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SquatingBear
United States20 Posts
On December 30 2011 19:14 Surth wrote: Old Fashioned and Manhattan. Both traditionally use american whiskey though. I wouldnt mix scotch with anything to be honest :p Can't go wrong with either of those. Mad Men anyone? | ||
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Equity213
Canada873 Posts
On December 29 2011 11:44 stokes17 wrote: ...Glenmorangie 10- This one is kind of lost on me. Its good no doubt, maybe too complex for my current palate, But i can't really discern much  Talisker 10- The Show Stopper of this Xmas. Holy shit this is a brilliant scotch. Very peaty, but extremely balanced-- no where close to a peat or smoke bomb. Absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a full bodied scotch! I'm def getting an Ardbeg when I'm at school but I'm torn between the 10 year and the ugildial. Has anyone tried both? Obviously the ugildail is much more expensive but its significantly higher abv which more or less means my drams will cost the same. Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers!! In the Glenmorangie I get lemon and orange citrus, vanilla, oak, and big apricot notes in the delivery. It is complex, but try shutting off your other senses when tasting (closed eyes, quiet room) and you will find some of the other notes in there. Talsiker 10 is just the bomb, nuff said. As for ardbeg, I haven't tried Uigeadail yet but was honestly a little dissapointed by the 10. Its probably my least favorite Islay whisky. I wish I had just gone straight for the uigeadail, I would recommend you do that. | ||
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Icapica
Finland206 Posts
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Rexking
United States45 Posts
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DieterEilts
Germany283 Posts
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Rexking
United States45 Posts
On January 01 2012 11:43 DieterEilts wrote: blue label is really not that good, imo I'm not a pro at this. What do you recommend? | ||
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Wetty
Australia419 Posts
On January 01 2012 11:47 Rexking wrote: I'm not a pro at this. What do you recommend? Blue label is a *good* whisky, but peoples tastes vary. Some people might not like it, but I believe most will agree that it's a good whisky. The problem most people have with blue label is the price tag - its not the whisky, its the fact that its about twice the price of a lot of other whiskies, some that people would call better. Blue label is something that i doubt ill buy, but if someone is offering, ill happily enjoy it. As for something to try, my personal favourite at the moment is the Ballantines 17, a blended scotch which is awesome. Its about half the price of blue label (So still pretty expensive) and, in my opinion, better. There are plenty of other choices of bottles around the same price range (half of blue label) that are examples (EDIT: in this thread even :D) of something you might enjoy more than, or at least as much as, blue label. Hence blue label is labelled as "not that good" by a fair few people. | ||
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Equity213
Canada873 Posts
Smokehead smells like a wet stinky ardbeg (in a good way) but has the taste and development of lagavulin, IMHO. Anyone have any guesses as to what it is? | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
I originally was going to spend hours browsing through L.A. Whisk(e)y Society's ratings, but I might as well come here and get some recommendations. WHAT YA GOT TL? | ||
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HeavenS
Colombia2259 Posts
I was shocked but amazed at how good it was. So i've been sipping on Macallan 12 ever since and its really really great and not too expensive. I want to get my hands on some Macallan 18 when i get more $. Oh and also, Jameson is fucking delicious for the price! A place around here has it for 19$! thats crazyy, ive been sipping on that too lol bought two bottles on new years along with the macallan 12. I also bought and tried Oban, but i didnt find it to be that good, and for the price, not worth it. The bartenders recommended i try: Lagavulin 16 (this ones next on my list) Dalwinne and i want that Glenmorangie Nectar d'or i saw in this thread. :D cant wait to try em edit: I also want to get my hands on some whiskey stones ! | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
http://www.lawhiskeysociety.com/whiskey-profile/398/Macallan-1951 Apparently a bottle is ~$3500. You really lucked out on that one.  | ||
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
Not used to Islay malts... So fucking smoky and peaty.... I might puke in a few minutes. | ||
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abalam
Switzerland316 Posts
On January 21 2012 14:57 SoLaR[i.C] wrote: Drinking Ardbeg 10 at a whisky bar as I type. Not used to Islay malts... So fucking smoky and peaty.... I might puke in a few minutes. try it again tomorrow, if you can. you'll be surprised ...  | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
On January 21 2012 17:11 abalam wrote: try it again tomorrow, if you can. you'll be surprised ... Yea. Bad choice at the end of a long night of DRANKIN' | ||
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Abraxas514
Canada475 Posts
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
On January 02 2012 02:51 Equity213 wrote: I tried about 6 single malts last night, it was good fun. One of which was the mystery malt: Smokehead. A couple other people mentioned it in this thread so I figured I would bring it up. Smokehead smells like a wet stinky ardbeg (in a good way) but has the taste and development of lagavulin, IMHO. Anyone have any guesses as to what it is? Almost all the bids I've heard is Ardbeg or Caol Ila. Most say it tastes like an Ardbeg but that they have sources that it's from Caol Ila. | ||
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freewareplayer
Germany403 Posts
On December 31 2011 10:40 SquatingBear wrote: I used to be a big vodka guy, but lately have been getting into whiskey. Personally I like Bushmills 10 yr or Jacks Single Barrel. Good price, good quality. Loving the 10yr Bushmills, the quite strong cherry note in it is really something. | ||
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Skithiryx
Australia648 Posts
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ster
Netherlands94 Posts
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