It's crazy how much good stuff is out there these days! We have a really good local store that does lots of really good store picks every year, but honestly out of everything I've had if I could only drink 1 bottle from here on out it would be Red Breast!
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Klobberer
Full House
Anyone else follow the Bourbon Junkies on YouTube? Dan and Sean are very entertaining.
Here in Michigan, most of the store picks sell out in a couple of hours. It's definitely a Bourbon-craze state.
Red Breast 12 Cask Strength is fantastic! Have you tried the Red Spot 15?
I used to watch The Whiskey Vault a good bit, it was entertaining
Not yet, I've been wanting to try Red and Yellow Spot for a while now I usually end up buying something else. Do you like it?
I'm almost always headed for central TN so I haven't gotten a chance to explore the eastern part of the state too much.
I don't favor most american whiskeys and lean more into Ireland though you wouldn't know from looking at my whiskey collection at home which mainly is stocked with Scotch presently.
The spots are my favorite. I was in Dublin a year ago and brought back Red spot. Not aware if you can get it in the states yet.
Yep, the Spot line is great. I could use some more abv but together with Red Breast and Teeling they are among my favorite Irish.
I haven't seen Red Spot here but we do have Yellow and Green. I don't think I could pick a specific region I like best there are some great Scotches too!
I'm definitely a Scotch Single Malt guy. Yes, I like whisky in general but for every 10 pours, maybe 7 are Single Malts and the other 3 Bourbon/Rye/Irish.
I'd include Japanese within the Scotch category since most of the good ones have a lot of Scotch in them anyways and have a similar profile.
I may have to go get a bottle at lunch now, I think i'll start with Green Spot, if they have cask strength Red Breast all bets are off though.
Glenlivet is what got me started in this, I was working in Utah and we would get a bottle and go down to the cigar lounge to drink and smoke. @ChaosRock what are your go to scotches?
Glenlivet is what got me started in this, I was working in Utah and we would get a bottle and go down to the cigar lounge to drink and smoke. @ChaosRock what are your go to scotches?
IIRC the Japanese distillers went over to scotland to learn how to make scotch when they started their industry so they have a tendency to track very closely.
Green is a great every day(what's great about dublin is that it is all over the place and cheap at a pup if you want a break from Guinness). Yellow is great as a 'nice glass.' Red is kinda 'fancy' and I am glad I have it and probably will have it for life as I don't have a big call to drink it.
Red Breast Cask Strength will be your ultimate (kind of affordable) Irish, I predict, LOL!
Hard to say my go-tos, really. It really depends on what I have open. I kinda divide Single Malts into 4 basic categories. Within those, I can tell you my go-tos, which might be dirfferent than best, since price plays a huge influence in always having the best around. The below I always have bottles open of:
Peat (Bourbon Cask): Lagavulin 12 Cask Strength
Peat (Sherry Cask): Ardbeg Uigeadail
Non-Peat (Bourbon Cask): Glen Grant 18
Non-Peat (Sherry Cask): Glendronach 18
But those barely scratch the surface, LOL!! I'm a huge fan of Springbank, Clynelish, Ledaig, Laphroaig, etc. Again, way too many to list.
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Yep! Definitely!
But more than that (and I'm sure you know that), there isn't a rule stating what a Japanese Whisky is. You could bottle a Scotch Malt in Japan and call it Japanese. In fact, Ben Nevis for example (owned by Nikka) is the basis of a lot of good Nikka whiskies.
Hells yeah. You selling that nikka 17 or the Chita?
Wasn't it the guy who started or was instrumental in the development suntory distilleries? Is Nikka part of the same family?
I have a feeling it will be too!
More power to you on the Peat, I wish I liked it! I think I have a Glen Grant I haven't opened yet, I saw it won some award so I picked up a bottle and I think its Grant. I need to try a good sherry cask scotch! Have you had any portwood cask, I love the Balvenie 21
Suntory and Nikka are different companies, although the person you're referring to helped to develop Suntory then started his own, Nikka.
Everything I own is for sale, except the dogs haha
I think the Nikka may be opened i'm not sure, the Chita is definitely unopened.
I'm a fan of Port finished Malts, and even fully matured in Port. For simplicity, I consider Port within the Sherry Cask classification, like Madeira, Marsala, etc.
I like the Balvenie 21 Portwood a lot, It is actually @Jeff 's favorite scotch. My only gripe with it is that it's 40% abv. If it was at least 46/48%, but specially if it was Cask Strength, it would be phenomenal!
I'm currently (not right at this minute lol) working hard on a bottle of Limited Edition Ledaig 13 Port matured, LOL! Great bottle btw!
Ahhhh!
detroitdad
Royal Flush
one of my favorite bottles
Jonesey07
4 of a Kind
Tried it for the first time Saturday. It was very, very good.
It's also a little too expensive for only being 40%, but so good! Madeira, Sherry or Port all very nice
Weller 107 is right up there with Red Breast for me, I desperately want a bottle of full proof though!
Klobberer
Full House
Dibs on the Stagg Jr!
You might not be able to see it, but there is George T Stagg behind the Rip Van Winkle
Bourbon is just too much sugar for me.
I agree. I started out in bourbon but find myself drawn more towards Japanese whisky and scotch. But on hot days, bourbon with a large ice cube, tobacco pipe, and watching the grass grow has been nice.
FDLmold
Royal Flush
There is a rum thread around here somewhere.
When I am in the mood for scotch, I get a scoop of dirt from my yard and put it in my bourbon! I have an insatiable sweet tooth, so I’ve always preferred bourbon. My palate has also recently rejected ryes. Drank my Michters rye last night and went blecch.
When I am in the mood for scotch, I get a scoop of dirt from my yard and put it in my bourbon! I have an insatiable sweet tooth, so I’ve always preferred bourbon. My palate has also recently rejected ryes. Drank my Michters rye last night and went blecch.
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