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Originally Posted by Ubetit
This is probably directed at me since I listed two single malts.
Scotch drinker for 20+ years. I've had many of them, blended and singles. I prefer Lagavulin because of the flavor. There are few blended scotch's that offer that flavor profile, like double black Johnnie, but to me it falls short. I like single malts for their individual distinguishing characteristics. It's harder to grab me with a blended.
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I'd agree... I drink single malts the vast majority of the time, because I prefer their individual characteristics. I am not a fan of most of the Johnny Walker vintages, and I prefer Chivas Royal Salute to Johnny Blue any day.
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Originally Posted by Nismodean
Special Occasions (Too damn expensive otherwise):
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QUESTION: Has anyone ever tried this? I would love to know it's qualities or lack thereof.
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Macallan in any vintage is great, I drink the 12-year pretty regularly. The rest are special-occasion drinks.
The Pinch is ok... I can't really characterize it though, as it's been quite a while and I don't remember it all that well.
The last few months I've been pretty hooked on The Balvenie. The Doublewood is awesome... smooth and slightly sweet. The Caribbean cask 14-year is sweeter (rum barrels, you know), but not quite as smooth. Macallan 12 has more body and is a bit darker/richer.
For quite a while I was almost exclusively into Glenlivet and went through a half-gallon a week or so. Since trying out The Balvenie and Macallan, I've been hooked, though. Can't believe it took me 15+ years of Scotch drinking to try Macallan. lol
I visited the Auchentoshen distillery in Glasgow a few years back, and liked it ok at the time, along with their sister brand Bowmore. But now, I can't handle the smokiness/peatiness in much more than very small volume. Same goes for Laphroig. In general, I think the Islays are very peaty, but I'm more of a highland malt kind of guy.
I did buy a bottle of Glenmorangie Signet (at about $200), and liked it very much, but as mentioned above... the jump in price didn't justify the improvement in the whisky. I get The Balvenie Doublewood at anywhere from $48-55/bottle and it is 95% as good as the Glenmorangie Signet.
Big fan of Glenfiddich 18-year, too, but I don't see that around much, and at ~$80/bottle (if my memory serves), I go through it way too quickly to be cost-effective.
I caught myself earlier in the year, when going through a bad breakup for a couple of months, spending more in a month on Scotch than on rent, and one month more than on rent and utilities combined. I've since cut back to maybe around $300 a month or so. lol
Yeah, I know.... I've got a problem....
I have to be at work too often! lol