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Posted: 12/13/2013 2:58:07 PM EDT
Not to beat the dead horse...I know there are several scotch threads out there....but I am looking for recommendations for a really good smoky single malt scotch....my favorite is Lagavulin 16 (that I am sipping at this very moment), and I can't seem to buy anything else every time I go to the local ABC. I want to try something different, but end up going with the old reliable because it's just that damn good. Is there any recommendations out there from the scotch connoisseurs of GD, or have I found the pinnacle with Lagavulin???? Price is really not an object..but I would like to keep it under $150.00 pulease.
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I'll just leave this here.
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View Quote No complaints about Laphroaig. I prefer Arbeg Uigeadail, but you will not have any problems enjoying Laphroaig. |
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If you like smoke, it's gonna be hard to beat the Lagavulin.
Sure, you can always find MORE smoke (Laphroaig, Ardbeg), but you then risk overdoing it. Neither of those has the balance and complexity of Lagavulin.
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Usually get the Bosses a Bottle of Booze for Christmas. $25 to $30...
One likes Spiced Rum (specifically Capt. Morgan private reserve...but any other suggestions would be welcome).. One likes Wine (red...even could use a suggestion on that note also...). One is a Scotch drinker. He likes a variety, but did mention that he'd had a bottle that was too strong (too much peat flavor, I think he mentioned)..any recommendations in that price range from the above? |
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Not to beat the dead horse...I know there are several scotch threads out there....but I am looking for recommendations for a really good smoky single malt scotch....my favorite is Lagavulin 16 (that I am sipping at this very moment), and I can't seem to buy anything else every time I go to the local ABC. I want to try something different, but end up going with the old reliable because it's just that damn good. Is there any recommendations out there from the scotch connoisseurs of GD, or have I found the pinnacle with Lagavulin???? Price is really not an object..but I would like to keep it under $150.00 pulease. View Quote I just recently bought a bottle of Lagavulin Distiller's Edition. It's casked again in sherry casks before it's bottled. I'll let you know exactly how fucking outstanding it is tomorrow. Or maybe tonight... |
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View Quote I can't drink that stuff. Too much peat for me. |
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Some of the older (15+ years) Islays, such as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, are pretty tasty. I've read that Port Ellen is splendid, but the distillery closed in the 80s and although bottle are still for sale, they'll easily exceed your $150-ish limit. Oban is a pretty darned tasty single malt and well within your price limit. I say if you don't want to try one of the aforementioned Islay malts, give Oban a shot.
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Some of the older (15+ years) Islays, such as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, are pretty tasty. I've read that Port Ellen is splendid, but the distillery closed in the 80s and although bottle are still for sale, they'll easily exceed your $150-ish limit. Oban is a pretty darned tasty single malt and well within your price limit. I say if you don't want to try one of the aforementioned Islay malts, give Oban a shot. View Quote Oban distillers edition is probably my all time favorite scotch. Nothing I've had so far even compares. |
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always starter with the good stuff. put it away and got waisted on the rot gut.
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I'm not really a scotch drinker.
But I was introduced to a Glenfiddich 21. Nice. |
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View Quote If you want some balls on your single malt, this is it. Very smokey. |
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The Mac or Oban is a nice safe bet. I really like Jura selections as it's off the beaten path and offers a lot of quality for the money.
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Awesome stuff...this was exactly what I was looking for...GD pulls through again...Thanks!!!
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Some of the older (15+ years) Islays, such as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, are pretty tasty. I've read that Port Ellen is splendid, but the distillery closed in the 80s and although bottle are still for sale, they'll easily exceed your $150-ish limit. Oban is a pretty darned tasty single malt and well within your price limit. I say if you don't want to try one of the aforementioned Islay malts, give Oban a shot. View Quote I came in here to say this..Oban is one of the best affordable single malts out there |
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Awesome stuff...this was exactly what I was looking for...GD pulls through again...Thanks!!! Which particular stuff? Sorry...I meant all of the suggestions is the awesome stuff...will head down to the ABC tomorrow with a shopping list....hopefully they will have a few of these in stock. |
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I can't drink that stuff. Too much peat for me. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
I can't drink that stuff. Too much peat for me. Don't start off full cask, then. Cut with water until it's drinkable to you and slowly lessen the dilution over time. |
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This is good shit. If you want less peat try some balvenie. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Is there a chart somewhere with Scotch flavors and where the various ones fall? I vaguely recall seeing one somewhere... |
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I just finished a glass of Edradour. Very nice, and I highly recommend it.
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http://us.thebalvenie.com/our-range/caribbean-cask-aged-14-years
This one's good, I really enjoyed it. |
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Usually get the Bosses a Bottle of Booze for Christmas. $25 to $30... One likes Spiced Rum (specifically Capt. Morgan private reserve...but any other suggestions would be welcome).. One likes Wine (red...even could use a suggestion on that note also...). One is a Scotch drinker. He likes a variety, but did mention that he'd had a bottle that was too strong (too much peat flavor, I think he mentioned)..any recommendations in that price range from the above? View Quote Glen Moray 16 is about ~$45 or so. Highland Park 12 Is ~$40. If you can spring $60, Dalmore 12 and Macallan 12 are good. |
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I recommend finding a nice bottle of cask strength MacCallan.
