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Double Bass scotch whiskey (DB forum thread)
- Thread starter john allemond
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I can see that! Never had the blue label, it's supposed to be the shiznit. 2nd mortgage range, though, yeah?
- Apr 1, 2000
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TroyK - yeah, it's pretty steep (although my wife got that on an airplane, and it wasn't too bad). But it is SUBLIME! Every sip is about a 3 minute experience...just amazing...
Blends get a bad name, mostly for good reason, but the Dewar's 12 is a nice bottle when its on sale for just a bit over the regular.
Now blends like Cutty Sark, no way! Nasty tasting, no color, blech! Tastes like it was brewed in a rusty bucket.
I lean towards the port conditioned second cask singles. I like the ruddy to ruby colors and the long smooth finish.
I also find the islay singles a bit on the harsh side.
Looking forward to trying something new from this thread.
FWIW, I buy lotto tickets at the liquor store with my scotch, so at least I get something worthwhile (the scotch) and I can dream of moving up to the high dollar singlemalts.
One our local micro breweries/ pubs, McMennemins' does a scotch tasting dinner every now and again. I'm going to try and make the next one.
Now blends like Cutty Sark, no way! Nasty tasting, no color, blech! Tastes like it was brewed in a rusty bucket.
I lean towards the port conditioned second cask singles. I like the ruddy to ruby colors and the long smooth finish.
I also find the islay singles a bit on the harsh side.
Looking forward to trying something new from this thread.
FWIW, I buy lotto tickets at the liquor store with my scotch, so at least I get something worthwhile (the scotch) and I can dream of moving up to the high dollar singlemalts.
One our local micro breweries/ pubs, McMennemins' does a scotch tasting dinner every now and again. I'm going to try and make the next one.
Then again, sometimes I'm in the mood for gin...like tonight. At home with the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics, just a few hours north of here and I made myself a fresh Boodles martini.
I'm not as opinionated about gin as I am about scotch. I tend to like most gins vs particular scotches. Boodles is a fine, traditional English gin and was the best deal today when I went to the store. A bottle of Vermouth is never more than $10. This one was $4 on sale.
mmmmmmm......
I'm not as opinionated about gin as I am about scotch. I tend to like most gins vs particular scotches. Boodles is a fine, traditional English gin and was the best deal today when I went to the store. A bottle of Vermouth is never more than $10. This one was $4 on sale.
mmmmmmm......
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Aha! so THAT'S why your hands are shaking in class.
Depends on whether I get my breakfast martini or not.
I was never into gin, but Hendrick's sponsored a party barge at the Annapolis Boat Show this past October and they served lots of free samples. Man, I got wasted (and by accident too)! I bought a bottle soon thereafter. Eez goood.
They also handed out drink recipe cards. I can post 'em if anybody's interested. They put a slice of cucumber in their G&T. It sounds weird, but the scent of the cucumber adds a crispness that gets me thinking of summer days ahead.
EDIT: Obligatory scotch comment --> SCOTCH!!
Bourbon has been taking the place of single malts for me this winter, and I've discovered some winners.
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Just to keep it on topic, when drinking scotch I really like lately the Balvenie DoublewoodLink Removed
Or the Ardbeg 10 has that really nice Islay profile:
At a gig tonight a guest bought the trio I played with our own bottle of Macallan 18! We will keep what's left of it behind the bar with our names on it for next time! Personaly, I think their 12 year old stuff is just fine. That's what I buy. But I love free booze, the notion that the 18 year old stuff is "better" just makes the fact that the guest bought it for all the nicer.
Jazzdogg
Less barking, more wagging!
Love your description! After drinking Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, and Macallan for decades, a friend who noticed that I usually order a single-malt scotch bought me a glass of Lephroig; to me, it tasted like a creosote-soaked telephone pole had been steeped in a barrel of kerosene with a dead cat.
Two of those and you're ready to fill yourself with haggis.to me, it tasted like a creosote-soaked telephone pole had been steeped in a barrel of kerosene with a dead cat.
like a creosote-soaked telephone pole had been steeped in a barrel of kerosene with a dead cat.
Mmmmm...tasty.
Man, scotch has gotten expensive! We're drinking Aberlour Double Cask (12) at home these days. $30 bottle at Washington State stores. Really missing the Islay malts, but they are all twice that price right now and I can't bring myself to spend for it.
I have found what I'd call an affordable and decent Islay scotch....McClelland's.
It's not age specific, but it's single malt. 22 bux in MA.
Kind of an "everyday" single malt with the classic Islay peaty character.
It's not age specific, but it's single malt. 22 bux in MA.
Kind of an "everyday" single malt with the classic Islay peaty character.
But if you're mixing it with Coke anyway . . . the brand is not of much consequence, is it?
Anybody drink scotch and milk? If your stomach's a bit rough, you might try it. I like it when I don't need to, sometimes.
