good scotch whisky

[blodhi74]

a friend gave me a bottle of Cutty Sark over the holidays.... never had it before .... very good scotch .... any one tried it before?

:beer:

cheers

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Nope. :beer:

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: blodhi74
a bottle of Cutty Sark.... very good scotch

:beer:

cheers

you've obviously never had very good scotch

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: blodhi74
a bottle of Cutty Sark.... very good scotch

:beer:

cheers

you've obviously never had very good scotch

should have added " for the price"

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Blend? Nah.

Cheers. :beer:

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: blodhi74
a bottle of Cutty Sark.... very good scotch

:beer:

cheers

you've obviously never had very good scotch

any recomendations .... under $50.00 a bottle?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Macallan

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Macallan

:thumbsup:


try some laphroaig

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Macallan

:thumbsup:


try some laphroaig

next month perhaps .... laphroaigor or Macallan ?

 

[realcoffee]

I think it's okay. I give it a thumbs up.

 

[isasir]

Balvenie all the way

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: blodhi74
a bottle of Cutty Sark.... very good scotch

:beer:

cheers

you've obviously never had very good scotch

any recomendations .... under $50.00 a bottle?

There's a 12yr single malt called Tomatin for ~$20/750mL. Nice woody single malt without overbearing overtones - my staple drink at a decent price. Cutty really kinda blows, man - tastes too much like medicine which is a tell-tale of a half-ass scotch. If you're going to get a blend, spend another $2 and get J. Walker red. That's OK for the price.

 

[imported_Doghouse]

Glenmorangie
Oban
Laphroaig
Any Springbank
Chivas
Johnny Walker Green (prefer it over blue)

 

[blodhi74]

this is the first blend I have tried .... again .... havent had any scotch in a while and not big drinker. I find it it smooth but am looking forward to try some quality scotch

 

[Crazee]

Oban
18 year old Glenlivet

 

[blodhi74]

keep it comming

 

[Anubis]

glenfiddich 18 year, shoudl be able to find it for less then 50$ my personal fave

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: Doghouse
Glenmorangie
Oban
Laphroaig
Any Springbank
Chivas
Johnny Walker Green (prefer it over blue)

Stretching your e-penis?:disgust:

 

[AaronB]

Johnnie Walker Black Label is a very good scotch for the price but I have to admit that I have never tried the red or blue label's. Anyone care to comment on the differences?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: AaronB
Johnnie Walker Black Label is a very good scotch for the price but I have to admit that I have never tried the red or blue label's. Anyone care to comment on the differences?

its better but not enought better to justify what they charge for it

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: AaronB
Johnnie Walker Black Label is a very good scotch for the price but I have to admit that I have never tried the red or blue label's. Anyone care to comment on the differences?

Think of any hint of taste in that scotch that you think might make it unpleasant/sting. Red has slightly more of it than black and gold, slightly less of it than black. Aging (or filtering depending on the type) takes the 'bite' out of liquors. I can't comment on JW Blue because my income doesn't qualify to drink it.

 

[imported_Doghouse]

Originally posted by: SuperPickle

Originally posted by: Doghouse
Glenmorangie
Oban
Laphroaig
Any Springbank
Chivas
Johnny Walker Green (prefer it over blue)

Stretching your e-penis?:disgust:

Not at all. Those are the ones that I have had the enjoyed when I have gotten the chance to indulge (which isn't very often). So STFU. I got to try the blue and green at one. function 5 years ago.

 

[AaronB]

Originally posted by: SuperPickle

Originally posted by: AaronB
Johnnie Walker Black Label is a very good scotch for the price but I have to admit that I have never tried the red or blue label's. Anyone care to comment on the differences?

Think of any hint of taste in that scotch that you think might make it unpleasant/sting. Red has slightly more of it than black and gold, slightly less of it than black. Aging (or filtering depending on the type) takes the 'bite' out of liquors. I can't comment on JW Blue because my income doesn't qualify to drink it.

So you prefer red?

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: AaronB

Originally posted by: SuperPickle

Originally posted by: AaronB
Johnnie Walker Black Label is a very good scotch for the price but I have to admit that I have never tried the red or blue label's. Anyone care to comment on the differences?

Think of any hint of taste in that scotch that you think might make it unpleasant/sting. Red has slightly more of it than black and gold, slightly less of it than black. Aging (or filtering depending on the type) takes the 'bite' out of liquors. I can't comment on JW Blue because my income doesn't qualify to drink it.

So you prefer red?

Perhaps I wasn't clear. Red had more bite than Black has more bite than Gold than (probably) has more bite than the others. To be honest, I like to drink Johnny Red but would drink Black or Gold (or Blue or Green, Doghouse ) if I had the budget for it. There are certainly finer brands out there, but one has to balance one's own price-point with their own preferences in taste.

Personally, I like a simple smokey/earthy flavor that comes from some single malts. I don't really like the potpourri of flavors in fine blends like Chivas - too much flavor mingling for my taste. That's the fun of scotch (and wines, cheeses, and other fine consumables). Experiment and find what you like/dislike and why you like/dislike them.

 

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