I'm not normally a fan of MacCallan, but this is something different. |
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Oban distillers edition is probably my all time favorite scotch. Nothing I've had so far even compares. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Some of the older (15+ years) Islays, such as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, are pretty tasty. I've read that Port Ellen is splendid, but the distillery closed in the 80s and although bottle are still for sale, they'll easily exceed your $150-ish limit. Oban is a pretty darned tasty single malt and well within your price limit. I say if you don't want to try one of the aforementioned Islay malts, give Oban a shot. Oban distillers edition is probably my all time favorite scotch. Nothing I've had so far even compares. I agree with this! |
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I just recently bought a bottle of Lagavulin Distiller's Edition. It's casked again in sherry casks before it's bottled. I'll let you know exactly how fucking outstanding it is tomorrow. Or maybe tonight... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not to beat the dead horse...I know there are several scotch threads out there....but I am looking for recommendations for a really good smoky single malt scotch....my favorite is Lagavulin 16 (that I am sipping at this very moment), and I can't seem to buy anything else every time I go to the local ABC. I want to try something different, but end up going with the old reliable because it's just that damn good. Is there any recommendations out there from the scotch connoisseurs of GD, or have I found the pinnacle with Lagavulin???? Price is really not an object..but I would like to keep it under $150.00 pulease. I just recently bought a bottle of Lagavulin Distiller's Edition. It's casked again in sherry casks before it's bottled. I'll let you know exactly how fucking outstanding it is tomorrow. Or maybe tonight... Tagged for this... |
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macallan 12 is my go-to View Quote 12 is good. 18 is very good. <--I would say this is in the realm of Lagavulin 16 25 is Epic. 30 is un-fucking-believable. It should be noted that price increases with taste when it comes to Scotch. ETA: Look, after the first or second... you can drink f'ing Johnny Walker or Famous Grouse. Start good, then ease down. It'll save the pocketbook. |
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Not to beat the dead horse...I know there are several scotch threads out there....but I am looking for recommendations for a really good smoky single malt scotch....my favorite is Lagavulin 16 (that I am sipping at this very moment), and I can't seem to buy anything else every time I go to the local ABC. I want to try something different, but end up going with the old reliable because it's just that damn good. Is there any recommendations out there from the scotch connoisseurs of GD, or have I found the pinnacle with Lagavulin???? Price is really not an object..but I would like to keep it under $150.00 pulease. I just recently bought a bottle of Lagavulin Distiller's Edition. It's casked again in sherry casks before it's bottled. I'll let you know exactly how fucking outstanding it is tomorrow. Or maybe tonight... Tagged for this... no shit!!!!!!!!! |
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I have two sealed bottles of Lagavulin here and I don't even drink the stuff.
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My top 3 are:
Talisker Distiller's Edition Oban 18 Macallan 18 For the smoke flavor, give Laphroaig a try. |
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12 is good. 18 is very good. <--I would say this is in the realm of Lagavulin 16 25 is Epic. 30 is un-fucking-believable. It should be noted that price increases with taste when it comes to Scotch. ETA: Look, after the first or second... you can drink f'ing Johnny Walker or Famous Grouse. Start good, then ease down. It'll save the pocketbook. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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macallan 12 is my go-to 12 is good. 18 is very good. <--I would say this is in the realm of Lagavulin 16 25 is Epic. 30 is un-fucking-believable. It should be noted that price increases with taste when it comes to Scotch. ETA: Look, after the first or second... you can drink f'ing Johnny Walker or Famous Grouse. Start good, then ease down. It'll save the pocketbook. Mac 25 Sherry is ~$1200 Mac 30 Sherry is ~$2000 |
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This is what I'm currently working on http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/kykillluc/stuff/3A593756-ACB1-4C24-9FF8-CD6383342A2A-491-000000338D7561E5_zps05e68d4a.jpg You can't go wrong with either of them. I need to start buying for my next batch though. View Quote Here is what I am working on. New Years should be fun. |
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Not to beat the dead horse...I know there are several scotch threads out there....but I am looking for recommendations for a really good smoky single malt scotch....my favorite is Lagavulin 16 (that I am sipping at this very moment), and I can't seem to buy anything else every time I go to the local ABC. I want to try something different, but end up going with the old reliable because it's just that damn good. Is there any recommendations out there from the scotch connoisseurs of GD, or have I found the pinnacle with Lagavulin???? Price is really not an object..but I would like to keep it under $150.00 pulease. View Quote for $150? I would buy another bottle of Glenlivet 21. No peat or smoke though. |
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Quoted: Talisker is like an Islay Lite. They are a good transition between a highland and an Islay. Uigeadail Is pretty complex. A LOT of earth and Iodine. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Talisker is a nice smoky one if that's your thing Talisker is like an Islay Lite. They are a good transition between a highland and an Islay. Uigeadail Is pretty complex. A LOT of earth and Iodine. edit: Try Lefroggy (laphroaig) you should like it
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Uigedail is a monster of a scotch, 111% of everything View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Talisker is a nice smoky one if that's your thing Talisker is like an Islay Lite. They are a good transition between a highland and an Islay. Uigeadail Is pretty complex. A LOT of earth and Iodine. That's no joke. I would NOT recommend it as a first, or even fourth. It will probably scare off a lot of people. Most scotch can be toned down with water. This stuff requires JP-8. |
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Quoted: That's no joke. I would NOT recommend it as a first, or even fourth. It will probably scare off a lot of people. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Talisker is a nice smoky one if that's your thing Talisker is like an Islay Lite. They are a good transition between a highland and an Islay. Uigeadail Is pretty complex. A LOT of earth and Iodine. That's no joke. I would NOT recommend it as a first, or even fourth. It will probably scare off a lot of people. |
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Talisker is a nice smoky one if that's your thing Talisker is like an Islay Lite. They are a good transition between a highland and an Islay. Uigeadail Is pretty complex. A LOT of earth and Iodine. That's no joke. I would NOT recommend it as a first, or even fourth. It will probably scare off a lot of people. It would be very handy for someone that liked brisket, but had their jaw wired shut. |
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