SURVIVAL SUPPLIES need advice

Crafft said:
LOL:D:D:D

Today I went to my "survival supplier" as well and came back with a marvellous item:

Caol Ila 12yo

This is a great single malt from Islay (Scotland). Peat, smoke and wood are keywords. But this one is not as heavy as the other Islays like Ardbeg or Lagavulin. I like this one a lot from the first sip forward.:thumbup:

From your list I'd try the Bowmore first.
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Bowmore gets my vote too!
 
Glenmorangie 18 year old is my personal favorite sctoch followed closely by Bowmore 12yr and 18yr. The Glenmorangie 18 is much, much better than the ten. You want to try something that will put hair on your chest, try some 18yr old Ardbeg...it's the most phenolic malt produced in modern times in Scotland...they were out of business last time I checked, but you can still find various bottlings from them under their name as well as from companies that bought a pile of their whisky and bottle it under their name while acknowledging Ardbeg as the source. It can really put some people off so before investing $75.00 in a bottle, find a place to try a snort first.
 
Murray McDavid GLEN SPEY 1996, 10 year old. This stuff is incredible. It just rolls around your pallate like butter mixed with caramel and maple syrup. It goes down smooth and has an incredible finish. Just about one of the smoothest I have had.

I hosted a little scotch tasting with some buddies the other night, and I put out all blends only. Everyone chose the Chivas Regal 18 year over all the Johnny walkers, and about 5 other blends. Chivas was hands down the favorite. My favorite was Johnny walker Gold and still is, but the chivas 18 is smoother up front.
 
The 12 year old Macallan is the only Scotch that I've found to be worth the money. The 15, 18, and 25 are also very good, but not sufficiently better to justify the significantly higher price, IMO. Every other Scotch I've tried (and I've really tried), I've found less enjoyable than Rebel Yell (a quality Bourbon at a budget price). The single malts tend to be overpowered by the smoke and dirt, and the blends tend not to have any flavor at all.

On the Irish side, the regular Bushmills is okay at best. I much prefer Blackbush, and the Bushmills Malts are better still. The 10, 16, and 21 year olds are all good. The 16 is probably the best bang for the buck. The 21 is extraordinarily good (at least to my taste), but it's just too damned expensive. (Although it's a bargain when compared with Johnnie Walker Blue.)

Tullamore Dew (12yo) is a very good, fairly reasonably priced whiskey. but the regular Dew, at about $20 a bottle, is easily the best whisk(e)y for the money that's not made in Tennessee or Kentucky.

I haven't had Jameson's in quite a long time, but I remember it as being passable. It'll do in a pinch.
 
Well timed thread; I've just come in from the garden, where I was enjoying a large glass of 15yo Glenmorangie by the fire, next to our new pond.

My 'usual' is 15yo Glenmorangie. Older ones are nectar, but run a bit pricy at a bottle per week! Likewise 18yo Macallan; personally I find it significantly better than the 12yo. Worth the extra. I did get to try a 25yo Glenmorangie once; can't afford that stuff though. Well, I could, but I'd rather have a new knife.

Agree with JohnTheTexican on the Bushmills Malts; old ones are gorgeous but pricey!

On a related note; I once went to the Talisker distillery on Skye with a friend, let's call him Dave (because that's his name). We were offered a taste, and he actually asked for coke with his! He was nearly decapitated by the looks he got, or would have been if he had even noticed them. I didn't take him tasting again.

Bottoms up,
Rick.

Ha ha, I said 'well timed' thread'. I've just realised I was on page two, not page one! That's what I get for posting after significant amounts of Glenmorangie.
 
That is a great story Foxy! If I am ever at that distillery(it's on my list) I will ask for coke with mine, but I will only be joking. I don't mind a drop ortwo of water though.
 
If you like Irish whiskey, you have to try Middleton!

(P.S. it is not Tullamore Dew, it is Tullamore DON'T)
 
If you can find it and afford it, this place puts out some of the best Scotch.

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GEL99 said:
If you can find it and afford it, this place puts out some of the best Scotch.

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Spent a quiet week only a few miles from there...a few decades ago.

A lovely little place -- the smallest distillery in Scotland.

And a very tasty single malt.
 
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