Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

I've heard good things about bunnahabhain from several people now. I'm considering it for next month's purchase as the 12 yo is quite a reasonable price here all things considered. There's a posh sounding independent bottling available here at the moment too, but at just over six hundred quid its a bit out of my price range.

Originally Posted by arniem

Hey Everyone, guess I'll make my first post in the forum in the most appropriate thread I could find, the scotch thread I've been drinking Aberlour for years. It's so smooth and definitely my go to scotch when I want to introduce someone new to scotch whiskey. Here's a pic of my scotch collection.

Arnie

That would be "Whisky" would it not? I personally don't care for the distilled peat moss character, hence I prefer "Whiskey with an E" as my buddy Rick says. Nothing against Scotch Whisky, just don't care for it personally.

Originally Posted by RandyIdaho

That would be "Whisky" would it not? I personally don't care for the distilled peat moss character, hence I prefer "Whiskey with an E" as my buddy Rick says. Nothing against Scotch Whisky, just don't care for it personally.

There are a great many Scotches that have absolutely zero peatiness to them. So don't write them all off...you'll really be missing out!

Originally Posted by arniem

Hey Everyone, guess I'll make my first post in the forum in the most appropriate thread I could find, the scotch thread I've been drinking Aberlour for years. It's so smooth and definitely my go to scotch when I want to introduce someone new to scotch whiskey. Here's a pic of my scotch collection.

Arnie

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The 18 year old is very nice. I'm glad I tried it. I also fancy your Glenfiddich 21. I find the one finished in rum casks to be incredible.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

There are a great many Scotches that have absolutely zero peatiness to them. So don't write them all off...you'll really be missing out!

Glenrothes...!

i'm enjoying a fabulous four roses single barrel at the moment, and it's one of the smoothest sweetest whiskeys that had the pleasure of touching my tongue..

It was a small glass of Bushmills tonight.

Ezekiel81 - I like the Glenfiddich 21 very much. I don't think it's as smooth as Aberlour, but I do think it's smoother than the Macallan (at least the first glass of it ).

Originally Posted by arniem

Ezekiel81 - I like the Glenfiddich 21 very much. I don't think it's as smooth as Aberlour, but I do think it's smoother than the Macallan (at least the first glass of it ).

I think I've only tried the 12 year old glenfiddich that I can remember, other than a sample of a peated version they were giving out at an airport one time. It's been quite a long time since, but I remember it being kind of buttery. I remember thinking it was a bit bland last time I owned a bottle, but I also had a cask strength laphroaig on the go, which I drank neat, so pretty much anything tasted bland by comparison.

Forgot to mention I'm sipping Linie Aquavit at the moment. I was very pleasantly surprised by this spirit, I was expecting it to be horrible.