alt.drinks.scotch-whisky - POLL!!!
Von Fourche
Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big city
tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
would be fun to have a little poll:
1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
it?
3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
Speyside)
8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
weekdays, weekends)
10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
your favorite?
11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
13. What's your favorite wine?
14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
or keep it all for yourself?
Douglas W. Hoyt
This must be a mystical connection, because I just had a dram of Ardbeg 10
(with a sliver of ice); now I'm capping off the evening with that
pomegranatey Bowmore Dusk.
>>>>>1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
Don't know--but I'll keep trying!
>>>> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
>>>> like it?
I've had some I really don't like but I've had others from the same
distillery that were o.k.; maybe this shouldn't be a good/bad whisky
question and instead a
which-distillery-do-you-have-a-negative-association-with question, in which
case the answer might be Glenfiddich. But if I think of the one dram in
recent moons that has been a complete waste of money, it would be:
Tobermory.
>>>> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
I don't really like any blended scotch, really. I've had some that will do
in a pinch, including Pinch, but Pinch still won't do. I think JW Black
might be the choice--except that I haven't had it in a decade or more. Or
maybe Chivas Regal, because when I went to Vegas that one time 15 years ago
on a strange gambling/room gambit offer that wound up costing me $71 for
three nights at the Stratosphere plus all the Chivas I could drink, I
really did appreciate all the Chivas I could drink. All blends represent
an evil compromise, unless you can afford acceptable blends that cost more
than great single malts.
>>>>>> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not
>>>>>> like it?
"Rail" scotch. This is not the scotch served on trains, this is the scotch
that bars pay less than nothing for, and dribble out if you order a "scotch
on the rocks"--this is the kind of scotch that tastes like Canadian whisky
("rail" Canadian whisky, that is).
>>>>> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
My 24-year-old Longmorn from Gordon & McPhail. It was a love/hate
relationship. It was intensely woody and syrupy and bourbony and
drippingly complex--not in subtle ways, but in head-smacking ways. I
didn't really like it, but there is really nothing like it, and everybody
else I served it to loved it, but they weren't always scotch fans.
>>>> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
O.K., I am rather 'scottish' in my expenditures on scotch. $67 for an
Ardbeg 17 is the most I have ever paid for a bottle. My current $29.99
Ardbeg 10 is far better than that 17, I might add.
>>>>>> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
>>>>>> Speyside)
All of the others put together times twelve don't add up anywhere near to
Islay, though I'm always pounding the liquor store pavement in search of
great non-peaty wonders (see: Don Quixote; see: windmills).
>>>>>>> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with
>>>>>>> water/ice/soda/etc...)
Neat, of course. But I've just started doing this: start the dram neat;
enjoy; add a sliver of ice (a sliver being far less than a cube) then
enjoy the slightly liberated dew-dropped version; as the ice starts to
de-ice itself, enjoy a very slightly cooler version of the original whisky;
as the whisky warms again, enjoy the changing shades of temperature &
dew-of-the-rose permutations of temperature, viscosity, and texture;
enjoy; pour another malt and endure the same rigamarole.
>>> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
>>> weekdays, weekends)
Caffeine reigns till 430pm. After that, whisky is possible, but
"pre-prandials" are a bit gob-smacking, so I usually wait till after dinner.
Days of week are fully interchangeable. Whisky follows brilliantly upon
brilliant beers (especially Belgians), by the way, so they are usually the
icing of the evening cake, if they make it into the daily mix at all.
Though is must be noted that certain whiskies when enjoyed at
"pre-prandials" (before dinner) are carvingly sweet and bold--the same
whiskies taken after dinner can seem duller or slighter. Still, drinking
whisky before dinner is not smart, for me.
>>>>> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what
>>>>> is your favorite?
I have these world-class bourbons in the upper cabinet. I can never bring
myself to actually drink them. They are "cloying". The George T. Stagg
that I got a year or two ago is the amazing exception--absolutely world
class. I can't bring myself to actually drinkwhat I have left of it either,
because all I have left is one 175ml wine-flight-sized bottle, and I guard
it carefully.
>>>>> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
Once in a rare while I cook with the whisky in a glass next to me, but that
is very rare, because that would pretty much make it a pre-prandial. I do
imagine, though, that marinating pork in a cheap Islay for 24 hours would be
interesting!
>>>>> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Never. Completely incongruous.
