Any Scotch fans out there?

 

It's been below frezzing and the snow is here to stay for a while. It's this time of the year that a fine dram of single malt Scotch Wiskey sounds quite nice.

 

My fav region has always been Islay with my #1 pick being Lagavulin 16yrs.

 

It's been a tradition of mine over the years to pick up a nice bottle for the Christmas season and this years pick will be Talisker 18yrs.

 

So whats your favorite?

Molson dry Ha! Ha! Ha!

Scorpion wrote: Molson dry Ha! Ha! Ha!

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Oh and don't I know lol!

I clicked on this thread because I thought it was about the Scotch Opening!

SonofPearl wrote: I clicked on this thread because I thought it was about the Scotch Opening!

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LOL, I'll have to look that one up!

Laphroaig is my favourite. Very peaty. One of the finest single malts out there in my opinion.

I like The famous grouse because it is very tasty.

SonofPearl wrote: I clicked on this thread because I thought it was about the Scotch Opening!

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As did I!  Obviously, this thread is inappropriate for the younger chess player!

I wonder if you'd play better drinking scotch while playing a scotch?

Sprite wrote: SonofPearl wrote: I clicked on this thread because I thought it was about the Scotch Opening!

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I wonder if you'd play better drinking scotch while playing a scotch?

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You've just given me a mission I can not refuse!! 

no alcohol.... the way to go lol!!!

 

talhah wrote:

no alcohol.... the way to go lol!!!

 

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Your 17 therefore I say, Good Answer!

I'm one of those people who'll happily drink anything, I'm hardly an expert of the finer examples of whisky, so you lot can have your expensive stuff, and I'll kill of some brain cells with the cheap crap thats left ;)

As for the Laphroaig, I hated it after it was gone. Dam was that ever a good bottle!

HotFlow wrote: I like The famous grouse because it is very tasty.

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Same here

Ardbeg is another of my favs... Em

When I was in Vegas I got to see a bottle of scotch worth about $15 000, or almost a couple of thousand dollars a shot. I'm not sure why it was so expensive, but for that price it would want to be damned good. I prefer Gin anyway. 
How are you finding Vancouver? It rocks! I was living there for the last 8 months, but have only recently moved to Victoria.

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.

Acid-Rain wrote: When I was in Vegas I got to see a bottle of scotch worth about $15 000, or almost a couple of thousand dollars a shot. I'm not sure why it was so expensive, but for that price it would want to be damned good. I prefer Gin anyway. 
How are you finding Vancouver? It rocks! I was living there for the last 8 months, but have only recently moved to Victoria.

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Musta been some novel twist to the story behind the bottle. Scotch does warrant a good price but I halt at $100 give or take $30 a bottle... I'd rather drink Well Gin than cheap scotch and given it is a rare treat find spending the money worth while.

 

Vancouver Rocks! are you in Vic on the Island or Aussi land?

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!

See, when it comes to Scotches, my limited experience drinking them and my time as a bartender has led me to the conclusion that there are 2 viable ways to drink them and get the full taste experience: either drink them neat, or diluted with room-temperature water in a 1:1 ratio. Ice apparently wrecks it, which of course, never deterred any of my clientele from ordering scotch on the rocks.

 

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