What is your favorite Scotch Whisky?

[Mysterious Mose]

Yesss!:cheers1:

I got that Springbank you mentioned. Nice1

 

[PoohBang]

I'll have to double the Balvenie Doublewood !

 

[Selentino]

I've been enjoying bunnahabhain lately

 

[Burton]

There are so many great ones but as a steady choice that you can find most anywhere in the world I enjoy the Glenlivet 12 years old.

 

[Flyboy]

Laphroaig Cask Strength, enjoyed under a tree, in a snowstorm, with a splash of mountain creek water.

Man, that was a helluva trip.

 

[jamespowers]

This has been replaced with Dalmore Gran Reserva. I haven't tracked a bottle down yet but it's on the list.

It has indeed. Noting that the Gran Reserva is twice the price of the old Cigar Malt, It is not exactly the same. It was purported to be but it has its own taste to it. It has a fair amount of peatiness to it and some salt air for a Highland but it balances that with a smooth dried fruit taste and finishes with a bit of spiciness to it.
The cigar malt was less refined with a vanilla, sweet black cavendish and citrus scent to it. It was perfect for a cigar because it was not overpowered by the cigar. I hate to say it but the Gran Reserva is similar in character to the Dalmore 21 (in price and character by the way) not the cigar malt of old. [huh]
I still can appreciate it but they went far to refined on the Gran Reserva to have it paired with a cigar as well as their old cigar malt would have been. Come to think of it, I am going to have to send a similar missive to Dalmore as they email me all the time now with their super high dollar offerings. I gues that is what I get for pestering them for months about the Cigar Malt's replacement. :eusa_doh:

 

[SteveAS]

I usually like islays, my favorite of which is Talisker 57 North, but I've really been enjoying Aberlour a Bunadh (sp?) lately. Its sweet, richness is taking the chill out of these winter evenings very nicely.

 

[Greyfox]

I picked up a Dalwhinnie 15 year old for a very good price. This is not an in your face Scotch but has a lot of complexity if you give it a chance. Might be the best value 15 year old out there.

 

[rkwilker]

Teacher's Highland Cream is a nice cheaper (around $16 a fifth) blended scotch. Sampled some last night.

 

[St.Ignatz]

I'm with you on the Teachers. Great price on a very drinkable blend.
Tom D.

 

[Warden]

Thought this might interest you all

Shackleton's whisky recovered from South Pole ice

Five crates of Scotch whisky and brandy belonging to the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after more than 100 years in the ice.

See BBC new story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8499931.stm

 

[jamespowers]

Thought this might interest you all

Shackleton's whisky recovered from South Pole ice

Five crates of Scotch whisky and brandy belonging to the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after more than 100 years in the ice.

See BBC new story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8499931.stm

I'll take one crate of Scotch please.

 

[rkwilker]

Me too. One crate should make a good start.

 

[ScotchWhisky]

Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16, Oban 14, Caol Ila 12. Obviously I'm a big fan of the Islays - I love the peat and smoke and brine.

 

[univibe88]

Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16, Oban 14, Caol Ila 12. Obviously I'm a big fan of the Islays - I love the peat and smoke and brine.

You have great taste :eusa_clap

 

[BobC]

Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16, Oban 14, Caol Ila 12. Obviously I'm a big fan of the Islays - I love the peat and smoke and brine.

Since you are an islay drinker, what are your impressions of Lagavulin? I have been wanting to try it, but all that I read suggests that it's pretty stand alone scotch. Just curious what you think.

 

[Rainman]

Favorites as of late~

Bowmore 12, Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg 10, and Peat Monster by Compass Box which was rated Best Blend by Malt Advocate.

Yes, an Islay fan!

 

[ScotchWhisky]

Since you are an islay drinker, what are your impressions of Lagavulin? I have been wanting to try it, but all that I read suggests that it's pretty stand alone scotch. Just curious what you think.

[Forgive me if this lacks the proper terminology - I am a self-taught Scotch lover and I don't always use the proper terms. Hopefully the point is clear anyway. ]

If I remember correctly, Lagavulin was made specifically to somewhat mimic the notes of Laphroaig, and to some extent I'm sure it's unavoidable, since they are made so close together, and the environmental factors that make Islays so distinctive are probably almost identical. It's milder than Laphroaig (I assume that this is at least in part due to the six-year difference in their ages), and also has more sweetness to it. Laphroaig starts with a real kick - that sort of love-it-or-hate-it medicinal taste from the iodine, but softens at the finish, almost with a sort of salted toffee flavour. Lagavulin (for me) doesn't have those distinct "stages" to its taste. The sweetness is interwoven with the brine and peat and seaweed tastes.

I'm biased, since I'd rather drink Laphroaig than anything else 90% of the time, but Lagavulin is most certainly my second favourite Islay. I certainly recommend that you try it. Enjoy!

 

[ScotchWhisky]

You have great taste :eusa_clap

Aw, thanks!

 

[riskyB]

Dalwhinnie 15 yr and Cragganmore 12 yr as of late. And to finish off the evening, a Rangpur martini.