Enough with Celtic this and Ranger that! I am currently sitting down enjoying a wee dram of one of my favourite scotch's - Laphroaig. This particular one is rather rare in Canada being a 15 yr old since the 10 is all that is currently available. So the question is this. TFC fans are some of the most noblest and sophisticated in the world and within this group is a sub group that enjoys their single malts, and we are not talking vinegar or single girls frm Malta you young hooligans. So that beng the case, and with the draft over, and with news about to get scarce again, what is your, or what is one of your favourite scotch's. I am off to Scotland next week and plan to bring back another bottle or two to add to my collection so your responses would be welcomed. I am really interested in single malts that are not available in Canada.
strange thread, but i couldnt resist. i used to go with the usual glenlivet or glenfiddich, but recently i've been enjoying glenmorangie. if you're not into that, you cant miss with anything from the highlands or the isles. if you'll be in the edinburgh area, i highly recommend going to the scotch museum in the downtown core. i went there shortly after my 19th birthday, loved it, and 4 yrs later, i'm still a scotch drinker.....plan to be for many more too! slandjivah!
I recently had some Lagivulin (sp). It tasted like it had band-aids soaking in it. Ya, I know some love it but I'm sorry, it gave me nightmares! B
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Good one! Glenlivet or Glenfiddich are ususally my choices. That said I have some really good ones from time to time... I do have a taste for Johnny Walker Blue as a Scotch whisky. Now that's an acquired taste.
Great post, I am a big fan of single malts, you can keep your grain alcohols, thanks. I am particularily fond of the peaty Islay malts. The 16yo Lagavulin is nice, but my favourite, the nectar I turn to more often than any other is the 10yo Laphroaig. I am also quite fond of the 15yo Talisker from the Isle of Skye. It is also peaty but has more of a peppery taste than the typical briney taste of the Islay malts.
Now don't knock my Clear Springs 191 Grain Alcohol. It's a great mixer! Actually, it really is a great mixer. Ya, I was on a trip and the Lagavulin and Glenfiddich was floating up and down the plane. The peat from the Lagavulin was a bit over whelming and I was warned that it was an extremely acquired taste. After tasting, I believed them. It wasn't my thing at all. I immediately ate a chocolate bar. I'm (sadly) obviously no expert on the finer things.
Macallan 18. There are few scotches that can even come close to the smoothness of this bad boy. What a treat if you can afford it. $278! YIKES!
Yes but it's night and day when you taste the 25 year old 500$ not something you wanna share with the beer swilling friends
An excellent choice if I may be so bold.... http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.as...r=Store:99, Store:99&Nr=Store:99&area=spirits
Johnny Walker Blue is a blended Scotch. The rest are single malts - not sure where your "scotch whisky" [sp] distinction comes from.
I'm fully aware it is a blended scotch... the term scotch whisky applies as follows: Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In the United States, it is often referred to as "Scotch". Scotch whisky is divided into four distinct categories: single malt, vatted malt (also called "pure malt"), blended and single grain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Walker
my favorite of late has also been Laphroaig but I have only tried the 10yr old, I like most Islay and enjoy Bowmore as well at the TFC games in honour of Ronnie we drink what we call a RonnieObrien (aka a paddy) which is 50% irish whiskey / 50% martini and rossi vermouth', and a dash of bitters - we have had a swig at every home game whenever tfc has a shot on goal / i recommend it highly but it has moved my pallet a bit away from single malts/ but only a bit tfc 4ever
While in Scotland in mid Jan I had the chance to pick up a bottle of a 15yr Laphroaig. Unfortunately in Canada we tend to see just the 10's. The 10's as many of you know are very good, especially if you like a Scotch that has a strong peaty nose. I would not recommend this Scotch to those who are just venturing in to the wonderful world of Scotches because of this. Start with a Dalwhinnie for example and once you can sip this and appreciate its taste and long finish venture to the "dark" side and a nice dram of Laphroig. Don't forget if you buy a bottle of Laphroaig you can also register as a friend of Laphroaig and be entitled to one free dram a year. Only condition is you must go to Islay to collect your "rent". So it costs you a $2000.00 but what an adventure. GO TFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yup, pretty clear on that one - you seemed in your original post to draw a disctinction between the Glens and Johnny blue, which it looked to me that you called "Scotch Whisky" (and thus, implying the others were something else) - I was confused, but thanks for the Wikki link on Scotch - clearly that level of research was beyond me.
