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Fan of whiskey myself. I mostly drink the sweeter stuff and Balvenie is my go to brand. Noted I also have some Monkey Shoulder I like a lot. This chart is useful for people to understand the various types of scotch from the sweet smooth stuff to the smoky peaty stuff you need a knife and fork to get down ya.
On age the reason it costs so much more is it costs money to store the stuff in casks until it's done. The longer you store it the more invested. Plus there is loss every year it is in a cask. I read somewhere that 23 year Van Winkle starts with a 53 gallon cask. After 23 years there are 22 gallons left. I can taste a difference in 12 year scotch versus 21 year scotch. Definitely smoother. But truth is if I am drinking, first one (small one at that cost) is 21 year. Then I revert to my usual 14 year Caribbean cask Balvenie. If I have more after one large one of those it's Famous Grouse cause I can't taste anything now anyway. |
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i love getting together with anyone who loves scotch and sharing a 70 cl bottle to finish just scotch on ice.
thankfully ive had a few guys helping me over the past 6 years and odd Friday evenings in Glasgow to have experienced most medium priced single malts. my all time favourites are talisker storm, singleton tailfire ,glenfiddich 14 and yamazaki(japanese).All of them are reasonably priced between £30-50). |
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Great thread - I'm almost exclusively into SM so the spirits thread is hit or miss, this is more to the point. I'll have to post some pics when I sober up enough to snap some. For a while I was getting a bottle a week to try different things, so I have a lot of variety.
My current thing is the non-chill filtered ones. I find these to be more flavorful (like Ardbeg, Laphroaig CS and QC, etc.). Current fav's are Ardbeg Corryvreckan, Laphroaig CS or QC, Bruichladdich Port Charlotte, and Lagavulin (liking the 8yo a lot, and the 16 is a true classic). And A'Bunadh for when I'm more into sherry than peat (got a great deal on those a few years ago and sort of overbought - it was less than $60/bottle). And is Eagle Rare one of those that went from using one source/recipe to another? I got a bottle a few years ago based on a ton of rave reviews, but it was really mediocre (IMO). Also totally common, available everywhere but some talk of it being quite rare. I continue to see mixed reviews, some love it, some not at all, and it made me wonder if I just got their low-rent version or something. |
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I love it, some people don't. Some people don't love Blanton's, some do. Much like with most/any whisk(e)y, I'd bet. |
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Pretty sure that's a garden gnome, not a unicorn.
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My latest is #50, so I can't say on newer versions. I've had #s 20, 30, 33, 36, 39, 47, and 50. Each is a little different, enough to appreciate the difference, but still more similar than not.
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If you have Hulu, the documentary “Neat: The Story of Bourbon” is available and a good way to burn an hour or so. Grab a bottle and a glass, and enjoy.
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It was an interesting film, I enjoyed it.
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What do you prefer, that will help narrow it down. Bourbon, Rye, Scotch (what area), etc.
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Just something as an everyday drinkable whisky?
$50 for a Bourbon can get you some good ones, as Bourbon doesn't have the same taxes as Scotch/Irish etc... So the range of 'top shelf' is a bit different I've heard Angel's Envy is great, but haven't ever pulled the trigger at $50 for a bottle. The forum is already split on Eagle Rare (one of my fav bourbons, although Bourbon is not my strong suit) is like $30-35. Japanese though? Tough to find at that price... |
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