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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:59 PM Philistine indeed. Putting something sweet into a 20-year-old malt is the action of a man who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a bottle of whisky. He needs to stick to kiddie alcopops. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:22 PM I don't think we have that one here. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 02:26 PM Ah yes, I remember that Sainsbury's one. Very nice it was. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:07 AM Gosh, my preview version of that post didn't look like that! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:06 AM “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” — Mark Twain “There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.” ? William Faulkner All very wise, apart from the spelling. Decades ago, I read a quote somewhere that went something like: "There's no bad whisky. There's only very good whisky and excellent whisky" but I can't find it now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Backwoodsman Date: 22 Oct 23 - 03:49 PM Back when I still drank alcohol (i.e. Pre-2006) my favourite Malt was Bunnahabheinn, from the NE coast of Islay. Heavy, dark, peaty. Eighteen years since I had a taste. Visited the distillery several times during my sea-going years. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Big Al Whittle Date: 26 Oct 23 - 01:27 PM Mind you the taste of Talisker was a bit like medical liquid. I loved that toffee flavour of Whyte and Mackay. Sainsbury's Irish whiskey was light and perfumed, it was my favourite - but they stopped doing it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Big Al Whittle Date: 23 Oct 23 - 05:46 PM I think the Scotch I really loved was Talisker. About four seconds after the first taste, there was this peppery after taste. Quite exquisite. If God really has it in for me _ I'll spend the first million years of eternity going round apologising for my behaviour chasing that after taste. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Oct 23 - 12:44 AM My local newspaper ran this story but it has a paywall, so I think this will serve (but damn, it's a day too late!): Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Opens Entry For Limited-Release Lottery Featuring Highly Sought Products 10/23/2023 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 25 Oct 23 - 05:09 PM gillymor, it's a shame not to open it, just to see what they were sharing with you. If you aren't fond of it the contents still might be welcome by occasional guests to your home. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 22 Oct 23 - 02:46 PM I think Kendall decided Abelour was his favorite, if I recall the results as we tasted various brands available when this thread started over a decade ago. That's about the only thing I know about that brand. It always strikes me as unusual that some of you in the UK (or all of you in the UK?) can buy hard liquor in the grocery store. Most of the states I've been in will allow beer and wine sales in grocery venues, but higher proof needs a separate business. Only in Arizona did I see everything for sale in one place (and that was in Walgreens pharmacies - I don't remember if hard stuff is sold in groceries? They may need to be in a separate room because of minors in the store.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Donuel Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:31 PM A good 20 year old Scotch with a splash of Drambuie is what I prefer. Some call it a rusty nail. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Donuel Date: 23 Oct 23 - 06:35 AM I was surprised to learn there are people who take Scotch intravenously. They say they can still taste it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Raggytash Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:36 PM Philistine |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:52 PM Bill you reminded me of a bottle of McClelland’s Single Malt Lowland that was gifted me (probably regifted as it was from a teatotaller) and it was so bad that I took one swig of it and stuck it in the kitchen closet where it remained for years until one desperate, boozeless night after running out of beer at a jam session we disposed of it. I see now they're getting $26 A bottle for that truly nasty swill. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 26 Oct 23 - 04:40 AM SRS, I'm well familiar with this whisky as it was my old pal's favorite tipple on special occasions. The bottle, which has been the centerpiece of a small shrine for about 6 years is going to a family member after I'm no longer around. He'll be able to appreciate it far more than I ever could. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 23 Oct 23 - 07:01 AM 50 ccs 12 yr. old single malt stat! Seems like there was a time back in the '70's or 80's when rock stars were shooting up booze for fun. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 22 Oct 23 - 04:43 PM I'm not much of a Scotch drinker but I have a bottle of Lagavulin 16 sitting on a side table in the living room that serves as a memorial to my late friend and fishing buddy, Don who left it to me, probably as a posthumous effort to convert me to the stuff but I haven't got the heart to open it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 26 Oct 23 - 05:44 PM " "There's no bad whisky. There's only very good whisky and excellent whisky" but I can't find it now. " I have this partial bottle of 8 year old Glen Gyle that might change your mind. It was a gift along with some good stuff. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 24 Oct 23 - 01:16 PM "..don't listen to me!" Got it, Steve. I understand...sort of... why folks choose heavy peat. I also understand why some choose very hot peppers, but I don't listen to them either! I suppose we 'could' pool our money and share some Talisker. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Sol Date: 19 Oct 23 - 07:17 PM From my limited experience, I have found Aberlour to be my 2nd favourite. Macallan's being it's only superior. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Oct 23 - 07:32 PM Well I've always found that Abelour is just a bit dull. Sorry to be a contrarian. I'm biased because I'm a confirmed heavy peat man, so don't listen to me! Tragically, I've just seen Talisker ten at fifty-two quid in Waitrose. I'm in mourning. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 15 Oct 23 - 01:59 PM I never buy malts for myself, Maggie. I solicit them from my nearest and dearest at Christmas and for my birthday, which events, fortuitously, are just about six months apart. Ardbeg Ten usually comes in at about £45 which is very pricey, but swooping is done when it's on offer anywhere. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 15 Oct 23 - 12:21 PM I've become inordinately fond of Ardbeg Ten in recent times. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 15 Oct 23 - 01:32 PM The Shieldag that I like is as close as I could come to the Ardbeg without the sticker shock, and the Macleod fits in that (though it's closer to the price I paid for Ardbeg last time I bought it.