I know we have a lot of bourbon and rye drinkers on the board, but I am sure more than a few of you enjoy a nice scotch too. Maybe others would like to try, but have not found the taste or don't know where to start. Well I may have found the place.
I have been "drinking" scotch for years. Don't really care for blends the same way I don't care for Canadian whiskey. Just tastes like alcohol to me. Maybe once every few months I would get on a kick. And pick up a bottle of single malt. I steer clear of the heavy peat stuff like Ardburg and Laphroaig. Tastes like someone ashed in my drink. I also don't care for the heavy sherry flavors of a lot of scotch like Macallan. So I have found a few drinkers in Dalwhinnie 15, Glenfiddich 12, and Bunnahabhain 12.
The Glenfiddich is the lightest, crispest of the group with a little sweet apple flavor. Dalwhinnie is similar with a peppery burn at the end. Bunnahabhain has a little peat for effect, but doesn't go into the heavy peat of other Islay whiskies.
All are good in their own right, but I have never been blown away like I am with a good bottle of bourbon.... Until now. I'm sure it's just a gimmick targeted at Americans, but consider me a sucker. I'm hooked. Glenfiddich 14 year Bourbon Barrel Reserve.
I have seen it forever, but never tried it until last night. Don't make that mistake if you are a bourbon lover who wants to like scotch more. You can read up, but basically most scotch is aged in used bourbon barrels. Some are then finished in sherry barrels. Well this bad boy is finished in a new charred oak barrel, the same way bourbon ages.
I'm not super nerdy about all the notes, but this thing has a little bit of the sweetness of bourbon, a little bit of the apple taste in Glenfiddich 12, and a kick at the end that reminds of Michters.
That's my best comp. I have never had one if those 20 or 25 year old Michters, but I imagine it tasting like this. But instead of a few thousand for the bottle, you can get it for $50 all over town.
I highly recommend, cheers.
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I have been "drinking" scotch for years. Don't really care for blends the same way I don't care for Canadian whiskey. Just tastes like alcohol to me. Maybe once every few months I would get on a kick. And pick up a bottle of single malt. I steer clear of the heavy peat stuff like Ardburg and Laphroaig. Tastes like someone ashed in my drink. I also don't care for the heavy sherry flavors of a lot of scotch like Macallan. So I have found a few drinkers in Dalwhinnie 15, Glenfiddich 12, and Bunnahabhain 12.
The Glenfiddich is the lightest, crispest of the group with a little sweet apple flavor. Dalwhinnie is similar with a peppery burn at the end. Bunnahabhain has a little peat for effect, but doesn't go into the heavy peat of other Islay whiskies.
All are good in their own right, but I have never been blown away like I am with a good bottle of bourbon.... Until now. I'm sure it's just a gimmick targeted at Americans, but consider me a sucker. I'm hooked. Glenfiddich 14 year Bourbon Barrel Reserve.
I have seen it forever, but never tried it until last night. Don't make that mistake if you are a bourbon lover who wants to like scotch more. You can read up, but basically most scotch is aged in used bourbon barrels. Some are then finished in sherry barrels. Well this bad boy is finished in a new charred oak barrel, the same way bourbon ages.
I'm not super nerdy about all the notes, but this thing has a little bit of the sweetness of bourbon, a little bit of the apple taste in Glenfiddich 12, and a kick at the end that reminds of Michters.
That's my best comp. I have never had one if those 20 or 25 year old Michters, but I imagine it tasting like this. But instead of a few thousand for the bottle, you can get it for $50 all over town.
I highly recommend, cheers.
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