Thread: single malt

Sitting down with a glass of single malt scotch, how much on average would you drink? Does scotch loose it;s flavor after you have had a few? I mean your ability to taste it. I know after I drink a few beers taste kind of looses out to, Let's finsih this beer so I can have another.

3 fingers. but I'm a big guy and a raging alcoholic to boot, so I'm definitely still tasting and enjoying by the end of the glass.

eta: it usually takes me an hour to drink it.

1 finger on average. Usually a couple of times per week.
Occasionally 2 fingers over a long evening.
Very rarely 3 fingers, like after a bbq when I am sitting in front of a campfire with a good friend, talking about everything and nothing.

For me a typical pour is a couple of fingers in a tulip shaped whisky glass. Repeat as needed.

The last sip is as good as the first, as far as I can tell.

Three fingers of Single Malt Irish (love the stuff!!!)

Two fingers of Single Malt Scotch.

Last drops as good as the first!

I used to (not any more!) have a hand of my favorite single-malt, but I , too, am a very large guy. Maybe that is why I slowed down so much???

Fred

I'll usually go with two or three fingers of single malt.

However, I've found that a good scotch taken neat in a cognac glass is almost sublime. It didn't even occur to me until I did this out of necessity (my cognac glass was the only one clean at the time). I never really thought of scotch as having a nose like cognac, but it does.

I just had a few fingers of Glenlivet 12 yr old single malt. This is my second scotch and I really liked it. I noted a taste of apples and malty spice. I also got some Duvel beer but it is still chilling in the fridge. The scotch was very good though, I think I am a new fan. Anyone know why a particular scotch would have the taste of apples? What do the distilleries do to make it have such a unique taste?

Originally Posted by matt

I just had a few fingers of Glenlivet 12 yr old single malt. This is my second scotch and I really liked it. I noted a taste of apples and malty spice. I also got some Duvel beer but it is still chilling in the fridge. The scotch was very good though, I think I am a new fan. Anyone know why a particular scotch would have the taste of apples? What do the distilleries do to make it have such a unique taste?

there are only a few thousand factors that influence the whisky :-D but here are a few:

1. the raw ingredients - which grains harvested from where that cross-pollinated with what can make a huge difference
2. the water the distillery uses. some whiskies tastes STRONGLY of peat because of this. I don't care for them, but you owe it to yourself to try at least one "peaty" whisky
3. the stills used. the shape, size, material, etc of this changes the character of the whisky. the Scots are so picky about this, legend has it that when an old still is replaced, the brew master will take a hammer and make dents in the new one to match the ones in the old one.
4. by far the biggest factor is the barrels in which the whisky is aged. remember, it was in the barrel for a decade or two. (more if you are drinking the really good stuff) the whisky will pick up a lot of flavor from the barrel, so the barrel material is important. also, sometimes the barrels were used for something else beforehand, so they will impart a hint of whatever the previous contents were to the flavor.
5. some distilleries are known for their unique flavors. my favorite example of this is Dalwinnie, which is a distillery that puts a bit of honeysuckle in their whisky, resulting in an interesting sweetness in finish.

I pour a "scotch maker" every once and while. "That'a a shot of scotch, dropped into a larger glass of scotch. Now scotch me scotch face." Ted Kennedy, Robot Chicken.