There can be only one..

[boatman]

I'm down to my last bottle of each of these..
Any good

Thinking of waiting till our 40th wedding ani' being as we missed me 60th birthday

hiv you been sneakin up here wi thon travelling hoose n filling it up with best scotch

 

[(RIP) Proff]

hiv you been sneakin up here wi thon travelling hoose n filling it up with best scotch

Aye Lad, Ah've been sneekin aboot in ma Hoose on wheels getting loads of goodies

 

[skinnersscotch]

I would suggest having a number of bottles from different distilleries around Scotland.

That way I can have the right dram for my mood. Sometimes I want a gentle malt, maybe pre-dinner. Other times I might want a more powerful malt to savour.

My son asked me to get a some malts for Christmas which were more 'session malts', ones that you could drink a few of during the evening. I went the Speyside route.

There are some chefs who advocate a different malt for different courses during dinner, as an alternative to wine. I have tried this a number of occasions and it works very well. I don't eat fish and tend to ony sample dessert so I am not brilliant at the gourmet part of it.

And having a variety of malts means I can cater for peoples different tastes and likes when they visit.

My own favourite personal malt? Mmmm..... Different answer on different days I am afraid.

 

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I would suggest having a number of bottles from different distilleries around Scotland.

That way I can have the right dram for my mood. Sometimes I want a gentle malt, maybe pre-dinner. Other times I might want a more powerful malt to savour.

My son asked me to get a some malts for Christmas which were more 'session malts', ones that you could drink a few of during the evening. I went the Speyside route.

There are some chefs who advocate a different malt for different courses during dinner, as an alternative to wine. I have tried this a number of occasions and it works very well. I don't eat fish and tend to ony sample dessert so I am not brilliant at the gourmet part of it.

And having a variety of malts means I can cater for peoples different tastes and likes when they visit.

My own favourite personal malt? Mmmm..... Different answer on different days I am afraid.

I'm now a 95% house drinker and have been for the past three of four years. I used to be pubbing it every weekend prior to that. I also used to drink vodka and I only drank malt whisky at home as a treat. Now I only drink whisky. I can't remember the last time a vodka touched my lips.

My "problem" is that I can't acquire a good selection of whiskies cos I drink the feckers as I buy them. I usually do a bottle a weekend or over three nights so my collection never gets going The only bottles that I keep are good ones that I've had as gifts etc over the years. Dunno why I don't drink them TBH. They're not worth that much and when I'm gone, my family will either neck them without a thought or pour them down the sink

I don't drink much beer so I've always been a nip/dram man. I wish I could get into the beer a bit more and have a bottle of malt last a bit longer

I do have decent malts that I'll have dram of to start my night off and then go onto "session" malts. Just now I've got a SMWS "Cragganmore" and an Edradour Caledonia, which I start off with. I then go onto The Macallan or Highland Park.

It's my birthday next month so I'll probably treat myself to a decent Bruichladdich 16. I really enjoy a good Islay for a special occasion.

That's the beauty of drinking whisky. There are so many different tasting drams and even different expressions from the same distillery can vary so much.

It's a fine hobby to enjoy

 

[wully]

I' I can't remember the last time a vodka touched my lips.

Probably 'cos it goes straight doon without touching the sides...

 

[cunning fox]

15 yo Laphroaig for me, lots o' folk dont like it, i do.
the 15 yo is really smooth

edit; i'm still talkin aboot whusky

 

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15 yo Laphroaig for me, lots o' folk dont like it, i do.
the 15 yo is really smooth

edit; i'm still talkin aboot whusky

You sound like a Pedo cartoonist's target audience

 

[skyenet]

Well my favourite tipple is Drambuie, which I noticed on the label includes aged malt whiskies. Luckily a bottle lasts me a long time, but my last bottle is getting a bit empty It will be back to the Schnapps I have chilling in the garage then

 

[Hebby]

Glenfarclas 12 Y/O and Scapa 8Y/O are worth a mention.

 

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Well my favourite tipple is Drambuie, which I noticed on the label includes aged malt whiskies. Luckily a bottle lasts me a long time, but my last bottle is getting a bit empty It will be back to the Schnapps I have chilling in the garage then

Glenmorangie and Drambuie AKA Royal Drams AKA Rusty Nails.

