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Help Me Choose My Next Bottle of Scotch (1 Viewer)

detroitdad said:
This is the Laprhoig quarter cask? I've had the 10 and like it. Maybe this will be what I try next. I've seen it at my local grocery store I believe
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Yessir the quarter cask. It’s a lot to take in, have never sold more than one pour to a single person. It’s pretty intense IMO
 
RichMahogany said:
An excellent distillery. I’ve never tried a terrible expression from them
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Agreed.

Really a blending house, rather than an actual distillery. And they reformulated the Peat Monster last year, so tasting the old and new side-by-side is quite interesting.

And their "Glasgow Blend" under the "Great King Street" label is also interesting, if you like both smoke and sherry in one bottle... :cool
 
pltrgyst said:
Agreed.

Really a blending house, rather than an actual distillery. And they reformulated the Peat Monster last year, so tasting the old and new side-by-side is quite interesting.

And their "Glasgow Blend" under the "Great King Street" label is also interesting, if you like both smoke and sherry in one bottle... :cool
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Yeah a blending house for sure. I had forgotten and edited my post haha. Great King Street was our well scotch at a few places I’ve worked. Makes a great Penicillin
 
Port Charlotte is a good one, Laphroaig and Ardberg also have excellent offerings, 18yr and uigeadail being my favorites.

Ardberg, Laphroaig, and Lagavulin are all southern Islay distilleries and are my favorites. Bruichladdich and Bowmore are also on Islay. I haven't had a Bowmore I've loved. I haven't found a scotch produced in the other regions that I've cared for aside from Glenlivet 12 and 18.
 
Lil Tuna said:
Appreciate the tag Brie, best scotch I ever tried was JW Blue and I didn’t care for it. Not a scotch drinker you could say. :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
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FordPickup92 said:
We opened a very old bottle of glenlivet a few months ago.... I hate scotch, it was good, but still not my cup of tea lol
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You're just drinking it wrong. Mix that shit with some tonic water or ginger beer....add a squeeze of lime....delicious!! :p :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
Great recommendations above, Bill. I like all kinds of Single Malts, going from super peated to non-peated, from highly sherried to Bourbon barrel matured only. There's something to be enjoyed at any region and style, I believe.

Now, since you like the Lagavulin 16, my first thought was the Lagavulin 12 Cask Strength, one of my all time favorites. However, it is almost twice as your budget. Someone mentioned above (just checked, it was @Saoliver ), one outstanding pour and also a great alternative, is the Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength. It is about $75 and it might be the best value in Islay Single Malts imo. It is a fantastic whisky. The only problem is that sometimes it is not the easiest to find in Michigan.

So many whiskies, so little time, LOL!
 
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Payback said:
If you like Lagavulin 16, which is one of my personal favorites as well I'd look for something elae in the Islay region. The Glenlivit recommendation are not comparable imo. Great distillery, not the same flavor profiles as a Lag 16 as they are from the Speyside region. Any @ChaosRock recommendation is going to be solid and I'd definitely agree Port Charlotte would be a good alternative. Our scotch tastes are pretty similar if it matters.

Personally, I'm a big fan of Laphroaig distillery as I find them pretty compatible to Lag. Their Quarter Cask packs a nice smoky punch, whereas their 18 year is a lot more refined. The Quarter Cask can be had for $50/bottle usually whereas the 18 is going to be a bit more.

Talisker is another good distillery if you want more earth and salt flavorings to go with the smoke.
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Miss hanging out with you, man, play some poker and have a few drams... No Chicago this year unfortunately. Hope to see you soon, Bill.
 
Pretty much everyone has mentioned to main ones (Ardberg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, etc). Definitely an Islay (and to a lesser extent, Highland) region is what you want.

I'm probably on the polar opposite of the Scotch spectrum (Lowland and Speyside...Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Balvenie, Auchentoshan, etc), so if you like peaty and smokey, those would be ones for you to avoid.
 
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ChaosRock said:
Great recommendations above, Bill. I like all kinds of Single Malts, going from super peated to non-peated, from highly sherried to Bourbon barrel matured only. There's something to be enjoyed at any region and style, I believe.

Now, since you like the Lagavulin 16, my first thought was the Lagavulin 12 Cask Strength, one of my all time favorites. However, it is almost twice as your budget. Someone mentioned above (just checked, it was @Saoliver ), one outstanding pour and also a great alternative, is the Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength. It is about $75 and it might be the best value in Islay Single Malts imo. It is a fantastic whisky. The only problem is that sometimes it is not the easiest to find in Michigan.

So many whiskies, so little time, LOL!
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+1. The good thing about the cask strength Laga and Laph is that you can cut them with a bit of water and stretch out the bottle a bit. Balances the value equation a little.
 
Bruichladdich's Classic Laddie is my current go-to. Still an islay Scotch but without the intense peat moss smokiness.

I also like the peaty Scotches (see the Lagavulin behind it), but I have really enjoyed the Bruichladdich.
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kaimat said:
Bruichladdich's Classic Laddie is my current go-to. Still an islay Scotch but without the intense peat moss smokiness.

I also like the peaty Scotches (see the Lagavulin behind it), but I have really enjoyed the Bruichladdich.
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my wife had me buy that St Germaine for some cocktails. That stuff is gross. Hahha. But thumbs up for bruichladdich
 
joeyshin said:
my wife had me buy that St Germaine for some cocktails. That stuff is gross. Hahha. But thumbs up for bruichladdich
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Not super crazy about it myself. I'm not exactly sure why we purchased it to be honest. The bottle has a nice art-deco vibe going though.
 
In my mind, highland park is the best whisky there is. It's sort of semi-peaty. Put it next to something like a speyside and it's smoky as hell, but next to an islay it's like there's no smoke at all. Don't know about the prices in the US obviously, the best ones like 21y is out of the range, probobly the 18y too. Their 12y is still a damn good whisky however. If you find one that is sherry casked, get that, i love it.
 
HMK said:
In my mind, highland park is the best whisky there is. It's sort of semi-peaty. Put it next to something like a speyside and it's smoky as hell, but next to an islay it's like there's no smoke at all. Don't know about the prices in the US obviously, the best ones like 21y is out of the range, probobly the 18y too. Their 12y is still a damn good whisky however. If you find one that is sherry casked, get that, i love it.
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Back in the day, the 46.5% abv HP 21 was available at duty free in heathrow for 60 pounds. THAT was a hell of a deal. Wish I had bought more. Down to about 1/4 bottle.
 

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