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Tried Today (thank god for distributor samples):

25yr Tomatin: Light Highland. so light that that 25yrs might not help it, too much oak for the rest of the flavors. price: 3 bills. worth it: not in my opinion.

Lagavulin Distillers edition: sherry casked lagavulin goodness. worth 76 dollars, maybe. different flavors for different folks.

Oban Distillers edition: Much much much better than the 10yr. the oak helps balance the fruit. a lot lighter than I was expecting for oban. worth 72 bucks: If it's your thing, sure. I've got others on my list.
 
shaldag said:
I received your PM, and put it up in a Greenwich Village paper in the personals section: Bondage:Into military and malts, please call between 02:00 and 0:400 EST. :D

nah, just kidding. I will be in touch.

edited to add: Thank you for the good wishes, but things are OK here. And I am something that happens to other people.
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Thank you for the help, sir!

Received communication from Shaldag ... and am now able to put my hands on an excellent single malt.
 
I just got back from the scotch tasting. so I apologize for any blatant misspellings, as I am a little loaded still.

also if the simplicity of my descriptions bothers you, just wait longer, I will (probably) write more. (or maybe not)

First Glenmorangie:

(note: you need to drink this stuff with water added, neat dosen't cut it)

10yr now dubbed "Original": no different from current 10yr, lots of green apple, and vanilla. Chill filtered.,

Lasanta: (sherry finished) 12yr-ish, non-chill filtered. 46 percent alcohol (to keep it from clouding up) 10yr plus: fuller bodied, heavier mouth-feel, some more pronounced tropical fruit flavors, and more oak. you can smell the sherry in the nose.

Quinta Ruban: (port finisshed) also 12yr-ish, same proof. more berry notes than the ten, strawberries are especially notable.

Nectar D'Or: (Sauternes Finished) very very very delacite, also very oily in the mouth. honey notes neat, blossomes into pear and honeysuckle wit water. I started out likeing this one the least, but the more I drank it, the more I liked it.

now Ardbegs: (also good with water)

10yr: peat, and vanilla. that is all.

Uigeadail: Peat, vanilla, tobacco, milk chocolate, coco powder, and bacon. the took the ten, added some thirty and put some secondary casking on it. this was the best.

Airigh Nam Beist 1990: F@#$ed if I could tell. supposedly won world whisky of the year. It had most of the flavors of the Uigeadail, but wit a more simple cleaner feal.

that's it.

overall the glenmorangie's were more complex than the ardbegs. Unfortunetly, the glenmorangie's had no peat.

PEAT RULES!!!
 
Regarding the Ardbegs:

I am not that impressed by the 10yr or the Uigeadail.

I do like the Airigh Nam Beist 1990.

Something funny is going on in that distillery, they have really started pushing their younger whiskies. and discontinuing their older distillery bottlings, at least in the US. Their 17 year old was really a treasure--I had a few bottles in the collection, but they all seem to have disappeared over time.

On the other hand, some of the independent bottlers have come out with amazing Ardbeg offers recently; Gordon & MacPhail especially comes to mind.
 
BTT

My scotch/irish collection:

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Lagavulin 16
(Guard Bird)
Talisker Distillers Ed.
Knappogue Castle '95
Clynelish 14
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Glenmorangie Nectar D'or
Glenkinchie 10
Springbank 10
Bruichladdie 3D Moine Mohr
Highland Park 12

Not pictured: (not technically scotch/irish)
Suntory Yamakazi 12
Clear Creek McCarthy's Malt
Old Portero's

I was doing a little experiment mixing whiskey's the other day. I took one part Moine Mohr and one part Blantons bourbon. the result was something that tasted almost exactly like Springbank with a noticeably sweeter finish.
 
Steven Roos said:
From the 5th Edition:
Lagavulin 16 Y/O (95)
No mention of changes over the years. I'd imagine these are signature bottlings from their respective companies, and they take a lot of care to make sure they make a consistent product.
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I recently had occassion to taste Lagavulin 16 yrs - a bottle from 1998/9 - just before the "shortage" with the By Appointment to Her Majesty on the small upper oval label - and one purchased late 2007 (with the sailship label - see Post #69 in this thread) - side-by-side.

The taste was very consistent - if I were just to taste them in isolation I would just say it was Lagavulin 16 yrs.

But because they were side-by-side I did notice very slight (some may well call nick-picky) differences.

First one was slightly more mellow than the other.
Surprisingly it was the more recent purchase.

The older bottling tasted more "fiery" - but again this is only slight and because it was in comparison - had slightly more of a grassy bouquet and taste. Because of this, the more recent bottling seemed slightly sweeter and smoother.

But they were both still BIG -and full.

To be honest I'm not sure which I prefer -
as the difference was so slight - but I could tell quite consistently -
however to choose one over the other would then really be petty and nick-picking.....
I would be happy with either -
which in fact I am.....

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I recently saw a bottle of Lagavulin 21 natural cask strength 113 proof. Has anyone tried this one? Its pricy $280-
 
If anybody in the Rochester area has any interest in attending a Macallan tasting event on January 29th, please feel free to pm or email me.

why in the hell we are tasting Macallan is totally beyond me. but hey, free scotch for you.
 
