What (or is it which) Whisky should I try next?

OldPhysics said:
We've got to get back to Scotland here. The man liked his single malt.

Given what he enjoys, try:

Dalwhinney
Edradour (about the smallest distillery in the Highlands)
Springbank (or the Longrow, if you want to spend $$$)
Glenturret

Maybe a nice Highland Park or Glenmorangie (the native Scots love Glenmorangie).

The MacAllans are just too robust and full-bodied to start with -- not if he likes the Glenfiddich. Once your taste buds have adjusted to the malts above, THEN's the time to experiment with sherried whiskies like MacAllan. And after you've run around with those...time to hit the really peaty, sea influenced single malts like: Lagavullin, Laphroig, Bowmore, Ardbeg, Oban, eventually Talisker.

Drink nothing younger than 10 years and save up for malts of 15 years and older. The older malts are mellower and you can make out many more tasting notes. But they just ain't cheap.

Drink up, and let us all know your opinions.:D
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Did you know that Dalwhinney is known as the ladies malt because it is supposed to be so easy to drink?
 
This is basically the situation I am in. Having a drink every now and then for the sake of enjoying something with taste.

I have tried Crown, and highly recommend it.

I have a bottle of Woodford Reserve now, but am not that crazy about bourbon. It is supposed to be a highly regarded bourbon, however.

Stay away from John Walker Blue Label until absolutely last. It will ruin you on all scotch.
 
Boy we got some fancy whiskey drinkers around here:D, for a nice easy goin' Scotch, try Cutty Sark at around $25 a fith, for a good Kentucky straight Bourbon try Wild Turkey 101 proof at around $18 a fith. For a good Canadian whisky try Canadian Club for $ 16 a fith. You wont go wrong and could do a hell of a cite worse than the above and saving yourself a mint in the process. :thumbup:
 
Pit_Man: Never pay any attention to slander like that! Dalwhinney may be smooth, it may have a little honey on the tongue...that's no reason to avoid it. It's not my favorite, but it's a FINE Scotch -- and a good way to 'enter' the addiction.

Terry Newton: I always have a bottle of Blue around. As fine as that blend is, it has not eroded my appreciation of fine single malts! (I admit -- I am accused, and often, of being stubborn and bull-headed.)

Mayakkaman: Is right! You don't have to spend a ton to enjoy whiskey. Like him, I also drink Wild Turkey...and there's not a thing wrong with Canadian Club. I simply choose not to restrict myself to those brands.
 
If you want whiskey (aka Bourbon) my preference is the "Single Batch" type by Jim Beam:

Knob Creek
Bookers

If you are looking for Scotch (Scothish Whiskey) I prefer The Macallan 12 or even better the 18 year old. These are single malt scotches.

Drink them on the rocks. As the ice melts it will unleash some of the locked-up flavors.
 
Guyon said:
You could also stay home and take a little tour of Kentucky...

Maker's Mark
Woodford Reserve
Knob Creek
Jim Beam Black
Wild Turkey Rare Breed

And then dip down into Tennesse to shout "hey" to me...

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel
George Dickel Barrel Select
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Oh, there's something I want from you Tennesee boys, and it ain't whisky... Oh, wait, yes it is... ;) :D ... put some peaches in it, yumm E... Get me tanglefoot'in, LOL :cool:

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For straight sippin, George Dickle always does it for me.

The Green Label stuff. Very nice, and not hard on the pocketbook.

Jack Daniels seems to put more into the advertising than the actual taste and just don't impress me that much.

YMMV

Rob
 
Gentleman Jack by Jack Daniels...for me it's always been easy to drink and very smooth going down
 
Jaxx said:
Oh, there's something I want from you Tennesee boys, and it ain't whisky... Oh, wait, yes it is... ;) :D ... put some peaches in it, yumm E... Get me tanglefoot'in, LOL :cool:

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :D
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Tennessee boys have no idea what you're talking about.

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All of the above are good. May I politely suggest Buffalo Trace for a very reasonably priced Kentucky bourbon?

For a nice single malt that has not already been suggested, Glendronach 15-year-old sherry finish is also a good buy for the money.
 
Guyon said:
Tennessee boys have no idea what you're talking about.

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Ok, me neither, I'm clueless... please just send BOTH items in the pic to me, and one'll make me forget about the other. LOL (knife? what knife???? :confused: ) C'mon turn my water into 'shine! :D :thumbup: LOL
 
Basil Hayden's is a great Kentucky Straight if you like bourbon. I prefer it to all others that I have tried. A bit more spendy, but worth every penny.

I'll also give a vote for JD Single Barrel. A unique experience.

Now, off to buy a set of shot glasses to make my Pig's Nose drinking official. :thumbup: :cool:
 
Thanks guys. I appreciate your input very much.

