Best Scotch?! Any Scotch Drinkers?
 

What do you like?

I personally like Glenn Livet XXV

http://www.theglenlivet.com/xxv/

This is one of my favourites. Bloody lovely!

I dont drink scotch yet :(

Depends on your budget.. I prefer:
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I'm a Mac fan too :thumbsup Oldest I've had is the 18 year though...

I just had 25 the other day at Ceasars. Needless to say, I didn't know it was $100 a glass. :1orglaugh

The extra 7 years definitely make the difference. Give it a shot sometime.:thumbsup

Other than that, I like Jameson 18 for blendeds.

Not a huge Scotch drinker but I do like Johnny Walker Gold. It the best out of all I've tried that doesn't burn on the way down.

Another 1 of my favorites is Glen Morangie 25 Years old

I am a big fan of tullamore dew but its irish

I like scotch but I don't spend big money on it...

If you're on a budget, J&B, Johnnie Walker RED, and chivas regal are ok....But if I get scotch, I just spend a little more and get JW Black.....The most expensive scotch that I've ever drank was JW Blue.

i've never the 25 year macallan, but i have had both the 18 and 24, they're both excellent.

and that's coming from a whiskey man, not typically a scotch drinker. generally i find scotch too dry and petey, but macallan's is just a phenomonal liqour.

i might have to pickup a bottle of that 25 year. i am sure it is excellent, as well as the fact that it would be kind of cool to drink something that is the same age as i am. :pimp

other than that brand, Chivas Regal makes some very nice scotch. another one of my favorites because once again, it is not overly dry.

as far as drinking it, i would reccomend a nice wide snifter glass, so it can breath, and a few drops of some good spring water to open up the nose. some people like a bit of lemon or orange peel in the glass as well, that is personal preference. i like to let the scotch speak for itself, without too much interference.

cheers

Laphroaig is so awesome in the winter.

JW Black is not the most expensive, its just one step above Johnnie Red. Johnnie blue is their top of the line product. From worst to best it goes Red, Black, Swing, Green, Gold & Blue. How was the blue ? I never had a chance to taste it yet.

Good scotch is really nice. Much milder hard to pick a fav as long as its aged nicely.

Hmm, it all tastes like shit to me. I just drink to get drunk though.

Give me a bottle of Crown Royal and I am a happy man.

All of the above.

A bud of mine's an avid Scotch man... I always look forward to his 'Scotch Tasting parties.'

I'm more of a Bourbon fan, myself... but I can dig on a nicely-aged single malt.

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It's kind of like drinking a buttery flavored air.....it's good but if you're drinking to get a buzz, Black will do just fine....It wasn't worth the $25 a shot at the restaurant...But that was years ago and my job paid for it...

I've never even heard of swing...never seen green in a liquor store, and I rarely see gold and have never drank it.

Crown Royal is the ONLY liquor that I have ever tasted that I wouldn't want to drink again...Now if that's the only choice then fuck it..

Or if you have the means and the connections, Oban 32.
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I've always been partial to the highland single malts. Nothing toooo smokey for me.

Hallelujah... I am a Mac fanatic. All the vintages are really good, but if you get a chance have the 30, its like a little orgasm in a glass.

Swing is really tasty for a blend. I personally think its a little sweet, but still pretty good. The blue is very overrated in my opinion.

I got my friend a bottle of this for his 30th birthday. It was a 1976 bottle that they no longer make. They only made about 600 bottles of it and luckily I got one. : )

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Never cared for it



A very smooth Scotch
J and B or JUSTERINI & BROOKS makes a good single malt, give it a try

25 year old mac is my favorite, My ex wife while we were married, was sitting in the living room with a drink in her hand and said the booze didn't taste good with coke, I asked which bottle she poured in, she told me the Macallen, I about shit, you mixed 25 year old scotch with COKE? Needless to say, I locked it up after that

scotch is like liquid dope:small-smi

macallan and oban :thumbsup

I like Glenfiddich but im not too much of a scotch fan

Highland Park 18 is delightful and the favorite daily drinker of many critics.

