Absurd wrote:

 

But I have to say,  I thought adding water to scotch was fairly normal for the very purpose of drawing out the bouquet.

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A tear drop or two true IMO. I am an ultra neat fan! Just my preferance.

 

 

 

 

 

Knatted wrote: Absurd wrote: I've heard good things about Oban and Lagavulin, as well as Glenmorangie. Unfortunately for me, I've only tried Glenlivet, Glenfidich and Macallan as single malts go, and they're not that good.

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Glenlivet and Glenfidich are table scotch at best which many people like. As for McCallan I bought my 1st bottle as an xmas gift to myself, Cask Strenght and was disapointed. Alcohol 58% was way over powering and needed water to coax out the boutique..... Could have gotten a better bottle for much less..Cest la vie.

 

Laugavulin 16yrs remains me #1choice!

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I won't speak to the cask strength because I've never had it, but don't write off the Macallan until you've tried their 25.

HowDoesTheHorseMove wrote;I won't speak to the cask strength because I've never had it, but don't write off the Macallan until you've tried their 25.

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I will not. Trust me!

 

Happy New Years 2008!

Once won a bottle of Glenfiddich-give it a try !!fellowstry

Today of course Jan 01 2008 is biggest open day for Scotch gambit

Glenfiddichis the stuff, this Speyside's never rough ! 

what you need is one of those chess boards where every piece is a shot glass and you drink as you lose the pieces.... filling the queen with more/nicer scotch may take the sting out of losing her :)

climbingman wrote: what you need is one of those chess boards where every piece is a shot glass and you drink as you lose the pieces.... filling the queen with more/nicer scotch may take the sting out of losing her :)

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my girlfriend and i did that, with a twist. we didnt have one of the boards for it, just one shot glass. so we took a half shot for every point a piece was worth. we didnt realize that wed be totally hammered after about a half hour haha it was fun though.

 

have to say i prefer bourbon to scotch though, but maybe i havent drank enough to appreciate it.

tyler603 wrote:

have to say i prefer bourbon to scotch though, but maybe i havent drank enough to appreciate it.

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Ah Good bourbon is Bomb,, Bakers#7 ,my all time fav.. Hard to find selection here in Canada. (probably a good thing)

 

Got me Talisker 18yr on the go now and can only say *Wow!* Well worth a try!

 

A rare treat indeed..... (;

 

I like Scotch, but I tend to stick to the cheap stuff. Right now, all I have in my house is Johnnie Walker Black Label. I can't afford much more than that.

Hmmm... Personally.... I have a Connoisseur Chess Set of which each piece is a drinking glass that you can pour your favorite beverage in (preferably nice Scotch or some other booze).  Each time you capture a piece.. you get to consume it.  Let me tell you... your game strategy changes rapidly when you are attacking your opponent's pawns as fast as you can!!!

By the way... Vancouver and Victoria are BEAUTIFUL places!!  Been there many times.

Dave