>>>>>> 13. What's your favorite wine?
Great (red) zinfandels; interesting offbeat Italians (barolo, barbera,
dolcetto, primitivo); big buttery chardonnays; pretty & complex local
German whites like Franconian Bacchus, Mueller Thurgau, and Silvaner.
>>>>> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
A margarita made with terrific tequila and fresh lime is great, but it's too
hard on the system; my real late evening favorite is a negroni (Campari,
red vermouth, and a spot of gin). And hey--let's not forget grappa!!!
>>>>> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant
>>>>> other or keep it all for yourself?
I do all the grunt research, and then share the really important findings.
Steffen Bräuner
The Ardbeg 10 is one of my favourite's so here we go...
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
The first two questions is very hard to answer. Every single distillery, has
come out with some very good make. Some distilleries are of course higher
rated in my world, but thats often due to a wider range of selection. My top
list certainly includes Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Springbank.. But the winner is
Brora. The reason I like this whisky is due to the many different bottlings,
also independent which have given me many good experiences. Going very
specifically I would recommend Ardbeg 21, and Brora 30.
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
> like
> it?
Isle of Jura. I tried the 10, 16 and 21 almost in a row 3½ years year ago
and they all tasted almost the same, very immature. Tobermory and Ledaig has
produced som bad stuff as well. And Arran have give me some stuff. But Isle
of Jura takes the winner.
I still have to oppose myself, for these distilleries have also given me
some excellent experiences. The new(er) Isle of Jura Superstition is nice,
so is 1984. Legacy is still bad. I had a Ledaig 7y made for the french
market. Horrible. The 10y and 15y, which ar more common are better and fine.
Tobermory 10y isn't that bad for a not good whisky end of the day. The bad
Arran was their first release back in 1999 (I think). The stuff you can get
today is often very good. I have excellent bottlings from SMWS of both Isle
of Jura and Arran
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Black Bottle 10y. Very delicate peat and quite cheap. Johnny Walker Gold
also comes into my mind and BJN
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
Anything from the cheap supermarket. Only used for blend. Around here we
often find King George!
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
I tried a 50y Glen Grant on a bar (The Grill) in Aberdeen. It was late. I
was drunk. But I think it was good. I also tried a 50y Glenfarclas from
Adelphi. That was VERY good. No damage from the years on the wood. Very
delicate
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
A bottle of Laphroaig 30y. 170£ taxfree in Singapore. I bought the last
7-8cl og a Springbank 35y for 35£ once. I also bought a bottle og lagavulin
25y to a tasting for 250?
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
>
Islay
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
No ice. And from a proper glass (Glencairn or another tulipshaped "whisky
glass" like Ardbegs own merchandise glasses)
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
As often as possible and whenever. Often late at night, but early in the
morning is the best, before your taste buds get ruined. Not while working or
before driving !
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
I have tried some really good Japanese. Yoichi have given me the best
experiences
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
Very seldom. I tried a good steaksauce with Chivas 12 from the whisky
magazine
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
>
It happens. Whisky and food doesn't go to well. I prefer a good beer to my
food
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
Ports and Madeira for my desserts. Otherwise I try to avoid it. The world of
beer have so much more to offer IMHO
>
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
Not to fond of cocktails. I like Irish Coffee and a Whisky sour
>
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
I share my whisky with everybody
>
Steffen
Shimrod
>
>
> Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big city
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
>
Springbank 32 year old Adelphi bottling. Spectacular in every
way.
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
>
Loch Dhu, 'nuff said
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
I prefer not to drink blends.
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
See above
>
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
1958 Highland Park, loved it. Couldn't afford a full bottle.
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
Springbank 1966 Local Barley. Paid $200 US at the time, worth
more now.
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
>
Islay
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with
> water/ice/soda/etc...)
>
Neat, water added only if ABV exceeds 55%
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
>
Yes
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
A.H. Hirsch 16 year old bourbon, rarely.
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
No
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
No
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
Wine is spoiled grape juice. If I can't have whisky, give me a
a good micro-brew or Belgian Kriek.
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
Bloody Mary with a slice of habanero pepper, for those morning
> afters.
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant
> other
> or keep it all for yourself?
Depends, I'll share the lower ranked whiskys, but my rare
and/or exceptional bottlings I won't even share with my sainted
auld mither...yup, I'm a selfish bastard.
