to me - I never drink it.
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u mixed scotch with coke?
So did I. cheap scotch. OFC Shenly. I would never do it to a good single malt like Glenlivet or Glenmorangie.
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Old January 3rd, 2007, 09:42 PM   #29
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Somebody explain scotch to me - I never drink it.
Had Whiskey? Same basic thing. to be called Scotch it needs to be made in Scotland. Its.... Good.
There are so many flavors, aftertastes, types, that is just uneplainable unless you've had some.
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I've never had scotch before and I'd like to try it.

Are you saying this is a good one to have your first time?

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the dalmore 12 year old is a very nice entry level single malt scotch
bout 30 bucks a fifth, nice character, slightly nutty flavor with a bit of smoke

If not, enlighten me on how one goes about having a good first experience with scotch.
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Old January 11th, 2007, 01:04 AM   #31
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I've got some good scotch around here. Balvenie 10 year single malt. Not the best stuff around but for the money it's good. I've been told it is like the Glen whatever posted about above.
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Im trying to make my way over to scotch but it's so harsh... and you pretty much have to drink it straight, correct? Im trying... I love all things bourbon but scotch gags me... I try all the time though how'd you get to it?

Drinking Scotch neat (room temp with no ice) is not the recommended way to develop a taste for it. Try it as suggested over rocks with a splash of water, the dilution actually helps to bring out the bouquet (sp) of the scotch which is very complex.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 11:48 PM   #33
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I just tried Johnnie Walker Red and can't get through it. Is it supposed to taste this bad? Perhaps a bad bottle? I bet they serve this in hell.
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try softening it with a shot of water or some ice. Red is at the top of mixer grade and bottom of straight. the Macallens 12 i have has a bite to it, but a shot of water removes the bite and lets me actually taste the scotch.
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I actually enjoy JW red. I guess I have no taste.
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How is the Glenfiddich? To get a small taste for scotch I got the little sample pack with the 12, 15 & 18 years. Is it a decent scotch for starters, or am I gonna hate myself in about 15 minutes?
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its pretty good. just remember to drink some water between different scotchs, so you wash the previous taste off your tounge so as to not alter the next one.
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the 21 and 18 is on my to-buy list

the dalmore is excellent for the price

nice single malt for 30 bucks
my g/f found it for 25 at costco. just an FYI
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I tried my first scotch the other day, Johnnie Walkler Black and at first it taste really good, but then the alcohol hits and i dont like it. So my question is, are there any good scotch that has less then 40% alcohol? any 20 or 30 proof scotch? Its the damn alcohol that kills the taste, i think it would be better with less alcohol. Plus im a light weight and get drunk off 3 shots.
it cant be considered scotch unless it is greater and 40% and less than 94.8% alcohol by volume
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scotch's to stay away from: johnny walker red (sucks)
I bought a bottle of that last week. The first drink was pretty good - nice and smooth, decent flavor. The next time I cracked open the bottle, it was harsh. I finished the bottle, but I've certainly had better.

I am cheap and therefore I dislike paying a lot of money. So Johnny Walker Red was attractive given the price ($23/750ml). I couldn't see spending $30 or more for the same amount.

The next bottle I bought was in that price range - Famous Grouse

Look at the grouse!



It's got a nice aroma and flavor for a cheap scotch.

So what do you recommend in the cheap scotch offerings?
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I normally drink Auchentoshan 10 year.

I bought the f-in-law a 21 year, I think they also make for Christmas.
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I have been a whiskey and bourbon drinker for a while, but most of my clients drink scotch so I figured I would give it a try. I am thinking of picking up a couple of bottles tomorrow and can't decide which to try. For sure I will get the Dalmore 12yr or the Dalmore Cigar, but I can't decide between the GLENFIDDICH 12YR or the GLENLIVET 12YR. Any suggestions or other thoughts?
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I bought the f-in-law a 21 year, I think they also make for Christmas.
never even seen that



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I have been a whiskey and bourbon drinker for a while, but most of my clients drink scotch so I figured I would give it a try. I am thinking of picking up a couple of bottles tomorrow and can't decide which to try. For sure I will get the Dalmore 12yr or the Dalmore Cigar, but I can't decide between the GLENFIDDICH 12YR or the GLENLIVET 12YR. Any suggestions or other thoughts?


start with the dalmore 12 and the glevlivet 12

glenlivet > glenfiddich
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I bought a bottle of that last week. The first drink was pretty good - nice and smooth, decent flavor. The next time I cracked open the bottle, it was harsh. I finished the bottle, but I've certainly had better.

I am cheap and therefore I dislike paying a lot of money. So Johnny Walker Red was attractive given the price ($23/750ml). I couldn't see spending $30 or more for the same amount.

The next bottle I bought was in that price range - Famous Grouse

Look at the grouse!



It's got a nice aroma and flavor for a cheap scotch.

So what do you recommend in the cheap scotch offerings?
dalmore is probably cheap as i would go

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I think I'll just stick with Glenlivet. I finished a bottle of 12 and now I'm working on a bottle of 15. I don't really detect too much of a difference between the 12 and the 15. So next time I may just buy the 12 again.

Or I may try something similarly priced.
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