Bruichladdich 10 years is probably the best I ever had.

I like Glenmorangie Port Wood a lot. I got a Bowmore 17 years friday night. Nice too.

I have a big party week coming so I bought a "Wild Turkey"... never again (considering Bushmill is the same price).
 
I was hoping some of you scotchy folks could help me out.

My fiancee is looking to get some scotch for her dad for his upcoming 50th birthday. He really likes Springbank and Rosebank, but can't find them anywhere.

Do you guys have any tips on tracking down one or both of these?

Any help is appreciated.
 
kjbenner said:
He really likes Springbank and Rosebank, but can't find them anywhere.
Do you guys have any tips on tracking down one or both of these?
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A search on Froogle.com finds these -
sorted by price low to high -

Springbank Scotch

Rosebank Scotch

Hope that at least gives you a start in tracking these down.

You probably can order either from your local liquor store?
(knowing the ballpark price might then help)

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Rosebank is a Lowland malt.
If he likes this, there are a few other alternatives.

Springbank is pretty much uniuq, the only Campbelltown commonly available.

Park Ave liquors in NY will ship--I don't know if Ohio is an option.

A quick check at their website

http://www.parkaveliquor.com/parkave/html/

reveals 3 Rosebanks in stock, ranging from $45 to $105 in price.
I don't care too much for the lowlands, so I would not be a good source for info on these.

Springbank is a rather expensive whisky, with a very distinctive taste. Thesae start at $55 at Park Ave, which isn't the cheapest place going. Still, ya do what ya have to do.
 
Thanks for the tips, especially the parkave link. It's nice to be able to get an idea of what age is within our price range (the $900 bottle of 40 yr, unfortunately, is not).
 
we've got the springbank 10, 15, and hazelburn 8yr where I am, priced a little better.

we don't carry rosebank because... well, I'll be honest, it's an inferior product to other lowlands and there are only so many spaces on the shelf. and it's impossible to find it or a decent independent bottling of it.

RE: shipping outside NY, is technically illegal. while the law that makes it illegal it in direct violation of the interstate commerce clause of the constitution. the SLA's position is that it's still illegal until they can figure a way to make it legal.

It'd be easier for you to have someone pick it up and drive it to you.
 
BTT

went to a tasting tonight. glenlivet, scapa, aberlour, chivas.

my results/opinions

glenlivet 12: (shrug)

glenlivet 15: good, smooth and simple.

glenlivet 16 nadurra: Why bother with any of the others.

glenlivet 21: ick, but smooth ick.

scapa 14: if I want medicine chest, I'll drink talisker, or highland park (maybe).

chivas 18: dazed and confused

chivas 25: just dazed.
 
I just stumbled across this thread.

Here is a photo of the FREE scotch table set up by the American Distilled Spirits Council, at the National Tartan Ball in DC, last November. They set up about a dozen scotches,from 10yr to 18 yr.,help yourself. They even had score cards, with all the specs on each scotch ,for you to keep track of your sampling.No medicine cups here,either.

At home,My personal favorites are Laphroaig 18 and Lagavulin 16.
For general company I pour Macallan 18, for special company Macallan 25.
I had a bottle of the Laphroaig 40 and didn't think it was that much better than the 18.
Nothing wrong with Balvenie 15 ,for EDS ( Every Day Scotch).
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Okay folks I made the splash into trying Scotch whiskey. It was by chance actually, I was at a concert with the wife and they did not have any of the bourbon I usually drink. I was not in the mood for wine so I saw they had a bottle of Glenlivet 12. I tried and I liked.

I was thinking about getting the highly talked about laphroig but it was $99.99!!! I am a simple man and this is just a tad out of reach at the present. So I ask you knowledgable folks what are some bottles of Scotch worth a try under the 100 dollar mark?

Thinking about trying Johnnie Walker Black-any suggestions?

Is this Chivas talked about Chivas Regal? What is Chivas Regal anyway?

What is the appropriate way of drinking scotch? With ice? With splash of water? Or just neat?

I appreciate anyone's input on these questions as I am trying to beef up my knowledge on the Scotch whiskey in general. So far I find them quite interesting. Thanks!
 
I seldom drink scotch but when I do it is Johnny Walker Blue. I love the smoky tobacco taste with the finish of malty bittersweet chocolate. There are also hints of peat and fruitiness...a very complex scotch. Yes it is a blend but I have had high priced single malts that didn't come close. I like it both neat and with ice and a splash. Of course my all time favorite sit down and relax drink is absinthe, preferably Francois Guy or one of the excellent Jade absinthes.

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A guy at work was telling me about the Johnnie Walker Blue $$. He said the same, that JW is a blend of whiskey not a pure "scotch" The description of it sounds absolutely lovely! Forgive my ignorance but is absinthe illegal? I vaguely remember watching commentary on that drink on the xtra footage on the From Hell dvd with Johnny Depp.
 
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