What's (in yer opinion) the superlative Scotch? - Tiki Drinks and Food

P PiPhiRho Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1032	P PiPhiRho Posted posted on 01/27/2006 On 2006-01-25 20:11, tikigap wrote: Balvenie is pretty good - but you should research the history of it. The marketers for Bacardi (who owns most of the scotch distilleries in Scotland), developed Balvenie specifically for the American palatte, and markets it only here! I'd be surprised if you can find Balvenie of any flavor in Scotland... It's not a "heritage" scotch. That said, it IS a delicious scotch, with a very smooth finish. Not true. There may be a particular type that us only available here, but the Balvenie website points to distributors in Australia and France, plus the whiskey canbe bought directly from the distillery (although they will not ship outside of the UK). This is what I want to find... http://www.balvenie.com/shop/rumwood.html I have had the portwood 21, the founder's reserve 10 and even the 30 and all are superb.

On 2006-01-25 20:11, tikigap wrote:
Balvenie is pretty good - but you should research the history of it. The marketers for Bacardi (who owns most of the scotch distilleries in Scotland), developed Balvenie specifically for the American palatte, and markets it only here! I'd be surprised if you can find Balvenie of any flavor in Scotland... It's not a "heritage" scotch.

That said, it IS a delicious scotch, with a very smooth finish.

Not true. There may be a particular type that us only available here, but the Balvenie website points to distributors in Australia and France, plus the whiskey canbe bought directly from the distillery (although they will not ship outside of the UK).

This is what I want to find...

http://www.balvenie.com/shop/rumwood.html

I have had the portwood 21, the founder's reserve 10 and even the 30 and all are superb.

Post #210596 by PiPhiRho on 01/27/2006