Shimrod
Damn, now I'm all thirsty...
Steffen Bräuner
Forgot about the Loch Dhu. Truly the worst whisky ever. And today it's worth
money !. People are Suckers...
Steffen
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Douglas W. Hoyt
>>>>> can't have whisky, give me a a good micro-brew or Belgian Kriek.
Hear hear for great "malt" also in it's undistilled form. As beer writers
like to point out, great beer is usually far more complex than wines, with
hundreds of identifiable flavors (identifiable by flavor anaylsis, not
necessarily by me). And just as it is with whiskies that eventully all
roads lead to Islay, with beers eventually the roads lead to Belgium
(though some of the U.S. microbrewers are rewriting the maps).
Douglas W. Hoyt
I left that one out because I've been avoiding it for so long--not is it
kind of rough, it has this odd, simply almost almondy flavor I don't enjoy.
And I also agree that the peat in the Superstition seems to pretty much fix
things!
Steffen Bräuner
Steffen
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Disclaimer - I'm fairly new to the whisky game, so I haven't tried very
many yet...
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
Laphroaig 10yo - love the Islaydine.
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you
> not like
> it?
Glenfiddich 12 (I think it was) - dunno, just seemed coarse compared to
the others I've had. But just 'cause it's my least favourite doesn't
mean I disliked it exactly.
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Can't remember the various blends I've had. Probably dimple, dunno why.
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not
> like it?
Probably Johnny Red or something - used to drink scotch & coke/dry before
I discovered real whisky.
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Lagavulin 16yo. Yes :)
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
Hmmm. Don't think I've bought one yet - they were all gifts ;)
Laphroaig was bought with gift money; does that count?
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland,
> Islay,
> Speyside)
Islay.
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with
> water/ice/soda/etc...)
Neat, by the half-shot or nipped out of a hip flask.
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
Late night.
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what
> is
> your favorite?
Jamesons Irish.
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
Probably - I have a tendency to reach for the bar cupboard and add a
splash of whatever takes my fancy to whatever I happen to be cooking.
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Sometimes.
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
A cheap one - I'm not much of a wine connoisseur, more of a beer and malt
whisky kinda girl (oh, and really good cognac/armagnac).
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
Too hard to choose - depends on the mood. Do "mixers" count? Contenders
include Campari soda, gin 'n' tonic, vodka tonic, cranberry soda (does it
have to be alcoholic?), vodka lime 'n' soda and a creation of my own
comprising amaretto, peach schnapps and cranberry juice (and sometimes
soda).
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant
> other
> or keep it all for yourself?
He's welcome to it, but he prefers his scotch liqueurs :)
K
--
nil illegitimi carborundum
Esmond
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>
>
> Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big
> city
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
>
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
> like
> it?
>
I once tasted Old Rosdhu(?) - instantly memorable in a "never want to taste
again" kind of way
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
>
I try to avoid most blended Scotch, not a grain afficionado
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
>
See answer above
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
>
I don't hold much stead by age, probably a Laphroaig 30.
Very good but no punch.
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
>
No idea, some of the more expensive whiskies I've only tasted as single
measures
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
>
Highland
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
>
Usually with nothing, sometimes with water
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
>
Not had one with breakfast, yet.
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
>
Quite enjoy a Redbreast or an old Jameson's. Suntory Pure Malt was quite
agreeable
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
>
Scallops with Talisker, double cream and wild rice
Roast beef with Glenmorangie and Seville orange sauce
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
>
Sometimes, but not often
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
>
A good Cotes du Rhone will do nicely
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
>
Malt whisky & water, Bombay Sapphire and tonic, White rum, lime & soda
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
>
Whisky is always best with friends
regards
Esmond
Brett...
By an ex-Redditch and Bromsgrove CAMRA member to boot!
We are hoping to have Islay ales beers in a few Worcestershire pubs this
Christmas.
--
Brett
Bart
As Rosanne Rosannadana used to say, "For a guy from [wherever],
you sure ask a lot of questions...
In article <OTAld.3422$G36....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
monac...@hotmail.com says...
