MadScot
Brandy's back!
Not often, but Glenfiddich for preference. 
F^4 Are there any Scotch drinkers out there?
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JonathanValjean
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Nope, no scotch or any other alcoholic beverage for me. I am a non-drinker.
jeffelammar
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Just wanted to add a few notes. (Not to mention some correct spellings)
I have a pretty cool book on single malts. "The Malt Whiskey" by Robin Tucek and Lohn Lamond. Lots of good info and new things to try.The book rates whiskeys based on the characteristics of Sweeness and Peatiness. The scale is 1 to 10. With it getting more sweet or peaty with a higher number.
Next on to my faves
1. Bunnahabhain (So I completly butchered the spelling the last time)
A Single Islay Malt Scotch Whiskey.
This is probably my favorite whiskey in the "$40" bottle range. (Which is as high as I'll go unless it's a really special occasion.)
According to my whiskey book
Age 12 years
Sweetness 3
Peatiness 6
(They also make a 25 year, but I haven't tried it)
The Balvenie Doublewood (my other standby)
Aged 12 years. In two casks.
First a Traditional Whiskey Oak Cask.
Second a Original Sherry Oak Cask.
Sweetness 7
Peatiness 3
Royal Lochnigar
Age 12
Sweetness 7
Peatiness 4
Gentle peat flavor.
Highland Park
This one is new to me. It was on sale so I decided to try it. I like it, but it's not going to replace the Bunnahabhain.
Age 12
Sweetness 2
Peatiness 7
I have a pretty cool book on single malts. "The Malt Whiskey" by Robin Tucek and Lohn Lamond. Lots of good info and new things to try.The book rates whiskeys based on the characteristics of Sweeness and Peatiness. The scale is 1 to 10. With it getting more sweet or peaty with a higher number.
Next on to my faves
1. Bunnahabhain (So I completly butchered the spelling the last time)
A Single Islay Malt Scotch Whiskey.
This is probably my favorite whiskey in the "$40" bottle range. (Which is as high as I'll go unless it's a really special occasion.)
According to my whiskey book
Age 12 years
Sweetness 3
Peatiness 6
(They also make a 25 year, but I haven't tried it)
The Balvenie Doublewood (my other standby)
Aged 12 years. In two casks.
First a Traditional Whiskey Oak Cask.
Second a Original Sherry Oak Cask.
Sweetness 7
Peatiness 3
Royal Lochnigar
Age 12
Sweetness 7
Peatiness 4
Gentle peat flavor.
Highland Park
This one is new to me. It was on sale so I decided to try it. I like it, but it's not going to replace the Bunnahabhain.
Age 12
Sweetness 2
Peatiness 7
MadScot
Brandy's back!
If you're going to worry about spellings, perhaps it should be pointed out that Scotch is spelled "whisky" and not "whiskey" - which is the spelling used for Irish whiskeys, among others.
That's only a minor sin (compared to, say, water, soda, etc........
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CruddyLeper
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Originally posted by MadScot
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That's only a minor sin (compared to, say, water, soda, etc........
I agree. Sacrilegious spelling of "whiskey" going on here! Please folks, it's "Whisky" if it comes from Scotland. Having adjusted English spelling out of all recognition, please at least leave the Scots their heritage
No one's mentioned my favourite single malt, when I can get it - 12 year old Langavulin.
No one's mentioned my favourite single malt, when I can get it - 12 year old Langavulin.
Hurricane
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I'm also a lover of whisky. I have 16 bottles in my collection at the moment.
Islay has some great whiskies, Lagavulin 16yo being my favourite stock whisky. The Ardbeg 1977 is slightly better, but it's hard to find and more expensive, so I haven't opened it yet. But it tasted great at the distillery.
Another favourite is Cragganmore 12yo, a Speyside whisky. Extremely complex and smooth, and not as heavy as the Islay malts. Highly recommended.
Surely you are referring to Port Ellen?
Islay has some great whiskies, Lagavulin 16yo being my favourite stock whisky. The Ardbeg 1977 is slightly better, but it's hard to find and more expensive, so I haven't opened it yet. But it tasted great at the distillery.
Another favourite is Cragganmore 12yo, a Speyside whisky. Extremely complex and smooth, and not as heavy as the Islay malts. Highly recommended.
Surely you are referring to Port Ellen?
Darkness
Shadow creature
Yep!
I prefer Glenfiddich single malt (12 years old)...
I prefer Glenfiddich single malt (12 years old)...
Luithien
Chieftain
Used to love my scotch...
That is until me and a mate polished off two bottles of str8 cutty sark one night in the middle of the desert in Peru... On the top of a 100 meter sand dune over looking an oasis mind you.
Cant even take a whiff of the stuff now without feeling ill.
That is until me and a mate polished off two bottles of str8 cutty sark one night in the middle of the desert in Peru... On the top of a 100 meter sand dune over looking an oasis mind you.
Cant even take a whiff of the stuff now without feeling ill.
Brewster
stays crunchy in milk
I've been a scotch drinker for the last dozen years. I come by this affliction honestly enough (my last name is Bruce) and my entire family drinks it on a regular basis. We even named out dog (a West Highland White Terrier) Oban.
I have tried over twenty different single malts (12 in one sitting) and several of the cheaper blended varieties. Unfortunately, not one of my friends likes it.
Some of my favs include Glenmorangie, Oban, Balvenie, and Talisker (there are a few more but I am at work and can't remember their names).
Contrary to what I have been reading here, I don't really like the flavor of the scotches from Islay. I find them too peaty and rough on the palatte (just my taste though).
When I get home from work this morning, I will toast my fellow civ gamers with a wee dram of Balvenie Double Wood.
