Favorite Scotch?
Mscrnt
Los Angeles
I am a big Scotch fan. What's everyone's favorite? I want to try some new Scotch.
Here's mine:
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-5862.aspx
Here's mine:
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-5862.aspx
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Of course, the best one was at this year's Expo...shared with several others:
At Expo Icrontic 2011, we bought this bottle so that a few of us could experience a drink that was older than we were. It was sublime. Words don't do it justice.
Outside of that, I'm a huge fan of woody single malts. I like the occasional peaty scotch, but smoke is where it's at for me.
I really, really love the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix:
Also, I'm a big fan of Laphroaig Quarter Cask:
And I also love the Lagavulin 16 year. Had a bartender describe this one once as an oak tree in heat.
Yeah, we pooled six people together to buy it and split the bottle. I believe it was $50/person, or something like that. Totally worth it.
Sadly I don't know 5 people that would want to split the bottle with me. However, I might be able to get my room mate to go halfsies
+1
I actually prefer the Sherry Oak over the Fine Oak for the 18yr. But the 21yr Fine Oak is outstanding!
I was way into Scotch for a long time, but always took exception to the overly peaty or smoky varieties. Then I went to a Scotch tasting at Penguicon and they had the Glenrothes Select Reserve. A well-priced single-malt, blended-vintage (Glenrothes does vintages, not ages) Scotch. I found that it fit everything I was looking for in a whisky (or whiskey, depending on the origin) with none of the things I found objectionable in most Scotch. Later, I found that the flavor profile of the Select Reserve is extremely close to Bourbons, and discovered that I actually like Bourbon much better.
Anyway:
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-08-14/entertainment/27072636_1_crate-antarctic-ice-antarctic-heritage-trust
The guy who sampled it on the show made a blended recreation of it. I would be neat to try that but I am not sure how to get a hold of it.
Try being in love with stuff that costs $180. That is a 300% increase in price after Sean Connery announced that it was also his bottle of choice. I am referring to 18yr "The Macallan".
Tried the 25 and thought it to be a bit 'slimy'. I tried a few vintages and they were OK but would take either 18 over them any day. The cask stregnth wasn't bad and thought it was simmilar to the 12 but noticably stronger.
I'm currently sat with a dram, listening to jazz/blues and watching the world go by:
The first time Mondi showed up at my house, it was with a bottle of this, and to this day it remains the best I've had.
I'm pretty sure it was on Nat Geo. I didn't DVR it so it might take sometime for me to find it.