>
> Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big city
>tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
>would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
>
This one's hard. I'm publicly a fan of Glen Garioch and have enjoyed several
of their older bottlings; but I'm also a fan of every Islay distillery; and
Aberlour, Ardmore, Glenrothes, Clynelish, Glenfarclas, Highland Park and
Talisker have long produced exceptional malts. Among closed distilleries
(not on Islay), Dallas Dhu and Rosebank are exceptional, and I recently had
an awesome Millburn. Did I forget Macallan? But if I had to pick one single
favorite, it would have to be Springbank - or should I say,
"Springbank/Longrow/Hazelburn/GlenGyle". They have produced any style you might
enjoy, and at times supremely complex whiskies of each style.
So far, the absolute best whisky I've tasted was an Ardbeg committee
bottling - not a purchase of mine but a malt I was lucky enough to
sample - I couldn't tell you which one it was exactly but I think it
was from 1976...
>
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
>it?
>
Excluding obvious bottling error (FWP etc.) this one's easy. The last bottle
of the Tomatin 12yo I drank. Ghastly stuff from a distillery that recently
produced a sturdy if unimpressive bargain malt. But Esmond just reminded me of
the Old Rhosdhu 5yo... (shiver)
>
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
>
So far my favorite Blended Scotch has been the few old bottles of Whyte
and Mackay 12yo I found collecting dust. I enjoyed them so much I
mentioned them here at the time. But most of the Blended Scotch Whiskies
I've bought were purchased not to savour but because they were cheap.
Then I'm looking for distinct flavor and a little smokiness if possible.
Teachers is an oft-mentioned favorite, but I prefer White Horse. And I
still want to try Buchanan's 12yo, but I always reach for something else.
Curiously, many of the *best* Irish whiskies are *blended* whiskies though.
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
>
Probably Ballantines Finest, or Cutty Sark. But I tried CS a long long
time ago...
>
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
>
1966 Bruichladdich Legacy One, followed by '68 Glen Garioch, and a
'68 Tomatin from G&M that was worlds apart from the Tomatin 12yo I
recently purchased. And I liked them very much indeed. My old
friend Edd had some 1950's era vintages but he never cracked them as
far as I know - at least he didn't share them with me. And the late
sixties vintage Springbanks I've tried have also been amazing, like
the Local Barley and the MMD bottlings.
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
>
I have seldom spent over $100 USD on a bottle of whisky. In fact,
I haven't spent $100 often. Sixty five dollars is ideal for me:
Then I don't feel guilty about wasting a huge sum on a bottle, but can
usually expect superior whisky in that price range. Most expensive
bottles would be the Glen Garioch '68, the Springbank 21yo, and
the Banff 21yo from Cadenhead, all at about 135-140 USD. The Banff
was the lessor whisky of those three. The more expensive whiskys I've
tried have been available at organized tastings, or by the shot at
whisky-specialty bars.
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
>Speyside)
>
For 10 years I would have said "Islay" without hesitating, but I'm begining
to really appreciate balance in a whisky, and in ten year's time I may
unhesitatingly say "Speyside".
>
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
>
In a glass. Slugging directly from the bottle is not conducive to
appreciating a malt's finer points.
Seriously, I seldom add water if I'm drinking for pleasure; but I will
sometimes if the malt is above 100 proof. A sliver of ice can perk up
some malts in the summertime. And it's interesting to knock a cask strength
bottling down to standard proof to compare it to a distillery's principal
version.
>
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
>weekdays, weekends)
>
Early evening, though early evening has been known to turn into late night.
Sometimes a Sunday morning watching the news/talk/current events shows
when Sunday afternoon doesn't require much of my attention.
>
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
>your favorite?
>
Irish whiskey, by far my next favorite. But anyone who loves whisk(e)y
would do well to try the A.H.Hirsch 16yo Bourbon while they can...
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
>
Poppyseed Butter-Scotch cookies made with real butter and real Scotch
(but no "butterscotch"!) are my own invention.
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
>
Chocolate or nuts with a sherried whisky. Pot Roast with Clynelish.
Smoked salmon works with most whiskies - other smoked meats ought to.
In this newsgroup I read of a suggested pairing of Laphroaig and oysters.
I haven't tried it but it sort of makes sense...
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
>
A mature Bordeaux, generally, but I don't have strong preferences
as to Chateau...
>
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
>
In casual company a Margarita. If *I* am mixing then a French 75 -
essentially a Gimlet poured over ice into a tall glass, filled with
champagne, and garnished with fruit. Tasty and lethal! Stay home
when you're pouring those...
