Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Originally Posted by gugi

Highland park 12 for me

My experience has always been that you can never go wrong with Highland Park! Great choice.

Finished my bottle of Yamazaki 12 the other night. Sad to see it go, but a great dram.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I was able to try Laphroaig and Oban while on a business trip this week.

What were your thoughts on each of these?

Picked up a huge brandy snifter in my travels. I'm not big on brandy but the glass seems to work just as well for a few fingers of Makers Mark on the rocks. One of my favorite modern country tunes for 1) Tip of the hat to GIs 2) Zach Brown clearly a southerner who espouses a simple lifestyle 3) Zach drives a killer International truck 4) Cameo appearance by R Lee Ermie (Semper Fi Ladies!)

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Arsenal, I thought the Laphroaig was very good. Salt and smoke with a bit of iodine.
The Oban was nice. To me it was similar to Glenmorangie 10 yr which is a good thing.

Originally Posted by arsenal

Finished my bottle of Yamazaki 12 the other night. Sad to see it go, but a great dram.

It's good stuff. I was about to put that I finished mine too, but what I really did was decant the last couple of inches into a smaller bottle to minimize contact with air. Technically the bottle's still empty so I get to buy more whisky.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

It's good stuff. I was about to put that I finished mine too, but what I really did was decant the last couple of inches into a smaller bottle to minimize contact with air. Technically the bottle's still empty so I get to buy more whisky.

I like the approach, and might have to try that sometime. Thanks for the tip.

I am working on a few other bottles at the moment as well, trying to empty them. Was on a trip about a month ago and ended up with 6 new ones. Currently resisting opening them until I finish some of these. Have Amrut Fusion and Glenkinchie 12 on the way down.

Originally Posted by arsenal

What were your thoughts on each of these?

Those are both good but very smoky for some folks

a good splash of rye - bulleit

I had this, as well as a good number of other malts, in the oldest pub in Edinburgh last week.