I ended up like the bastard son o' Johnny and Rab in Ullapool when I went on them over a three hour period one New Year about 6 years ago. Never again

 

[Deleted account rno]

Glenfarclas 12 Y/O and Scapa 8Y/O are worth a mention.

Never tried Scapa but I like Glenfarclas (especially their 105). I remember leaving fumes in a bottle of Glenfarclas two years ago at Robmack's hoose. I think he was glad to see me going to bed and shuttin up

 

[Klanky]

A good friend of mine up here spent a good couple of years building up an 'investment' in rare and fine old whiskies, plus a lot from one of those whisky clubs.

Unfortunately, every time he had people round for dinner, he'd get pished and insist that (despite everyones protestations) a bottle be opened "just to see what it's like".

He drunk the bloody lot now, I think.

Old Pulteney for me every time, or possibly Dalwhinnie.

 

[Mutley]

Auchentoshan 3 Wood - It tastes like Xmas pud in a bottle

Bowmore Dark - rich sherry flavours

Bowmore 17 - smoother than you'd believe an Islay can be

 

[Hebby]

Never tried Scapa but I like Glenfarclas (especially their 105). I remember leaving fumes in a bottle of Glenfarclas two years ago at Robmack's hoose. I think he was glad to see me going to bed and shuttin up

Try the Scapa Ronno In my drinkin days I had never heard o it an tried it in Ullapool one night and was astounded that an Orkney Malt could taste so good.

 

[Packer]

Try the Scapa Ronno In my drinkin days I had never heard o it an tried it in Ullapool one night and was astounded that an Orkney Malt could taste so good.

+1, but there are some good independent bottlings of the Orkney sauce as well.

 

[Deleted account rno]

Try the Scapa Ronno In my drinkin days I had never heard o it an tried it in Ullapool one night and was astounded that an Orkney Malt could taste so good.

+1, but there are some good independent bottlings of the Orkney sauce as well.

Now on my list of ones to try.

My dilema is that when the local David Sands supermarket continually stocks The Macallan and Highland Park for between £19 and £22, Balvenie Doublewood for less than £24 and my mate gets me Cragganmore from his work for £20, all of which are top whiskies, it's a bit too conveneient

 

[skinnersscotch]

For me a session malt would be something like an Oban or an Old Pulteney.

For a malt to wake the taste buds an Ardbeg or even better a Ledaig. Ledaig (pronounced Ledchig) is probably the smokiest and peatiest of them all.

For mixing, I keep some blended. Highlanders Friend, 1.5l= 8 Euros!

I have also been known to drink blended at times (normally due to the absence of malt!).

All whisky is drinkable though.

 

[Deleted account rno]

For me a session malt would be something like an Oban or an Old Pulteney.

For a malt to wake the taste buds an Ardbeg or even better a Ledaig. Ledaig (pronounced Ledchig) is probably the smokiest and peatiest of them all.

For mixing, I keep some blended. Highlanders Friend, 1.5l= 8 Euros!

I have also been known to drink blended at times (normally due to the absence of malt!).

All whisky is drinkable though.

I can't put Ardbeg anywhere near my mouth or my nose.

The smell of it reminds me of the mortuary smell at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. Is it carbolic or iodine? Anyhoo, I've tried several times to overcome this but to no avail. Pity. It always gets a good crit...

 

[Klanky]

I can't put Ardbeg anywhere near my mouth or my nose.

The smell of it reminds me of the mortuary smell at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. Is it carbolic or iodine? Anyhoo, I've tried several times to overcome this but to no avail. Pity. It always gets a good crit...

Phenols (TCP taste)? That's the smell/taste I get off a lot of the more 'peaty' stuff. Can't stand that.

 

[Deleted account rno]

Phenols (TCP taste)? That's the smell/taste I get off a lot of the more 'peaty' stuff. Can't stand that.

I've tried malts from most of the Islay distilleries and only get this horrible sensation from sniffing and drinking Ardbeg.

Lagavulin and Bruichladdich are two of my favourites and thankfully, neither of them remind me of a mortuary