>
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
>or keep it all for yourself?
>
My spouse has little appreciation for whisky. She has enjoyed Irish
whiskey on occasion, and actually liked Rosebank, but doesn't often
join me. I've often wished she shared my enthusiasm for John Barleycorn,
but, oh well, more for the rest of us...
Bart
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups:
Alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
--- Horst Luening
Ardbegbrother
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>
> Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big
city
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
Well, as my nick indicates: Ardbeg, young and old. The youngs for the raw
peaty punch, the older for the complexity and richness. All for the
wonderful peat.
>
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
like
> it?
>
The Isle of Jura 10 was a major disappointment, no substance, no body just
salty (good when you have a cold, though). I've had some Ledaigs that were
quite disappointing and I didn't like the Old Fettercairn 10 (felt a bit
rubber on the nose). The most disgusting whisky sold as a single malt I've
had was Glen Parker (the Old Dishcloth).
I like the Isle of Jura Superstition, though. This deserves to be mentioned.
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
I've haven't had a blend for ages, but a long, long time ago - when I was
young - I used to appreciate Chivas Regal.
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like
it?
Some cheap blends, no particular.
>
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Longmorn-Glenlivet 1963/2003 40y, Gordon & McPhails. I liked it; it was good
but not great. Toffee and over-ripe apples on the nose, lots of wood, some
sherry and hits of aniseed on the palate. It's currently on sale here in
Sweden for SEK 1995 (EUR 223, £ 156 or USD 288), It's really not worth it.
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
I recently bought a bottle of Port Ellen Limited Release #4, dist. 1978,
btl. 2004, #5083 (of 5100) for SEK 1500 (EUR 168, £ 117 or USD 217). I'm not
sure if it's the most expensive but at least it's one of them. I didn't buy
it alone, but together with my buddy, the other Ardbegbrother. We buy the
most expensive together (so we can buy more). It's now sitting on the shelf
alongside a Port Ellen 1st annual release bought on Islay, and some other
great stuff, still waiting to be opened.
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
..(drum-roll).... Islay!
>
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
Straight, from a tulip-shaped glass (Glencairn), if it's cask strength I'll
add some water.
>
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
Weekends.
>
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
Irish, why not a Connemara?
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
I've never cooked with whisky myself but I once held a whisky tasting at a
restaurant (where the theme for the night was malt whisky). The main course
was venison marinated in 18 yo (!) Macallan with a Talisker sauce - yummy
(really - I'm not kidding!).
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Normally, no.
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
Red... and white too.
>
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
Pass.
>
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant
other
> or keep it all for yourself?
>
My wife doesn't like whisky, which means that it lasts longer. I gladly
share with my friends, mostly with the other Ardbegbrother.
Cheers!
Ingemar
SleepyWeevil
>
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
>
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
>
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
>
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
>
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
Harlan Lunsford
> Ok, I'm bored and drinking my Ardbeg 10, waiting to head to the big city
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
Dalwhinnie. Light, slightly fruity, sweet.
>
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
Glenlivet. Cause it's owned by the french.
>
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Dewars, flavor's good for the price.
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
Chivas REgal. See glenlivet above.
>
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Probably the Dalwhinnie which is 15 years old.
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
the Dalwhinnie Distiller's edition I opened last night to celebrate my
thirtieth year in business. It cost 39 pounds in the Manchester duty
free shop, or about 71$ US.
>
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
Highlands, which includes Speyside.
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
the Dewars, over ice. the Dalwhinnie however, is what we Southeners
call "sippin whisky".
>
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
5 p.m. daily is happy hour here, with a shot of single malt maybe
weekends.
>
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
n/a
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
nope.
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
yep; in fact when touring Scotland, it's always a double with evening
meal; first I sip it neat while food's cooking, then with meal waitress
brings me ice for the rest of it.
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
any German white Auslese.
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
none.
>
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
ALL to meself!
>
Slainte!
Harlan Lunsford
Lord Beppie
Blackadder "Smoking Islay", if you taste it in the evening, you will
still taste it in the morning !!! Blackadder has some other great
bottlings too !!! Furthermore, Caol Ila and Lagavulin are my favourite
whisky's.