Because I liked the Scotch single malts I think I go with OldPhysics and try the Glenmorangie next (if I can find it overhere).

I eventually and certainly want to try the Macallan's and Bowmore's

When I know my Scotch single malts I'll try some American Whiskeys.
 
daaang! some of yall is rolling in it. i remember when the big jug of wild turkey 101 went up to 35 bucks, and thinking to myself damn, i'm gonna have to cut back. ;)
 
Another vote for Laphroaig!

It isn't for everyone and you MAY increase your chances of liking it by 'working up to it' as some here have suggested. For me, I usually drink Bourbon and like a bunch of them very much but Laphroaig is amazing. It is the sea. It's salt, and seaweed and north wind... with peat, fire and smoke.... I've never had anything like it.

Ken
 
Crafft said:
Almost a year ago (didn't know Busse at that time) I decided to try and drink Whisky. At the liquorstore I asked what they recommended to someone who has never drank whisky before. The lady said that I should try Jameson (an Irish Wiskey). I tried it but it was no succes. I didn't like it at all. I think I had two glasses from that bottle and my father in law emptied the rest of that bottle. ;)

Because of you guys here on the Busse section, I decided about a week ago to give it another try. This time I choose a Scottish Whisky (single malt) and I like this one very much. It's a Glenfiddich Special Reserve 12 yo.
Ofcourse I could stay with the Glenfiddich but I would like to know what you guys would recommend. I'd like to try others (whiskies that is) when reading this forum at night.:cool:
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It doesn't matter much which whisky you chose as the tastes are personal preference anyway. Roughly though blends are rough (many whiskies mixed together), deluxe blends are better (less whiskies in the mix) and single malts are about the best IMHO. The single malts are divided into 6 regions - Highland, West Highland, Speyside, Lowland, Island and Islay. Some people say Highland, West Highland and Island are all one region while still others say West Highland has a sub region called Cambelltown but as there are only a few distilleries left there it usually comes under West Highland. Each region has different tastes - try them all and find a region you like then narrow it down to the brands within that region as they all differ due to location, wood used in the barrels and process of making etc. The one thing to avoid is using ice.

As an ex-barman and a Scot, the idea of ice in a single malt is a big no-no. The idea of savouring good whisky (Scots seldom call it Scotch) for Scots is to use all five senses. First you look at the beautiful golden colour (eyes), then chink the glasses together in a Slainte toast (ears), then smell the aroma (nose), feel the slightly oily texture on the tongue (touch) then lastly savour the flavour (taste). All this becomes much harder when you add ice. Ice in a glass can frost up the glass, making the colour harder to see, it ruins the sound of good crystal glasses chinking together as it makes the sound more of a dull thud, the cold from the ice can make it harder to smell the aroma, if the ice touches the tongue it can numb it, making both the touch and taste harder to appreciate (think of the way ice packs dull the pain of injuries) and lastly whisky is meant to be drunk at room temperature not chilled, like red wine as opposed to beer.

Water is a personal preference though, as some whiskies benefit from a little bit of water and some don't. You can get whisky tasting glasses which are the right shape to concentrate the nose and these also have three level lines for whisky alone, then how much water to add for normal and finally for cask strength whiskies. Usually it's around one part water to three or four parts whisky I think, although this can vary according to taste.

As a recommendation go for Ardbeg, I love it and it's the best of the Islays IMHO but hard to find in the US I hear.

Slainte,

Rab
 
Most of the time I cannot afford the really good Scotch, but as a good affordable Scotch try Balantyne's. Quite drinkable on these winter nights.
 
Rabu9 has it right -- that's what I've learned over the years. And I never use ice with Scottish whiskey (maybe a teeeny bit of branch water for some whiskeys)...it really does need to be room temperature. (Do I detect the presence of another old fellow -- or merely a very experienced young fellow? As I recall, Japan has a good, light whisky -- Suntory.)

Like Rabu9, I'd generally not call Campbelltown a separate region -- if it weren't for Springbank and its occasional Longrow. Too darn good to forget!

Crafft: Be a bit careful. If you determine to go ALL the way through Scotland, to try ALL its single malts before returning to Bourbon or Tennessee sippin' whisky -- it'll be a long, long time before you return! There are an incredible number of single malts.

Happy drinking, all!
 
OldPhysics said:
Rabu9 has it right -- that's what I've learned over the years. And I never use ice with Scottish whiskey (maybe a teeeny bit of branch water for some whiskeys)...it really does need to be room temperature. (Do I detect the presence of another old fellow -- or merely a very experienced young fellow? As I recall, Japan has a good, light whisky -- Suntory.)
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Just hit the big 40 a few months ago so still a young thing or young at heart anyway. As to Japan, they drink whisky in a weird way here - big glass, a little whisky, lots of ice and topped up with water at four parts water to one whisky. Ugggh - whisky flavoured cold water!!!
 
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