Thread: Bushmills Single Malt 16yrs

maybe ill just have to save, or give up food...cragganmore it is!

Paul

Originally Posted by PaulSiegel1

Garry, et al,

You guys seem to now your single malts. but can you name me any*ahem* cheap single malts that dont taste like the devil's urine. i like Glen Livet, its got some body to it. a little thicker than the likes of Glenfiddich. im a big fan of the peaty-er single malts, like Laphroaig or Lagavullin. so what would you all recommend?

Paul

I've simply had a mispent youth :-) living on the west of Scotland
another few I've tried are Balvenie 10 yr Ardbeg (Islay) Bunnahabin (Islay) the latter from memory are peaty little numbers ...
I'm curious about this Stolichnaya - vodka ?
I seldom drink Whisky nowadays - only on a special occasion or one of my friends suggests a nice rare Malt we haven't tried .... I do love spiced rum tho - it's a struggle in the morning NOT to try n sample the bay rum just to see

You can get 12 year old Macallan for a reasonable price at bevmo (around $40). It's a damned fine scotch. It doesn't hold a candle to the 18 year old though (but the 18 year old will set you back $140 or so). I think Macallan is way underrated, I actually prefer it to laiphrog.

-- Gary F.

Ed I still haven't broken the seal on that bottle of Balvenie Double Wood. When are you coming back down this way?

Jeff

Originally Posted by Garry

I do love spiced rum tho - it's a struggle in the morning NOT to try n sample the bay rum just to see

Hey, I love that stuff, too! Black rum, no ice/water. Great sipping drink, a bit strong, though...

Nenad

ok boys I see garry has a posted pic of him in a kilt...good man, like him I live in scotland, only I live alot further north, closer to the distilleries like, Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Macallan,Craigellachie,Chivas,the list is endless I mention those because they are but a few within 30 mins drive from me, personally Im a rum drinker because being scottish , well thats wrong, being from the north east we...I mean I forget that drinking is to be enjoyed, not a first past the post job.
I can highly recommend Glenfiddich as the best tour to take , having done it with every visitor that comes from the USA to our house ( my wife is a native of NC) and I enjoy it everytime and if you must travel this far north, Johnstons woollen mill for the cashmere goods, if there are ladies in your group...s**t I sound like a tourist guide....enough of that..
Dublin too for the Jameson distillery is great also...been there twice too, plus there are a load of Barbers there that do a good shave, only its exspensive as hell, i go to the same place everytime.

ok guys hope this doesnt bore you too much....simon

Originally Posted by coully

ok guys hope this doesnt bore you too much....simon

Hell no it doesn't bore me! I could listen to stories about Scotland all day long. I'm dying to get over there! As a matter of fact, I DO listen to stories about Scotland all day long. My neighbor and his wife visit a different country each year, but all he talks about is Scotland. Each year she drags him to some other place, but the people in Scotland have made one big impression on him. Now every 4 or 5 trips, they get back to Scotland. Another buddy of mine an I are loosely planning a trip over, albeit several years from now. Naturally, it will be a golf trip, but we want to do it off the cuff rather than have our entire itenerary planned by some golf vacation company. Fly in, rent a car, and wing it for a week or two. I suppose we'll HAVE TO at least get tee times in advance, but in between those, keep it adventurous.

Jeff

My favorite Scotch distillery of all time is Springbank. Their last 21-year-old bottling was the best Scotch I've ever had. Their special 175th anniversary bottling (a limited edition, aged 12 years) also was excellent. A very close second for me is Lagavulin. Tasty stuff. My favorite Bourbon is Blanton's.

Originally Posted by PaulSiegel1

maybe ill just have to save, or give up food...cragganmore it is!

Paul

An excellent Scotch at an excellent price.

all i want to say is that scotland does not begin and end in glasgow and edinburgh, please , please travel to the north and the highlands and as for golf well we can cater for that too.....

si

ps....whisky is a nice bonus to go along with the golf....