Favorite Scotch?

[mrreindeer]

Originally Posted by baddddmonkey

Anyway, to answer the question of this topic is Johnnie Walker Red Label....mostly because it's the only one I've had. But it was good!

Hey there & welcome to the slippery scotch slope...I just started and I'm 1/2 way down the hill already.

So you know, JW Red is usually only used for mixing with something. For a little more, you're definitely better off with the JW Black you've got and yeah, you should open that sucker up.

Originally Posted by longburn

J W makes a good scotch and should do a young man just fine.One thing though,might as go ahead and down that bottle. Liquor can only age in the casks,once it's bottled it doesn't change any more.It's the combination of the wood being infused with it and the slight bit of air getting to it through the barrel which lends to ageing resulting darker amber and complexity and smoothness.

In other words, twelve year old scotch is going to be twelve year old scotch even if you keep the bottle around for 40 years.

Originally Posted by baddddmonkey

Well, I will take your word for it. Now I just need an excuse to open the bottle and drink it! Any ideas what JW black goes good with?

Most would say to drink it neat, right out of the bottle and into your glass. But if it's too strong for you, you could add a drop or two of water or some ice.

Like I said, I've already traveled down the slope pretty far in the few months I've been forcing myself to become a scotch man.

So my collection is now as follows:

The Blends:
JW Blue (gifted to me by my dirty rat of a neighbor who I now owe big)
JW Green
JW Black x 2
Chivas Regal 12

[Drambuie - which you probably can't count as a blend even though it is and it's yummy!]

The Single Malts:
Glenlivet 18
Dalwhinnie 15
Laphroaig 15

*We did a taste test of the JW 3, Chivas, Glenlivet & the Dalwhinnie not too long ago and I think I preferred the Dalwhinnie. Now that I've added on the Laphroaig, that might be my favorite although I'm looking forward to doing a taste test of all of them again.

[cpk]

Hey mrreindeer, try one of my favorite drinks. A Rusty Nail consists of 2oz Scotch and 1.5 oz of Dramubie on the ice. It is a great drink. Mix that up with your JW Black. Or you could also make a Godfather. It is Armaretto or any Almond Liquer mixed with Scotch. The same measurements apply. These are a nice change from a dram of Scotch.

Joe

[McVegas]

Dalwhinnie is my go-to scotch, but I really enjoy the older Laphroaigs too.

[docruger]

JW RED until i gave up drinking

[cpk]

Here is great post on one of my favorite audio sites. I really like the list and the top ten picks really agree with my palate.

Scotch!!

Joe

[popNsmoke]

glenlevit 12 yr nice and peaty...would pair well with the el centurion witch has some peaty undertones....

[McVegas]

Originally Posted by cpk

Here is great post on one of my favorite audio sites. I really like the list and the top ten picks really agree with my palate.

Scotch!!

Joe

Nice link. I buy Talisker, Oban, Lagavulin, and HP from time to time as well. I need to try some of the others.

[cleggstore]

Balvenie 21 tied with Macallan 25

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by baddddmonkey

Well, I will take your word for it. Now I just need an excuse to open the bottle and drink it! Any ideas what JW black goes good with?

Anyway, I thought the longer you kept it, the better it got. I know my dad has kept a few bottles of Crown Royal for some time. The ones that have been sitting at least 10+ years taste a lot better than it would if I just bought some off the shelf. Either that, or I just think it tastes better because its older. Oh well, time to booze it up!

Drink it neat idealy, or with a splash of water or an ice cube. It shouldn't be mixed with anything. To warm up to it though, you may want to put a subtantial amount of ice into it. As you get more experienced, you can wean (sp?) yourself off the ice.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by cleggstore

Balvenie 21 tied with Macallan 25

Both are outstanding! A friend of mine set aside a few drams of the Macallan 50 yr from 1946 (value is over $7k/bottle) that he got from his Father in Law. Cannot wait for that!

[jerseysmoker]

Love the JW red for winter then in summer bonbay saf.

[Tarks]

My go to scotch is:

Macallan 12
Glenlivet 18
Glenfiddich 12

I would love to try some higher end scotch but most are not in my price range.

[cpk]

Tarks,
Try tye Clynelish 14. It goes for about $45. I picked up a bottle of the Mac 12 in the sherry cask. I need to let this breath a little. I still prefer the Mac 18.

Joe

[Tarks]

Thanks. I'll will defnately give that a go next time. Unfortunately that bottle goes for $79.95 up here in the taxland of Canada. But still within my price range.

[Tarks]

Has anyone had a chance to try Macallan 25? This is my dream bottle!