Can someone describe the taste of Scitch to me? I am not trying to be funny but when I tried it in our room in Jamaica it didn't so good. I keep saying that I am going to goto a Scotch bar or somewhere and try a top shelf to see if there is any different taste. Maybe it just isn't for me idk tia
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Tried Laphroaig for the first time a few weeks ago. That's some good stuff, really smokey!!Comment
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For many of us Scotch is an acquired taste. I didn't really like or appreciate it until I was about 40. I also have a lot of Scot in my genes and now Scotch is my libation of choice whenever I can get it.Originally posted by livespive View PostComment
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Originally posted by livespive View Post
It's an acquired taste, scotch tastes better as I grow older.
Come to think of it, Scotch is probably more about calming the nerves than actual taste.
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Ok, I'm in my 40's now. I was younger when I tasted it, we will see how it goes. Thanks,Comment
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Originally posted by livespive View Post
When I first drank it all I could taste was peat and alcohol, I thought all of the people who could taste chocolate and tobacco and stuff were full of it, it was closer to sipping gas than to anything very good. The more you drink it though the more you kind of get used to it and then one day you kind of start tasting the good stuff.
To me it is a lot like starting to drink coffee, most people don't drink a strong pot black at first, they pull the bitterness out with sugar and creamer, then a little less until you don't use any.
I'm not a big wine guy but I worked with this guy for a bit, he is a Master of Wine of which there are 312 in the world, and 34 in the US. You could give him a bottle of anything and he could tell you what grapes, what year, which vineyard and unless they were sharing who produced it. Really amazing.Comment
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Hard to pin a favorite down for me. I currently have over a dozen bottles of true Kentucky Bourbon, and at least a dozen different scottish single malts. Some of my go tos for bourbon are Bookers, Blatans, Knob Creek, as well as some special bottlings of Jim Beam. While it is not really a bourbon, I also like Jacobs Ghost from Jim Beam. I just visited the American Stillhouse about a month ago (Jim Beam).
Single malts I like Macallan's or Balvenie Doublewood and Glenfiddich probably as my go tos. Two Gingers is a new found love for an Irish single malt.
As you can probably tell. I am a whisky fan. I also do have a small collection of various moonshines, some homemade ,several regional small batch commercial. My fav in those would be Redeye, found only in Illinois. I got my first bottle of that right across the street from Mike Mills' 17th Street BBQ in Marion.Comment
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I really like to drink Bourbon. Usually Maker's Mark or Buffalo trace are my regular brands. Last year, I got a bottle of 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle and thought that it lived up to its hype. The problem is that it's hard to find it.
A few weeks ago I tasted this Bourbon named Pinhook that tasted similar to the Pappy. It was delicious! It cost about $54 per bottle and is worth every penny of it.Comment
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My 'daily' bourbon would be Makers Mark but my favorite is Basil Hayden's. As for my scotch, thanks to my ex-wife's father I am a big fan of Old PultneyComment
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I have some WhistlePig coming this week... heh heh. We cant get it our state for some reason...
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If you like smokey, the best 2 scotches are Lagavulin 16 year old and Arbeg Alligator. Alligator is a special edition and hard to find. If don't love them, I'll gladly take them off your hands!Comment
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I have a connection here in Houston who makes a homemade Moonshine that is ultra smooth…well for moonshine that is. A slow burn and no sharp or "wang" to the taste as I would say. Better than any shelf bought stuff I have ever tried. I'm more of a bourbon man myself. I like Makers 46 (totally destroys Makers original in my book, worth every extra penny) My standby is W.L. Weller Reserve at 20$ it's the finest bourbon at that price with two cubes of ice in it. Also a big fan of Buffalo Trace.Comment
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Has any one ever had Loche morch? Macallan sherry cask; cask strength has a nice finish a cheap single malt which is surprisingly good is Lismore. In burbon BookersComment
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Nope but that first one The cask strength aged in a sherry cask sounds delectable!Comment
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I recently tried these two, and I think they're worthy of honorable mention:
Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Woodford Reserve (had to d-load from their site, my pic was crappy)
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