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Single Malt Scotch!

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i_got_a_mohawk said:
Ziltoid, have you picked up any whisky literature?

If you are looking for new things to try, there are a number of Whisky books out there (companion, bible, yearbook, guide) which would give you a hoard of information to pour over :)
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I have not, a few friends of mine swear by whisky bible, they have the app I think. I assume some books are better than others, which one would you suggest?
 
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Michael Jackson has a number of great books out there (on pretty much anything alcohol, we used to have a few of his beer guides). We used to have a copy of his Whisky Companion in the bar I worked at, but there are a couple newer ones out now. The Whisky Bible is also a well known one and very respected one, didn't know they had an app, going to have a look into that!

There are also the yearbook and other guides. To be honest, I'd have a look and compare the reviews to see which one is worth going for. The yearly ones/multiple edition ones tend to be on the better side and obviously more up to date.
 
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Because of this thread I feel like I need to get by the liquor store and check out some new stuff. I always buy lottery tickets when I go to the liquor store, if I don't win, at least I got a new bottle.

I joined the Ardbeg fan club and got some pretty cool stuff, including a fake tattoo. Bitchin! They sent me stuff all the way from Scotland.

Snow on the mountain this week, time to buy a new flask for snowboarding season.
 
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Received this a few days ago :)
 
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It's nice, he's a bit smooth on the scores so a few points of difference means something. His description of the scotchs I had is spot on in most case but you can definitely tell this guy has superman taste buds . All in all it was a 10$ well spent, it will help me avoid crappy bottles and find new ones I never heard of before. :)
 
#1,077
Celebratory scotch bottle! I grabbed this one, it's inexpensive yet Murray was fan of it (96 out of 100). Celebratory as I had a meeting today with a professor, turns out he wants to be my thesis adviser for my master AND give me some part time contracts as a research assistant. You could tell he was excited to have a student interested in his specific field and that he really liked my "research proposal". Awesome day.

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Ziltoid said:
Celebratory scotch bottle! I grabbed this one, it's inexpensive yet Murray was fan of it (96 out of 100). Celebratory as I had a meeting today with a professor, turns out he wants to be my thesis adviser for my master AND give me some part time contracts as a research assistant. You could tell he was excited to have a student interested in his specific field and that he really liked my "research proposal". Awesome day.

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Nice one (on both the malt and the masters/assistant positions!)

It's one of the more common malts, but that is by no means a bad thing!

I also get what you are saying about the ratings all being huddled together, I think that part is fairly common. If someone made a consistently bad single malt, they probably wouldn't last all that long. The rest of it is in the tasting and personal preference!
 
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'Just found this thread. GREAT!
'Love me some Islay Single Malts!
Lagavulin 16 is my fav, as well! 'Good to see my fellow bass players agree!
I also like Laphroaig 10 ('Will have to try the "Quarter Cask"). Laphroaig definitely should be the LAST scotch drank for the evening....
I like Caol Ila, Talisker, and Bowmore ('Will have to try the "Darkest").
But Lagavulin is something else....liquid gold....gorgeous color, aroma, and TASTE!
Anyone have a recommendation for something equaling my Lagavulin?
 

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