Cheers.
I have tried over twenty different single malts (12 in one sitting) and several of the cheaper blended varieties. Unfortunately, not one of my friends likes it.
Some of my favs include Glenmorangie, Oban, Balvenie, and Talisker (there are a few more but I am at work and can't remember their names).
Contrary to what I have been reading here, I don't really like the flavor of the scotches from Islay. I find them too peaty and rough on the palatte (just my taste though).
When I get home from work this morning, I will toast my fellow civ gamers with a wee dram of Balvenie Double Wood.
Cheers.
feght
Unemployment statistic
Indeed, thats on the shelf at my local, I just couldn't remember the name - I do enjoy it, but it's a little floral for me to want to go out and buy a bottle
Originally posted by Hurricane
Surely you are referring to Port Ellen?
Nope, It is really Port ELISABETH
. We have a fairly good local Whisky trader who got hold of a few of these beauties about 10 years ago. I bought a couple, paid about £50 each for the 1974's. But, unfortunately they have now "been emptied" 
Lovely taste and dearly missed. Have not been able to find any more of these beauties since then. Would love to know if the distillery is still in business or was bought and scrapped as was so many a decade or two ago.
jeffelammar
Space for rent
Many appologies. I had never noticed that the Scotch and Irish spelled it differently. I did go back and check all of the bottles in my cabinet and found that sure enough all were spelled Whisky.
I shall now slink off, holding my head in shame.
I shall now slink off, holding my head in shame.
Green Light
Just lurking
Glenfiddich single malt, but not too much or too often, only a glass or two occasionally.
Only too bad that its so expensive here in Finland where the government keeps about 80 % tax in alcohol prices.
Only too bad that its so expensive here in Finland where the government keeps about 80 % tax in alcohol prices.
Hurricane
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Originally posted by Wotan
Nope, It is really Port ELISABETH
I've never heard about that, so I still think you are misremembering the name.
Check out this map, for example: http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/westisle.html. And I couldn't find a single mention of a Port Elisabeth either on Google or any of a number of the whisky sites I frequent.I have tried to find references to it (Pt. Elisabeth) on the internet too. No success. On the other hand the third brand I mentioned, Ileach, is a difficult bugger to find too. Still it is very much alive and in stock at stores in my area. I am rather fond of Port Ellen too. I have a couple of bottles a late 70's and one from 1981. They are treated as "objects d'arts" . I have not dared open them though, a bit of a bind, damned if you do, they tend to evaporate the instant you open them. Never understood that about good whisky? An average tasting whisky can survive for years but the really good ones will just disapear or so it seems I sent a question to the trader just now. Let's see if they can give me a reference/background re. Pt. Elisabeth.
. I have not dared open them though, a bit of a bind, damned if you do, they tend to evaporate the instant you open them. Never understood that about good whisky? An average tasting whisky can survive for years but the really good ones will just disapear or so it seems I sent a question to the trader just now. Let's see if they can give me a reference/background re. Pt. Elisabeth.Dragonlord
Fantasy Warlord
I'm a single malt lover too. My faves are Talisker and Laphroiag.
For those having trouble finding good whiskies, there are quite a few specialists selling malt whiskies on the internet. I buy at Whisky Wizard, but there are many others.
BTW, drinking single malts with ice (on the rocks) or soda is a SIN, for whick there can be no absolution...
That absolutely kills the taste....
If you really, really need to dilute it (unnecessary IMO, as a single malt should be sipped slowly in any case), use a little uncarbonated spring water, e.g. Volvic)
Should you ever be offered a single malt by a whisky afficionado and ask for ice: go shoot yourself! You'll never be invited again...
BTW again, I've seen Port Elizabeth (or is it with 's'? Not sure) too, though I've never tried it.
For those having trouble finding good whiskies, there are quite a few specialists selling malt whiskies on the internet. I buy at Whisky Wizard, but there are many others.
BTW, drinking single malts with ice (on the rocks) or soda is a SIN, for whick there can be no absolution...
That absolutely kills the taste....
If you really, really need to dilute it (unnecessary IMO, as a single malt should be sipped slowly in any case), use a little uncarbonated spring water, e.g. Volvic)
Should you ever be offered a single malt by a whisky afficionado and ask for ice: go shoot yourself! You'll never be invited again...
BTW again, I've seen Port Elizabeth (or is it with 's'? Not sure) too, though I've never tried it.
jeffelammar
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Originally posted by Dragonlord
BTW, drinking single malts with ice (on the rocks) or soda is a SIN, for whick there can be no absolution...
That absolutely kills the taste....
If you really, really need to dilute it (unnecessary IMO, as a single malt should be sipped slowly in any case), use a little uncarbonated spring water, e.g. Volvic)
Agreed - In fact several of the single malts are regularly diluted a little in order to more fully appreciate the sublety. I was shocked the first time I saw a single malt aficionado (sp?) put spring water in their whisky, but I have found that for some it really does help me appreciate the complex flavors.
Hurricane
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Ok, nice to hear I was wrong.
Got a bottle of Balvenie Port Wood (21 yo) yesterday. I must say many of the port wood finishes out there are really great; they add a comlexity and robustness to the whisky. Even the cheap Bowmore Dawn is pretty drinkable. I'm not a great fan of Sherry finishes, OTOH, which I think in many cases just make the Whisky sweeter, not necessarliy better.
Got a bottle of Balvenie Port Wood (21 yo) yesterday. I must say many of the port wood finishes out there are really great; they add a comlexity and robustness to the whisky. Even the cheap Bowmore Dawn is pretty drinkable. I'm not a great fan of Sherry finishes, OTOH, which I think in many cases just make the Whisky sweeter, not necessarliy better.