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
We, it's easy to state the regular bad ones. However, I will state
some malts that did not meet my expectations: Cardhu 12yo, Glenfarclas
15yo, Old Rhosdhu 5yo 40%. For a complete list please view:
http://www.casksix.be/dexters.html
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Black Bottle 10yo. This is a blend of Islay whisky's. Supreme Islay
whisky, could improve on the finish however !!! Furthermore, I do like
Clan Campbell and Jameson as well.
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like it?
Old Smuggler and Scottish Leader. They don't even deserve further
comment.
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Blairfindy 1963 "Blackadder Raw Cask" 40yo 52,3%. Yeps, I liked it,
just like I like all bottlings of Blackadder I tasted so far. It was
very dark of color. Heavy dried fruits explosion (cask strength).
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
However, I have tasted some expensive whisky's, the most whisky's I
buy are between 40 and 60 Euro's. The most expensive bottle I bought
myself is Lagavulin "Double Matured, Distillers Edition" at about 65
Euro.
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
Islay for sure !!!
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
Ice? Are you kidding me !?!
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
At night time and preferably in the weekends. However, every raining
day is a good nosing day, ha.
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
Knob Creek from the small batch bourbon collections is a very nice
Bourbon. I recently tasted Lammerlaw "Cadenhead's" from New Zealand.
Very fruity, great nose indeed. from Ireland, I prefer Redbreast 12yo.
I sampled the Nika 12yo pure malt once and have plans to explore
Japanese whisky's as well since they have a lot to offer.
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
Not uptill now, but I have plans to do so in the near future!
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Well, if i do so, I prefer chocolats in front of tasting whisky and
afterwards. During tasting, all my energy and focus goes to the malt.
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
I prefer Cotes du Rhone (red wine) however I'm no connaisseur :)
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
I don't drink cocktails.
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
Oh yes, it's all about sharing. I drink about 60% of my own bottles
and share about 40% with friends/family. Off course, some friends do
share their whisky also. This way, we can explore more whisky than we
can afford.
Cheers, it was enjoyable filling out the questionaire. I will have the
Caol Ila 18yo now !!!
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> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
That tends to be my latest discovery at any given time; but if I would
have to pick one today, it would be Lagavulin 16. It's so enormously big
and powerful, and yet so nice and friendly. And I just love the taste
and style.
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you
not like it?
My least favorite so far would be Glenkinchie 10, but I like it!
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Haven't got one, but find Famous Grouse acceptable.
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not
like it?
JW red. Tame and harsh at the same time.
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Can't boast of much here, but: Caol Ila 18. Yes, definately liked it,
but I liked the 12 yo better!
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
Glenfarclas 105 at NKR 577,50 here in Norway, that's about USD 92,5. (We
have very high taxes here..)
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland,
Islay, Speyside)
I believe I have set out on a neverending discovery-trip by glass, and
what I like best so far is the contrasts and differences both within and
between regions. It's not fair to pick one! ...eh....OK
then: Islay!
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with
water/ice/soda/etc...)
Neat, from a small brandysnifter (if that's the correct english term for
a cognac-glass?)
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
weekdays, weekends)
After dinner, evenings/nights. Sometimes weekdays, usually every
weekend.
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what
is your favorite?
Sorry, I usually don't; no favorite.
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
No!
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Usually not, but I've tried slices of cured leg of mutton (!)with a
Lagavulin, and I think it worked well.
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
It depends of course what the occasion is, what to eat etc. Among
redwines I especially like italian wines like Barbaresco and Barolo. And
whatever the occasion, there is of course always champagne!
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
Haven't had one for many years, but it used to be Bloody Mary.
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant
other or keep it all for yourself?
Oh, I share it! (And I'm happy to say she is usually satisfied with
nosing and just a little sip!)
Gunnar
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>
> city
> tomorrow to attend my first ever NFL football game. Anyway, I thought it
> would be fun to have a little poll:
>
> 1. What is your favorite single malt scotch? Why do you like it?
>
Lagavulin - favourite from Islay
Springbank - perfectly balanced
Scapa - something different which I like for its subtle sweetness
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
> like
> it?
None really, most malts have something to offer
>
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
Famous Grouse
>
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
>
Some own brand blends can be quite rough
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Lagavulin 1979 Pedro Ximenez finish, blew my socks off!
>
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
As above
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
Islay
>
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
Neat
>
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
Night time
>
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
Jamesons, probably my favourite blend. I like Jim Beam as well.
