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Whiskey for life?

Feb 21, 2007
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New York
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Endorser:Fender User:Rotosound, LaBella, Ashdown, Lindy Fralin
You're on a plane, flying! Then you crash. Luckily enough you work for the covert Whiskey Production Firm located in Loch Ness where Nessie guards the underwater entrance!

Because of your work, the plane you happen to have been on was filled with beautiful women and whiskey. Those beautiful women happen to be part of the covert Bikini Production Firm so there is also a surplus of bikinis. Being a secret agent, of course you're the only male present. To make matters better, the plane has happened to have crashed on a tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific.

In the cargo bay of your formerly prized jet there is all the amenities several thousand bottles of whiskey. Being part of the WPF these could be any whiskey, from any cask, from any distillery and price is not an option.

There is a catch! You're only allowed 3 types of whiskey! What would you pick?

I personally would pick:
Jameson
Chivas Regal 21 Year Royal Salute
Makers Mark

I'd add something fancy like the 1937 Bottle of Glennfidditch, but I've never had it...
 
Pfft, Jamesons indeed . . .

1:Edradour 10 or 30 yr single malt
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2:Laphroaig 10, 15, 30 or 40 yr single malt
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3:Bruicladouch 10, 12, 15 or 20 yr single malt
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I personally would pick:
Jameson
Chivas Regal 21 Year Royal Salute
Makers Mark

Three types of whiskey, money is not an option, and you go for THOSE?! :rollno::scowl::help: There are far better examples of Irish, Scotch and Bourbon. Maker's Mark is not a bad whiskey for your home liquor cabinet, but try Knob Creek the next time you can get a bourbon on someone else's tab. As far as Scotch, if you have to have a blended then pick Johnny Walker Blue Label, or pick any one of the hundreds of excellent single malts. Chivas Regal in any form is totally overrated, much like Crown. Not a big fan of the Irish variety, but Jameson is probably just the tip of the iceberg there as well.

Mine would be:
Glenmorangie 18yr Sherry Finish
Laphroiag 15yr
Talisker 18 yr

One smooth, one peaty, one smoky, all excellent. There are of course FAR more expensive Scotches (JW Blue Label anyone?) but these three are my favorites.
 
I'll echo some of burk's choices and go with:

Macallan 18.

Lagavulin 16.

and I had an independent (Cadenhead) cask-strength bottling of Caol Ila 21 yr. old one time that I'll never forget. I'd be happy to find one more bottle of that batch, let alone a lifetime supply of it.

Darn. I forgot the bourbon. A.H. Hirsch 20 yr. for that. I guess I could do without the Lagavulin if I had the Caol Ila and the Macallan, but I just gotta have me some bourbon come football season. Do the bikini girls come with cheerleader outfits, too?

Can I make a request for a lifetime supply of Padron 1964 Anniversario Exclusivo cigars while we're at it? :D
 

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