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 15 Oct 23 - 12:05 PM We've been reading the same discussion elsewhere; after a couple of dozen tests of different single malt products I settled on the store brand at Total Wine (actually, they say it isn't a store brand, but they buy about 95% of what that company makes, so few others carry it). The Shieldag Highland variety. I recently was in a different store poking around and found a Macleod's Islay single malt that has about the same amount of smoke and peat (and they say salt); I think it's more typical for that flavor mix in the Islay, from talking to a couple of clerks about varieties. Anyway, the complexity and less-sweet aspects of Scotch appeal to me much more than sweet cocktails (the subject of that other discussion). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Oct 23 - 02:57 AM Lidl's Ben Bracken malts are surprisingly good for about £17. They do Highland, Islay and Speyside with the latter being my favourite. I also start to sing Sir James the Rose when I drink it. Because it rhymes:-D On a blended tangent, anyone know what has become of Stewart's Cream of the Barley? I used to like that but have not seen it for years. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 19 Oct 23 - 07:24 PM I got my interest in Scotch thru MacAllan's. Aberlour is a fine substitute. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 15 Oct 23 - 01:53 PM It turns out that the Total Wine store nearest to where I'll be moving soon doesn't carry hard liquor. Evidently Virginia has adopted a 'hard liquor only at state ABC stores' policy. I've never been to one, so I have no idea of what they carry. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 15 Oct 23 - 10:32 AM I was reminded of this thread today, and I thought I would add my recent acquisition of this: https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/highland-park/highland-park-15-year-old-viking-heart-whisky/ Sipping it very slowly |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Oct 23 - 12:44 AM My local newspaper ran this story but it has a paywall, so I think this will serve (but damn, it's a day too late!): Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Opens Entry For Limited-Release Lottery Featuring Highly Sought Products 10/23/2023 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:59 PM Philistine indeed. Putting something sweet into a 20-year-old malt is the action of a man who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a bottle of whisky. He needs to stick to kiddie alcopops. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:52 PM Bill you reminded me of a bottle of McClelland’s Single Malt Lowland that was gifted me (probably regifted as it was from a teatotaller) and it was so bad that I took one swig of it and stuck it in the kitchen closet where it remained for years until one desperate, boozeless night after running out of beer at a jam session we disposed of it. I see now they're getting $26 A bottle for that truly nasty swill. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Raggytash Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:36 PM Philistine |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Donuel Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:31 PM A good 20 year old Scotch with a splash of Drambuie is what I prefer. Some call it a rusty nail. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:22 PM I don't think we have that one here. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 26 Oct 23 - 05:44 PM " "There's no bad whisky. There's only very good whisky and excellent whisky" but I can't find it now. " I have this partial bottle of 8 year old Glen Gyle that might change your mind. It was a gift along with some good stuff. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 02:26 PM Ah yes, I remember that Sainsbury's one. Very nice it was. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Big Al Whittle Date: 26 Oct 23 - 01:27 PM Mind you the taste of Talisker was a bit like medical liquid. I loved that toffee flavour of Whyte and Mackay. Sainsbury's Irish whiskey was light and perfumed, it was my favourite - but they stopped doing it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:07 AM Gosh, my preview version of that post didn't look like that! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Oct 23 - 06:06 AM “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” — Mark Twain “There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.” ? William Faulkner All very wise, apart from the spelling. Decades ago, I read a quote somewhere that went something like: "There's no bad whisky. There's only very good whisky and excellent whisky" but I can't find it now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 26 Oct 23 - 04:40 AM SRS, I'm well familiar with this whisky as it was my old pal's favorite tipple on special occasions. The bottle, which has been the centerpiece of a small shrine for about 6 years is going to a family member after I'm no longer around. He'll be able to appreciate it far more than I ever could. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 25 Oct 23 - 05:09 PM gillymor, it's a shame not to open it, just to see what they were sharing with you. If you aren't fond of it the contents still might be welcome by occasional guests to your home. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Bill D Date: 24 Oct 23 - 01:16 PM "..don't listen to me!" Got it, Steve. I understand...sort of... why folks choose heavy peat. I also understand why some choose very hot peppers, but I don't listen to them either! I suppose we 'could' pool our money and share some Talisker. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Big Al Whittle Date: 23 Oct 23 - 05:46 PM I think the Scotch I really loved was Talisker. About four seconds after the first taste, there was this peppery after taste. Quite exquisite. If God really has it in for me _ I'll spend the first million years of eternity going round apologising for my behaviour chasing that after taste. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 23 Oct 23 - 07:01 AM 50 ccs 12 yr. old single malt stat! Seems like there was a time back in the '70's or 80's when rock stars were shooting up booze for fun. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Donuel Date: 23 Oct 23 - 06:35 AM I was surprised to learn there are people who take Scotch intravenously. They say they can still taste it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: gillymor Date: 22 Oct 23 - 04:43 PM I'm not much of a Scotch drinker but I have a bottle of Lagavulin 16 sitting on a side table in the living room that serves as a memorial to my late friend and fishing buddy, Don who left it to me, probably as a posthumous effort to convert me to the stuff but I haven't got the heart to open it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Backwoodsman Date: 22 Oct 23 - 03:49 PM Back when I still drank alcohol (i.e. Pre-2006) my favourite Malt was Bunnahabheinn, from the NE coast of Islay. Heavy, dark, peaty. Eighteen years since I had a taste. Visited the distillery several times during my sea-going years. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Question about Scotch From: Stilly River Sage Date: 22 Oct 23 - 02:46 PM I think Kendall decided Abelour was his favorite, if I recall the results as we tasted various brands available when this thread started over a decade ago. That's about the only thing I know about that brand. It always strikes me as unusual that some of you in the UK (or all of you in the UK?) can buy hard liquor in the grocery store. Most of the states I've been in will allow beer and wine sales in grocery venues, but higher proof needs a separate business. Only in Arizona did I see everything for sale in one place (and that was in Walgreens pharmacies - I don't remember if hard stuff is sold in groceries? They may need to be in a separate room because of minors in the store.) |
