Whisky / Scotch
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Have you tried Licor 43? It’s not scotch & will give you diabetes if you drink too much but it’s worth it. I put it in my coffee with cream.
Irish bog? Ummm no thanks. I don't go for unique in anything I drink. I prefer something the masses enjoy that is tasty and doesn't cause pain when paying the bar tab.Winking I prefer bourbon to scotch for the most part.
I like Laphroaig, but you have to be in the mood for it. It’s a Smokey, iodiney son of a gun.
I have the 10, have never had the 12. I prefer Talisker to Laphroaig when going for a Smokey whiskey at a similar price.
I'm not a Scotch guy, I'm more into bourbon, but my wife bought me a bottle of Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask awhile back and I do enjoy it quite a bit. Its finished for the last 2 years in barrels previously used for rum, so that definitely puts it on the sweeter side on top of being a Speyside. If you want to get away from the peaty flavor, Speysides should be alot lighter on that and a bit sweeter. Lowland scotches should be lighter in peat too, I've heard Highlands tend to be on the peaty side but don't know from experience. Laphroaig is an Islay, so peaty is par for the course.
If you want an interesting bourbon, if you can get your hands on a bottle of one of the Van Winkles they are a pretty interesting experience.
If you want an interesting bourbon, if you can get your hands on a bottle of one of the Van Winkles they are a pretty interesting experience.
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Bruichladdich Octomore 9.1 Is unique.
Have a neighbor that loves to have plenty of nice choices in his bar for friends. Funny part is he doesn’t drink. Not something I would drink all the time but quite good.
Have a neighbor that loves to have plenty of nice choices in his bar for friends. Funny part is he doesn’t drink. Not something I would drink all the time but quite good.
I enjoy finishes. Some really good scotches finished in rum and/or wine barrels. Makes for some interesting flavor combinations. Gelnfiddich has a rum finish and Glenmorangie has a wine finish that I thought were good.
Balvenie has a couple wine finishes that I know of, Doublewood (finished in sherry barrels) and Portwood (finished in, you guessed it, port barrels!). They probably have more but those are just the two I ran into when I was reading up on them. The Caribbean Cask was a good gateway scotch for me because I started out as a rum guy before moving into bourbon and dipping my toe in the scotch market. I actually saved it for almost a year, my wife and I were going through IVF at the time and I saved it to celebrate when our son was born, shared it with my father-in-law when we brought my son home.