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Lagavulin >> Glenfiddich

Scotteq

Scotteq

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Lagavulin >> Glenfiddich



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And if you don't know what that means, may you come to learn someday.
 
Scotteq said:
So - You keep the Gold in your personal cabinet, and the lead where your houseguests can have some?
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I don't have many house guests anymore, but for small gatherings, my collection is for anyone who wants some. I can count on the small number of people I hang with not to do something retarded like put the Lagavulin in a glass of Coke. For larger gatherings like I used to have, I'd probably put the Lagavulin away, but maybe bring it out at the end of the night when there's only a few people left(generally the best friends).
 
You're comparing two completely different malts, Islay vs. Speyside, so I'd say it's pretty subjective according to your particular tastes.
 
Balvenie >>>> Lagavulin > Glenlivet = Cragganmore > Mcallan

Funny thing is Balvenie used to be like $30~. Now the price definitely went up near double. Did their popularity effect the price?
 
Balvenie has a new Carribean Cask that's 14-year aged and finished in Rum casks. It sells for about $60, but I believe the traditional DoubleWood can still be found in the $30 range.
 
Haha, the first time I ever had Lagavulin:

Friend: Dude, you have to have some of this, it's the best scotch ever!

Me: *sips, makes face* This tastes like a shoe!

Friend: But isn't it the best shoe you've ever tasted?

I'm more of a Speyside person myself. I particularly like Aberlour. Will have to try Balvenie.
 
KMc said:
Balvenie has a new Carribean Cask that's 14-year aged and finished in Rum casks. It sells for about $60, but I believe the traditional DoubleWood can still be found in the $30 range.
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I see double wood for like $45-50 now. WTF happened.
 
Haven't had the pleasure of trying Lagavulin yet, but mean to soon.

However, I haven't minded the Glenfiddich 12 and 15 year I got for $60 total last month.
 
KMc said:
Balvenie has a new Carribean Cask that's 14-year aged and finished in Rum casks. It sells for about $60, but I believe the traditional DoubleWood can still be found in the $30 range.
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Ahem, it's The Balvenie.
 
KMc said:
Balvenie has a new Carribean Cask that's 14-year aged and finished in Rum casks. It sells for about $60, but I believe the traditional DoubleWood can still be found in the $30 range.
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The Balvenie 17 yr rum cask finished was over $100 in VA and I found it to be a very poor value. I realize it's a different finishing style, but I like the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (port cask finished, 10-12 year) if we're talking about finishing in wine/liquor casks. For $50-60, its a no-brainer.
 
Also, since I'm littering this thread with my opinions.

I happen to think that Glenfiddich 15 year is the best value out there in "entry level" whisky. By that I mean something that is good for someone looking to get into drinking Scotch and doesn't know a lot about it. It's very balanced and affordable as far as single malts go. It's the only constant in my supply - I always have a bottle of this on hand in addition to 1-2 other more interesting whiskies.

I wouldn't pour someone a Laphroaig as their first, you know?
 
sjwaste said:
Also, since I'm littering this thread with my opinions.

I happen to think that Glenfiddich 15 year is the best value out there in "entry level" whisky. By that I mean something that is good for someone looking to get into drinking Scotch and doesn't know a lot about it. It's very balanced and affordable as far as single malts go. It's the only constant in my supply - I always have a bottle of this on hand in addition to 1-2 other more interesting whiskies.

I wouldn't pour someone a Laphroaig as their first, you know?
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I think that's a good call and I would throw The Glenlivet 15 year French Oak into that same category.
 
I don't know, let's see.

I just finished a bottle of Laphroaig 10 year and prefer it to Bowmore 12 yr. Similar price points. Laphroaig has a similar flavor, but the scent is more of seawater than Bowmore - which tends to smell like band-aids, frankly.
 
sjwaste said:
Also, since I'm littering this thread with my opinions.

I happen to think that Glenfiddich 15 year is the best value out there in "entry level" whisky. By that I mean something that is good for someone looking to get into drinking Scotch and doesn't know a lot about it. It's very balanced and affordable as far as single malts go. It's the only constant in my supply - I always have a bottle of this on hand in addition to 1-2 other more interesting whiskies.

I wouldn't pour someone a Laphroaig as their first, you know?
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At least where I've seen, glenfiddich 15 sells for about as much as the balvenie 12 double wood. The double wood is WAY BETTER OMG. 😛

Also laguvalin and laphroaig (sp on both of those...) aren't for everyone. If you don't like the smokey/peaty taste, you won't like those at all. For example I can't stand either of them. The Oban 14 is a much nicer peat/smoke flavor. You can taste it w/o being totally overwhelmed like with those two L scotches. I really, speyside 4 lyfe yo! haha

But my current stock is:
Glenlivet 15 french oak, glenlivet 18, glenlivet 21
balvenie 12 year double wood, balvenie 14yr caribbean cask
oban 14

I guess my "everyday drinkers" are glenlivet 15 & balvenie 12. I used to drink the glenlivet 12 more regularly but I've found it to be totally worth it to take a step up.

I REALLY want to try the balvenie "new wood." I've heard so many good things about it but I can't find it anywhere 🙁 Silly limited runs, haha. I've also had many of the other speyside things like glenfiddich and glemmorangie (sp) but I've found them all to be inferior to my regulars.
 
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