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Fiance's Boss is a scotch drinker...
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SacrosanctFiend
Diamond Member
Macallan 12 year is about $50 and very good.
Glenfiddich 18-year
If my scotch drinking friends are any indication scotch drinkers prefer single malts over blends.
If my scotch drinking friends are any indication scotch drinkers prefer single malts over blends.
dullard
Elite Member
I really like scotch, but I am not a high-end drinker (my limit tends to be $25 for a bottle). My favorite so far in your range was Balvenie (I believe the DoubleWood version). That should run you $40 or so. I wish I had more experiences though to really help out.
Macallan mentioned above was quite good, when I think I had the 15 year stuff but the 18 year old stuff was quite off. You just have to deal with occasional bad alcohol bottles when they get that old. Meaning, you need to be able afford to buy two. Blends are less likely to go bad in my limited experience, but you'll miss the joy of having a great single malt.
Macallan mentioned above was quite good, when I think I had the 15 year stuff but the 18 year old stuff was quite off. You just have to deal with occasional bad alcohol bottles when they get that old. Meaning, you need to be able afford to buy two. Blends are less likely to go bad in my limited experience, but you'll miss the joy of having a great single malt.
DarrelSPowers
Senior member
That's my mom's favorite, she loves her scotch.
ConstipatedVigilante
Diamond Member
:facepalm;
ThePresence
Elite Member
An excellent choice to give as a gift. It's pretty much universally liked, even by people who drink the really expensive stuff. The regular Gelnrothes is also very good and it's about $50.
Speaking of scotch, I had the best single malt I have ever tasted over the weekend. It was The MacPhail's Collection 30 year Glenrothes. It was fantastic. I think the guy told me it was $240 a bottle. It was absolutely great.
Elganja
Platinum Member
ThePresence
Elite Member
Glenrothes is far and away my favorite single malt. I love every one of their editions (except the 1979 cask strength which I've never tried because it's $1000 a bottle!) I love their stuff.
From a Scotch connoisseur page
Balvenie
(15) Rating: 8 A single cask bottling of Single Malt, Cask Strength, 50.4% (101 US proof). It displays the typical trait of a Cask Strength Scotch of clouding when mixed with water. The bottle is hand-numbered with the cask and bottle number, which means that another cask may taste a bit different, as casks of the same year are not married before bottling. Finding a water worthy of this Scotch has been difficult, all the ones I've tried carry their own flavours with them (chlorine, salt, metalic, etc.) (I've since found Evian.) A rich Highland type Scotch, my only criticism is the sharp attack when first sipped, unexpected of a 15 year old. Any Highland drinker should enjoy it though, I do. The bottle may cost a little more but remember you should dilute it some (even if you drink it neat), so you're getting more. A different bottling then the Balvenie Double Wood 12. (I recently saw all 3 in a set of miniatures for US$ 12.00, a good deal).
I loved the stuff
Balvenie
(15) Rating: 8 A single cask bottling of Single Malt, Cask Strength, 50.4% (101 US proof). It displays the typical trait of a Cask Strength Scotch of clouding when mixed with water. The bottle is hand-numbered with the cask and bottle number, which means that another cask may taste a bit different, as casks of the same year are not married before bottling. Finding a water worthy of this Scotch has been difficult, all the ones I've tried carry their own flavours with them (chlorine, salt, metalic, etc.) (I've since found Evian.) A rich Highland type Scotch, my only criticism is the sharp attack when first sipped, unexpected of a 15 year old. Any Highland drinker should enjoy it though, I do. The bottle may cost a little more but remember you should dilute it some (even if you drink it neat), so you're getting more. A different bottling then the Balvenie Double Wood 12. (I recently saw all 3 in a set of miniatures for US$ 12.00, a good deal).
I loved the stuff
A fair point.
Your wife is sleeping with her boss. The only viable option is to buy some expensive scotch and poison it. The reason for buying the good stuff is that you're sure he's going to try some soon, rather than sticking that cheap bottle on the shelf and never touching it again.
Your wife is sleeping with her boss. The only viable option is to buy some expensive scotch and poison it. The reason for buying the good stuff is that you're sure he's going to try some soon, rather than sticking that cheap bottle on the shelf and never touching it again.
finite automaton
Golden Member
What's a good noob-scotch-drinker scotch to get started with? I've had scotch once, and disliked it. However, at one point in life I disliked beer as well.
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