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01-20-2010, 10:42 AM
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Is that Glenlivet? John |
01-20-2010, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by olivieraleman  Is that Glenlivet? John | Well obviously!  |
01-20-2010, 01:04 PM
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01-20-2010, 08:06 PM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Yeah, its a good 'starter' whisky - not much character and fairly inexpensive - just the thing to give to your chiropractor at Christmas.
There's a Bruichladdich tasting at my local liquor store Jan 22 & 23!!
Maybe we should start a 'Whisky' thread in Miscellaneous? |
01-20-2010, 08:11 PM
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Do I need to switch to Wild Turkey if I go to gut strings and play rockabilly?
I'm always up for a new scotch!
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01-20-2010, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by singlemalt Do I need to switch to Wild Turkey if I go to gut strings and play rockabilly?
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01-20-2010, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by singlemalt What's in your hip flask?
Do I need to switch to Wild Turkey if I go to gut strings and play rockabilly? | I love Scapa - its from Orkney and has a really fantastic set of flavours. It smells like new mown hay and has a hint of saltiness but its the only whisky I've ever had with such a looong and improving finish - its beautiful.
There's also Highland Park from Orkney, from the last Scottish distiller to malt their own barley: earthy, wide and with a wistful sweetness - yummy...
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01-22-2010, 05:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | They're all good. Trying to find a bad scotch in the Highlands is like trying to find a bad restaurant in Tuscany.
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01-22-2010, 05:26 PM
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01-22-2010, 07:55 PM
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A nice single malt is a wonderful thing...
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01-22-2010, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Don Higdon They're all good. Trying to find a bad scotch in the Highlands is like trying to find a bad restaurant in Tuscany. | It'd be fun to go over for a couple of weeks and put your theory to the test!
I love the stuff... |
01-22-2010, 08:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NY and Miami | | | Recently ran across a couple of very inexpensive single malt scotches - one labeled "Speyside", the other "Speyburn". Both reasonably good, for less than the cost of a decent domestic bourbon. The Shen of whisky.
Anyone know these?
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01-22-2010, 08:59 PM
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01-22-2010, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan Haskins Recently ran across a couple of very inexpensive single malt scotches - one labeled "Speyside", the other "Speyburn". Both reasonably good, for less than the cost of a decent domestic bourbon. The Shen of whisky.
Anyone know these? | I used to sell a lot of Speyburn at the bar I managed. We had a lot of higher end scotch as well but it was one of the few moderately priced glasses of scotch I would drink neat. |
01-23-2010, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Stan Haskins Recently ran across a couple of very inexpensive single malt scotches - one labeled "Speyside", the other "Speyburn". Both reasonably good, for less than the cost of a decent domestic bourbon. The Shen of whisky.
Anyone know these? | 'Speyside' is a region - the whisky/distiller will have its own name.
'Speyburn' is a nice Scotch, especially at the Washington State Liquor Store price - perfect camping/ bluegrass festival whisky. The Duty Free store is a great place to buy 1 litre bottles of Scapa or Highland Park on our way to an event in Washington - folks that we pick with down there now ask me what I brought down! |
01-24-2010, 10:57 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | I'm in Isla fella myself. My current favorite is Caol Ila, smoky and peaty without being overwhelming. Not that I mind being overwhelmed (cask strength Lephroig). I like my scotch to taste like a big pile of burning leaves that someone tried to put out with seawater. mmmm...
Of course, my house whiskey is usually not quite top shelf, because ... well they're expensive. In my cabinet right now is Auchentoshan, a rare Lowland singlemalt. It was a bargain and I'm finding it to be a good scotch and soda whiskey. I drink the good stuff neat. Here in Washington State, anyway, Bowmore 12 is usually a good bargin and a perfectly enjoyable (though not exciting) Isla malt.
Nothing wrong with Bourbon, Irish or Canadian either. Can enjoy any of them if they're well made, but no one puts as much character into their whiskey as the Scottish.
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01-24-2010, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wheeling WV / Pittsburgh PA | | | Glad to see this has taken on a life of its own. A good friend is from Scotland and goes back every year to visit. I was at his place and we sampled about 5 scotches, and Glenlivet was one of them. He also had Glenfiddich, Glenmourangie,Pinwinnie and a couple of others I dont remember. Forgive my spelling. He said in his thick accent "You dont mix the good stuff lad!" |
01-24-2010, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TroyK no one puts as much character into their whiskey as the Scottish. | I can't believe you're under 65.
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01-24-2010, 01:24 PM
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01-24-2010, 01:30 PM
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Had my first glass last night, it was excellent!
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