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Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

I may come across as a complete philistine, but I think that single malts are often vastly over-rated and over-priced.

I actually prefer a good blended Scotch whisky such as Bell's or Famous Grouse - they are much cheaper yet still have full complex flavours.

The bargain store Aldi do a really good 8 year old blended whisky called Highland Black and it's only £10.99 a bottle, but it is smooth, mellow, fully rounded (with a slight peaty finish) and utterly delicious.


I also prefer blended.  Cutty Sark is my favorite.  Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

I may come across as a complete philistine, but I think that single malts are often vastly over-rated and over-priced.

I actually prefer a good blended Scotch whisky such as Bell's or Famous Grouse - they are much cheaper yet still have full complex flavours.

The bargain store Aldi do a really good 8 year old blended whisky called Highland Black and it's only £10.99 a bottle, but it is smooth, mellow, fully rounded (with a slight peaty finish) and utterly delicious.


I also prefer blended.  Cutty Sark is my favorite.  Embarrassed
 
I too a something of a philistine!  But Johnny Walker Black Label is my drink of choice but it's still on the expensive side!Cry
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I prefer single malts, and have had some wonderful ones when at a certain acquaintance's house who is a single malt aficionado (I'm not much of a drinker).  The only one I've bought has been Glenfiddich (usually as gifts). Unfortunately, I usually find liquor too hard on my system as I have acid reflux.
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I do not f**k around.   I drinnk the sh*t straight. while listening to this crappy progrssive rock music.
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I have no business in this thread, as I'm not of legal drinking age yet.









I personally have never tried a single malt, and have only really liked Johnnie Walker Black. Entry-level, I know... Oh well, I've got years of liver poisoning ahead of me.Cool
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I got an invite to a Johnny Walker tasting once.  They had free Walker mixed drinks before a formal single malt tasting session.  Would you believe Walker and Red Bull actually works as a mixed drink?  LOL

I prefer not to have scotch that way though.


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I sdaw that Johnny Walker has now over five colour labels (of which the red is the entry level, not the black)
 
 
About single mats, I also agree with over-priced, not over-rated though.
 
When it comes to Blended , I like Famous Grouse and Chivas (which is over-priced and over-rated, but still good)
 
 
I prefer my whiskey between 10 and 15°C to avoid putting a rock in it
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

I may come across as a complete philistine, but I think that single malts are often vastly over-rated and over-priced.

I actually prefer a good blended Scotch whisky such as Bell's or Famous Grouse - they are much cheaper yet still have full complex flavours.

The bargain store Aldi do a really good 8 year old blended whisky called Highland Black and it's only £10.99 a bottle, but it is smooth, mellow, fully rounded (with a slight peaty finish) and utterly delicious.


I also prefer blended.  Cutty Sark is my favorite.  Embarrassed
 
 
I like both blended and single malt whiskies. Dimple is my favourite blended Approve.
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If you like peaty (from Islay) malts, but cannot afford the money; try a blended whisky called Black Bottle. This is an excellent blend which retails around £ 12 a bottle. It is peaty and smokey in the taste. It also have a looong lingering aftertaste. It is how a good whisky tastes. 

Teacher's are an excellent blend for those who rather like Speyside and Highlands malts. It also retails around £ 12 and is excellent too. Teacher's was the most popular whisky during the probition years in USA when all sales of alcohol was illegal. The makers of Teacher's made an absolute fortune on "the teetotal" USA. LOL 

Two good blends for these dark times. 
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I enjoy a glass or three of whisky maybe three or four times a week, before I go to bed. I love smoky and peaty single malts (when I first tasted Lagavulin I thought it was the best thing I'd ever drunk) but also Highland Park, and even the humble Co-op Scotch Whisky blend (a UK supermarket brand). Only this month I discovered Isle of Jura usually gives me the most beautiful dreams! Are there any other proggers who've noticed this?
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Lagavulin or Glenmorangie are superb..but i'd cut your hand off for a Rosebank malt, rare but not forgotten.
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now this is a whiskey:
 
drinks like corn.. smooth


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After a number of years buying single malts on the off-chance, about 2 decades ago I visited the excellent Scotch Shop which is close to Lincoln Cathedral and took advice.  The owner, a Scots, listened to what I listed wrt choice and recommended The Macallan - but took the polish off the recommendation by adding "a lady's sipping whisky"................... Glen Morganie (an Allan Holdsworth favourite I guess, with an album titled The 16 Men of Tain) from sherry oak caskets also goes down well. Now maturing to the Island peaty malts.
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Points: 3658 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 11 2010 at 12:40

 

Originally posted by fuxi fuxi wrote:

I discovered Isle of Jura usually gives me the most beautiful dreams! Are there any other proggers who've noticed this? 

If you mean the island with that name where this whisky comes from, yes. But the whisky is but good....... but not great. 5 stars to the island and 3 stars to the whisky.

I am still a fan of Laphroag, Highland Park, Black Bottle and Johnnie Walker Black Label.
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I love Talisker (a bit of an acquired taste I guess) and The Glenlivet.

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The thing about Talisker is that the water 2 miles outside the distillery and the whisky itself more or less taste the same, the alcohol and the malt deducted off course.  

 

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Glenfiddich distillery 2001


Bowmore distillery


Isle Of Jura (distillery)


Laphroaig distillery


Bushmills, Northern Ireland (the 10 years old is excellent !)


Towards Talisker distillery (well hidden away from marauding cycling Viking invasions)
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Originally posted by toroddfuglesteg toroddfuglesteg wrote:

The thing about Talisker is that the water 2 miles outside the distillery and the whisky itself more or less taste the same, the alcohol and the malt deducted off course.  

 



Is that good or bad?
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by toroddfuglesteg toroddfuglesteg wrote:

The thing about Talisker is that the water 2 miles outside the distillery and the whisky itself more or less taste the same, the alcohol and the malt deducted off course.  

 



Is that good or bad?

From my own tasting notes: Talisker single malt whisky is based on the pungent water of Skye. The taste is smoky, salty, peaty, peppery, leathery and very, very pungent. The result is whisky full of character and soul. It has a very strong aroma and smell. Enough to send the faint- hearted running for cover. The aftertaste is long and lingering.


 



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