Favorite Scotch?

[jadeg001]

Johnny Walker Blue. I've had it once when a friend received a bottle as a house warming gift. My God it is smooth!

[jiggahertz]

I'm a big fan of the islays, if I'm paying my go to is Laphroaig. If someone else is paying it's Lagavulin

[mrreindeer]

Originally Posted by 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

Thanks Joe!

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

Hey - can you put the list here Joe? I have to register over there and well, I can't spread myself so thin....

Originally Posted by 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.

Man, new favorite....Macallan 18...wow. And much better than Glenlivet 18 in my opinion.

Macallan 12 ain't too bad either!

[craigchilds]

favorite Scotch is a tie between Lagavulin 16 and Glennfiddich 21,

Go-to scotch Old Pulteney (Islay malt, goes for around $35/bottle)

Also fond of:
Glennfidich 15
Bowmore
Caol Ila 12
Glennfiddich Caoran Reserve (not available in States)
Aberlour Single Cask

[kas]

My favorite scotch is usually a rye.

But when I indulge, I love Balvenie. And my wife gave me a bottle of Scapa, which has a nice honeyed sweetness to it.

[AspiringGent]

Probably Dalwhinnie 15 or Ardbeg 10

[Tarks]

Nice to see some new life to this thread. Still wondering if anyone has tried Macallan 25?

[mrreindeer]

On my list....finally getting a Vacation coming to me this weekend & the week upcoming so if I see it on a list anywhere....I'm gonna do it.

[mickdoesclick]

Glenfiddich 12yo Special Reserve
The Macallan 10yo
The Macallan Master's Edition

[Jimmy Ray]

Dalmore Cigar Maltisvery good too.
Dalwinnie(not sure of the spelling) is another good one

[Nismo#12]

I'm relatively new to scotch. But I'm a person who finds the light side of everything.
Red Label - not bad
Black label - enjoyable
Glenlivet - pretty nice i must say
I've had a sip of Laphroaig - wow way smokey but yet good.

[commonsenseman]

If I could afford it I'd drink Gold Label, but since I can't I enjoy Glenlivet & Black Label.

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

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.







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.

I'm with you on the Drambuie, Dave. Discovered this about 20 years ago and it is my "go to" whiskey. Pair it up with just about any cigar and you have a great duo. Regular scotch I have never been able to get my taste buds around,,tastes too much like iodine to me.