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Drink the other guys' scotch. I do.

It's hard to go down in price (therefore quality). Just My own personal experience with cigars, scotch and other finer things in life. Good luck in your quest!

Howdy gents! Been drinking Scotch for a good while and am in love with Glen 12 year as well as others. Stuff is rather pricey for the amount My friends and I drink so I'm looking for a cheaper alternative for the in between drinking. What are my options? I have drank famous grouse but have kind of lost the taste for it as of late. What else is out there? Thanks

Glenlevit or Glenfiddich or generic store brand Glen?

Glenlevit or Glenfiddich or generic store brand Glen?

Glenmorangie I hope, smooth fire there.

Buy some cheaper version and pour it in the empty bottle of the high dollar brand and see if they notice

That is a cruel trick, and one that my daughter and son played on John Barsness and myself.

In fact it worked so well that I have since tried it on numerous folks over the years and can only say that the human taste is highly suggestive.

I'm a Scotch man/fan, 2 absolutes you'll find in my cabinet is Deanston 12 and The Mcallan 15.... strait, no water, no ice. When I need "cheap or value Scotch" I drink Jameson Irish whiskey. Try it.

Put me in the bourbon/rye crowd. Glenmorangie 10 at $35-$40 is ok, the bottle I bought though went bad in no time at all. For $20-$30 you can buy good bourbon or rye, Bulleit rye or bourbon can be had for $20-$25, Knob Creek rye or bourbon is good at around $30, I think at $45-50 you may as well buy scotch.

Johnny walker black is good but prices are too high lately, if you can get it for $35 or less I think it's worth it.

I prefer whiskey neat but an Old Fashioned chilled (I strain the whiskey over ice, no cubes) hits the spot for me. I like to muddle turbinado sugar, with or without lemon peel.

For cheap, genuine Scotch, listen to Vern. I have an inside into Kirkland Scotch, and it IS the real deal, and priced a la Costco. Not a bad way to go if labels don't concern you.

Honestly, I am not sure which Glen 12 you like, but I would say in the Scotch world there isn't much real quality significantly cheaper, and a whole lot that's pricier, and considerably better, subjectivity of palates being assumed from the git.

I'd stay away from, say, Macallan Cask Strength, or Oban 15, or Glenfarclas 21 if you favor Highland, or any Laphroaig, Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Ultimate, and ESPECIALLY Ardbeg Uigeadail, assuming you swing Islay, if you plan on saving a few bucks.

Just a fair bit of warning there.

Trust me. You do NOT want to sample any of those!

BTW, I hear tell the Glenlivet 15 French Oak Finish is aming the best of Glenlivet's entire lineup, at any sane price, and it can be found here and there at Glen 12 prices or thereabouts.

Again, this is simply fair warning as to what to watch out for. You've been warned.

For cheap, genuine Scotch, listen to Vern. I have an inside into Kirkland Scotch, and it IS the real deal, and priced a la Costco. Not a bad way to go if labels don't concern you.

Honestly, I am not sure which Glen 12 you like, but I would say in the Scotch world there isn't much real quality significantly cheaper, and a whole lot that's pricier, and considerably better, subjectivity of palates being assumed from the git.

I'd stay away from, say, Macallan Cask Strength, or Oban 15, or Glenfarclas 21 if you favor Highland, or any Laphroaig, Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Ultimate, and ESPECIALLY Ardbeg Uigeadail, assuming you swing Islay, if you plan on saving a few bucks.

Just a fair bit of warning there.

Trust me. You do NOT want to sample any of those!

BTW, I hear tell the Glenlivet 15 French Oak Finish is aming the best of Glenlivet's entire lineup, at any sane price, and it can be found here and there at Glen 12 prices or thereabouts.

Again, this is simply fair warning as to what to watch out for. You've been warned.

The 18 year old Highland Park is awfully nice and the The Macalan in any bottling is always good too. Famous Grouse is a blending of whiskies from those two distilleries, so that has become my everyday Scotch and has been for several years.

I love the smokiness of the Islay malts, but they are a little heavy for everyday use. As the price of single malts has risen in the past few years, I also have been trying some of the Irish whiskies. Knaupogue Castle is certainly worth trying. O Hell, try them all.

Glenmorangie is my personal favorite with Glenfiddich right up there.

Buy some cheaper version and pour it in the empty bottle of the high dollar brand and see if they notice

I tried this with my BIL and he did not notice. But then he will drink anything he does not have to pay for.

You dirty bastid! You know someone is going to try one of those!

Which do you suppose goes best on a moose hunt?

I picked up a bottle of Glenmorangie last Christmas and it has become my favorite. Teachers is a decent blend for the money.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/dalmore-12-year-old-whisky/

Thank me later...

Life is too short to drink bad stuff.

How were you drinking the whiskey? On the rocks?

straight up .
Both JB and I were also convinced that we could tell the difference.

So was everybody else each time I have since offered a blind taste test.

Dalwhinnie isn't cheap.

No single malt worth drinking is cheap.

...so I'm looking for a cheaper alternative for the in between drinking. What are my options? I have drank famous grouse but have kind of lost the taste for it as of late. What else is out there? Thanks

Just try 'em all.

There is a blend called Black Grouse that's pretty cheap, and it tastes pretty good in my opinion.

I don't know why we're discussing single malts when the lad is asking for a cheaper alternative to Glenlivet 12, which is about as economical a single malt as you can get... to my mind that means you're going to have to get into the blends. I'd rather drink a good blended whisky than a bad single malt. And there are some piss-poor single malts to be had, in my sad experience.

I prefer Famous Grouse as my "house" brand blend, and if you go to Scotland and have a wee dram in a variety of drinking establishments you'll find it's very popular over there, too. The only two blends I keep in my house are FG and Dewar's. Dewar's is a very consistent blended whisky with the light color and clean taste of many of the best Speyside whiskies.

If you want something a bit milder than FG in flavor, Old Pultney is an outstanding value. The various Johnnie Walkers are all too sweet for my palate, but you may like them. I don't care for JG, Cutty Sark, or any of the other mid-range blends.

Just try 'em all.

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