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

B boomshine Member Glasgow, Scotland Joined: Apr 19, 2006 Posts: 1	B boomshine Posted posted on Wed, Apr 19, 2006 7:48 AM Wrong on so many counts. In fact, the only thing right in this post is that Balvenie is good whisky. OK, Balvenie was founded in 1892 and has been in continuous operation ever since (that enough "heritage" for you?) and is widely available and drunk here in Scotland - I'm a particular fan of the Doublewood if you can get hold of it, very smooth. Bacardi aren't anywhere near being the biggest distillers in Scotland, last time I checked that was Diageo (the guys who make Jonnie Walker) by a mile. Personally, I prefer a whisky with a bit more depth to it. I recommend the Lagavulin 16yo, which is deep and smokey, with a smooth toffee-ish edge and a lingering finish. More esoteric choices would be Clynlish 14yo, smokey again, with a salty, maratime edge (one of my faves) or Old Pultney 12yo, from my family home of Wick, in the far north of Scotland, which is very smooth, with a hint of the sea on the finish - all much more interesting than your standard Speyside. Finally, if you will insist on drinking your whisky with ice, it doesn't matter what you drink, you won't taste it anyway. Oh, and a bottle of blended scotch is handy to have around if you run out of anti-freeze in the winter (I can't think of anything else it's good for). 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.

Wrong on so many counts. In fact, the only thing right in this post is that Balvenie is good whisky. OK, Balvenie was founded in 1892 and has been in continuous operation ever since (that enough "heritage" for you?) and is widely available and drunk here in Scotland - I'm a particular fan of the Doublewood if you can get hold of it, very smooth. Bacardi aren't anywhere near being the biggest distillers in Scotland, last time I checked that was Diageo (the guys who make Jonnie Walker) by a mile.

Personally, I prefer a whisky with a bit more depth to it. I recommend the Lagavulin 16yo, which is deep and smokey, with a smooth toffee-ish edge and a lingering finish. More esoteric choices would be Clynlish 14yo, smokey again, with a salty, maratime edge (one of my faves) or Old Pultney 12yo, from my family home of Wick, in the far north of Scotland, which is very smooth, with a hint of the sea on the finish - all much more interesting than your standard Speyside.

Finally, if you will insist on drinking your whisky with ice, it doesn't matter what you drink, you won't taste it anyway. Oh, and a bottle of blended scotch is handy to have around if you run out of anti-freeze in the winter (I can't think of anything else it's good for).

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.

Post #227458 by boomshine on Wed, Apr 19, 2006 7:48 AM