>
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
No
>
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
Usually snacks. Dark chocolate also goes well
>
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
I really like Alsace Gerwurtztraminer, also Chilean reds and NZ Sauvignon
Blancs. I love Matusalem Oloroso Sherry (25yrs old) but it's very expensive
>
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
margarita, gin and tonic
>
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
My Missus can't stand it!
>
>
MM
Caol Ila 12 yo and Bruichladdich 10 yo are among my favorites
> 2. What is your least favorite single malt scotch? Why do you not
> like
> it?
My least favorite is Laphroaig 10 yo, I find it very flat and it has a very
short aftertaste. I'd still drink it if I was offered it though ;)
> 3. What is your favorite blended scotch? Why do you like it?
JW black
> 4. What is your least favorite blended scotch? Why do you not like
> it?
any supermarket brand eg. King George
> 5. What is the oldest scotch you have tried? Did you like it?
Highland Park 18 yo
> 6. What's the most expensive bottle of scotch you have bought?
Caol Ila cask 55%
> 7. What scotch region do you like best? (Highland, Lowland, Islay,
> Speyside)
Islay - Highland - Speyside - Lowland, in that order
> 8. How do you usually drink your scotch? (with water/ice/soda/etc...)
Straigth no ice, but I do add water when drinking cask whisky.
> 9. When do you usually drink your scotch? (day time, night time,
> weekdays, weekends)
Eeekends, evening / night time.
> 10. If you drink other whisky (bourbon, Japanese, Canadian) what is
> your favorite?
Canadian probably, but I haven't tried Japanese yet.
> 11. Do you ever cook with whisky?
Yes.
> 12. Do you ever eat while drinking whisky?
No.
> 13. What's your favorite wine?
?
> 14. What's your favorite cocktail? (margarita, martini, etc...)
?
> 15. And finally - do you share your scotch with your significant other
> or keep it all for yourself?
I share it with friends.
Douglas W. Hoyt
> Caol Ila 12 yo and Bruichladdich 10 yo are among my favorites
Is this the distillery-released Caol Ila 12? I've been drinking Caol Ila
for 20 years, and I had the distillery release for the first time this
summer. It was a bit of a surprise.
Fredrik Sandstrom
> Is this the distillery-released Caol Ila 12? I've been drinking Caol Ila
> for 20 years, and I had the distillery release for the first time this
> summer. It was a bit of a surprise.
A surprise? In a good or a bad way? I think all the distillery
bottlings (12yo, 18yo and CS) are very nice, although the 18 was a
bit of a disappointment in that you'd expect more from an 18yo
whisky. The Cask Strength is excellent, powerful stuff!
--
Fredrik Sandström
fsan...@abo.fi
Douglas W. Hoyt
>>> (12yo, 18yo and CS) are very nice, although the 18 was a bit of a
>>> disappointment in that you'd expect more from an 18yo whisky. The Cask
>>> Strength is excellent, powerful stuff!
The cask strength--now that sounds like the ticket. I think my 12 was
missing a bit of punch--it was surprisingly tame. I tried it up against a
Caol Ila 19 and a year-old Chieftains bottling and both of these had a bit
fuller flavor too. But it's still a fine dram. I have a hard time ever
finding negatives about a Caol Ila!
Gunnar Thormodsæter * for @
have only tried these new OB releases this year. That said:
I'm having the cask strength right now, and in my opinion it's the best
of the three. There is no age statement, but surely it's the youngest?
Fresh and powerful, dry and warm, lots of peatsmoke, most obvious
iodine, very little sweetness. The 12 yo is similar in style, but in a
more moderate way all over. The 18 yo is sweeter and a little more
fruity, less smoky, and oak is noticeable. Probably more complex, but
not that pungent.
Generally I don't like much sweetness in a peaty Islay. (For instance, I
find the sweetness in Laphroaig 10 a little disturbing). And generally I
find peaty Islays are best young (Lagavulin 16 maybe an exception here).
All the elements that make them what they are seem to dampen with age,
while smoothness, sweetness and oak enhances. And cask strength is
rock'n'roll!
Gunnar
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Ardbeg 21 for an absolute blast for a whisky
Steffen
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Jackson's tasting notes on that one, and it sounds great! Not available
here in Norway, though. What is the price in Denmark? I usually visit
Copenhagen once or twice a year.
Gunnar
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website. I got my bottle on Islay for 80Ł
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