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Never tried straight rye. How would y'all describe the taste??
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It's a relative of Bourbon, in fact some Bourbon has a pretty good percentage of rye in its mashbill.
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Haven't seen Oban listed, another good choice
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Bowmore 12 year or Singleton 12 year
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I'm seeing three pics, the 18(fab), a plain Sazerac(just OK), and a Thomas H. Handy Sazerac (great, barrel proof). Well, on my home computer, I can see the second bottle! Strange. - Tom
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I want to thank you guys for the Famous Grouse recommendation. Found some on sale for $18.95, yesterday. It isn't as good as the Glenfiddich 15 that I usually drink but it is quite good and very reasonably priced. I'm thinking of getting another bottle for tonight.
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Found some on sale for $18.95 You did well.
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I want to thank you guys for the Famous Grouse recommendation. Ah the Bird. Everybody's heard about the Bird. The Bird
“When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty”
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"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
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Oban, Dahlwhinnie and McAllan are the smoothest and best of the single malts in my opinion. That being said I drink Dewar's daily and will for as long as the goog Lord grants me the time and pleasure to enjoy the fruits of this wonderful Earth.
Somewhere I heard a line that goes something like 'there is no bad Scotch- only some that aren't as good as others'. With that i will retire with a nightcap of Glenlivet as I am out of Dewars-until tomorrow. :-)
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Bringing this back to life...
Yesterday while visiting my favorite store I saw a product I hadn't seen before. It was a small (1500ml) oak cask that had been charred on the inside. It comes with two 750's of pure raw single malt scotch which at this stage is clear as gin. You put the single malt into the cask and wait 15-20 years to enjoy a fine drink. Price was $130.00. Anyone ever seen or heard of it?
It would make a great gift for a youngster, maybe graduation or wedding.
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May I suggest.....FAMOUS GROUSE!!
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Try Ardberg 10 year. Excellent for the money (under 50)
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It seems like that, but in the long run the percentage of those I really didn't like was pretty small.
The way to do it, if you can, is to find a liquor purveyor that actually tastes the product and knows their business.
Also get good reference books like the ones by Michael Jackson or Jim Murray. Read their tasting notes and use them as a guide to which whisk(e)y to try next. I just saw mathman's post. I have the book on whiskey by Michael Jackson (the late bon-vivant, not the late child molester!) and the 18 year old Macallan was a tie for the best whiskey, period. (I forget which whiskey it tied with now, but I did try it and I preferred The Macallan). I have a couple of Jackson's excellent books. I have to agree that the Macallan 18-year-old is probably the best combination of price and flavor. It's not my "favorite" single malt (it's hard to have a true "favorite"...). My choices run as follows: 1. My day-to-day scotch is Famous Grouse (glad to see several others here have endorsed it!), which is without question the best blended scotch whisky for a single-malt man. 2. My "company" whisky is Glenlivet 12-year-old, which is the most consistent single-malt, in my opinion. A glass of Glenlivit 12 tastes the same everywhere, every year, every bottle. And it's priced reasonably enough that I can pour it for guests who insist on ice, or soda without regret. 3. My winter whisky is Talisker; 10-year-old more often, but I have a bottle of 18-year-old tucked in the back of the cabinet for Christmas Eve. Jackson described it as "fiery, peppery... a winter warmer", and I agree. It goes splendidly with a pipe of McClelland's Deep Hollow on the porch while I watch the snow fall. Drambuie liquer is made from Talisker whisky, IIRC. While I've sampled most of the single malts, I will only buy outside the above list on a rare occasion. Laphroaig is about the best of Islay malts to my taste, but it's so phenolic I have to prime my taste buds with a glass of Jura or the like first. My son texted me today and informed me he bought a bottle of 18-year-old Macallan last night to celebrate a private milestone, so I'll be having a glass of that tonight when I make my way home from work.
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I have the Jackson book in my liquor cabinet on the single malt shelf. Never realized it was such a big deal. I'll pay more attention to it from now on.
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Laphroaig is about the best of Islay malts to my taste.. The only whiskey I've got in the house right now. - Tom
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I bought a bottle of Glenlivet this weekend and I enjoyed it very much. It's alot better than the bottle of Islay I bought. Thanks for all of the recommendations, I'm looking forward to trying them all.
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Bought a bottle of Murray McDavid Bunnahabhain 12yr today. Haven't tapped it yet. Any opinions?
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Bought a bottle of Murray McDavid Bunnahabhain 12yr today. Haven't tapped it yet. Any opinions?
In my opinion, you should send it to me for, um, disposal. It's horrible nasty stuff. Really. I swear... Tap it at once, of course  Tasting notes would be appreciated.
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What you get from an independent bottler can be different tasting than the house version.
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