Oban is damn nice too.

A true Scotch drinker will tell you that you can't really say which scotch is "BEST". Just what they like to drink.

Personally, I am not too fond of Island scotch... ie. Isle of Islay, Isle of Skye. They have very specific tastes and while some like it, I don't so much.

I prefer the highland single malts. McCallans 12 year is a favourite, but there are so many to mention.

I was a diehard Crown dude for a long time, until I tasted Chevas Regal. Don't get me wrong though, I still love Crown but the Chevas is a tad bit better IMO.

I must agree! 18 year isn't that bad neither :thumbsup

"My ex wife while we were married, was sitting in the living room with a drink in her hand and said the booze didn't taste good with coke, I asked which bottle she poured in, she told me the Macallen, I about shit, you mixed 25 year old scotch with COKE? Needless to say, I locked it up after that"

Good god! I understand why she is your ex wife now....

An employee of mine once told me he likes Scotch and Rootbeer, which is also a foul violation of the Scottish water of life. I've had a hard time forgiving him.

I agree with you on the J&B, one of the best blends too and my choice when Mac isn't around.

100 Pipers

blue label all the way

How much was that? :helpme

Dare I ask?

I read about Johnny Walkers King George V edition in the Robb Report last month... Anyone bought a bottle yet?

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any aged single malt is fine by me!

Funny.

The "oldest and rarest" don't at all make for the best in scotch.

Well, when you first see the price in Euros, you don't think it's that bad. Until you see the conversion to dollars and the shipping.

Total was around $400.

It was worth it, he's a good guy and friend. And he hates presents, so it's fun getting a person who hates presents nice stuff. : )

dude, i would have locked her up.

i'm really more of an irish whiskey guy. that is my domain.

i've had j&b a couple times, pretty good. i will have to give the justerini & brooks a try. but generally speaking, i will take a nice pure pot still or well blended irish whiskey any day.

The only ones I had so far were the Red, Green and Gold ones. Red is a little too harsh for me so I can only have a shot of it. I'm having Green now because I got a bottle as a present from someone. It's smoother then the Red but not as smooth as the Gold. Its nice but it definitely takes a few sips to get use to it. The Gold is my fav so far because I find it very smooth. I can only imagine how smooth the Blue must be :)

Here's some info about JW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Walker

They don't give that out for free at the tables? :1orglaugh

We were at Ceasars last weekend for a bit checking it out. Pretty cool place.

I use to manage a night club in LA years ago; we had about 30 different single malt scotches. I got to try all of them, one of the benefits’ of the job. I usually have a bottle of MacCallan in my pantry and next to it a good bottle of Jack Daniels. It depends on my mood. I also love Cabo Wabo tequila and love to put Yukon Jack in my coffee.

You'll love it

I just checked an auction site I use to see what their last bottle of Macallan 25 year went for...

The Macallan-25 year-old
Distilled 1962, bottled 1987. Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd., Craigellachie. 75 cl. In wooden presentation case. Single malt, 43% volume
1 bottle

Sold for £250

OK.. I have to ask...

I like Vodka... And everyone who knows anything about Vodka more than the price and the hype knows that Belvedere and Chopin are PREMIERE brands because of taste alone. Yes they are SLIGHTLY cheaper than the hyped premiums and often are not even carried at all because bars goes by hype and kickbacks...

So that being said.. Is Macallan worth $200 a bottle or is it bullshit that smells like rubbing alcohol like Kettle One or Grey Goose?

Can someone give me some examples of crap shit and good shit based on smell and flavor and not hype when it comes to scotch?

yes, it's absolutely worth it.

the 24 year, if i remember correctly, is smooth and mild. light notes of burnt oak and citrus with a small hint of peat and carmel. tounge feel is velvety and relatively heavy.

contrast that with something like johnny walker red that is very punget and rather rough, and to me tastes like tire rubber covered in gasoline. ;)

This thread put me in a scotch mood so I headed to the grocery store... Couldn't decide what to get though so I thought I'd come back for some feedback.

Chivas 21 year? yay or nay?