whos into scotch >?

**Jibgolly** · December 22, 2007, 06:21:28 PM

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i've been drinking some Chivas this week. i stuck it in the freezer and have just been doing shots of it. good stuff. i'm more of a bourbon guy though.

**fumanchu182** · December 22, 2007, 06:42:51 PM

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I tried my first scotch on Thursday. I learned that you cannot drink scotch like other liquor. I had to sip it and really enjoy it. Was quite fun though. I will try and get the name of it from my friend who turned me onto it.

**threehills** · December 22, 2007, 06:58:39 PM

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I don't know much about it, but its my favorite drink by far. Glen Fiddich on the rocks, tinyest splash of water is the way I like it. Some people drink it at room temp without ice, whats that called? Up? Neat? (can you tell I don't get out much?)

BTW, The new Johnny Walk black commerical is pretty sweet.

**Troklo** · December 22, 2007, 07:18:16 PM

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I love to drink chivas on the rocks. Never heard of that brand your talking about, will search for it and let you know

**simonr** · December 22, 2007, 08:34:50 PM

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I used to hate Scotch but that changed with Balvenie 15-year old single barrel - smoother than a seamless Garcia mix !

**day_for_night** · December 22, 2007, 08:46:22 PM

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drinking scotch (or any hard alcohol) straight is called "neat".

I personally love single malt, though a good 18 year old chivas or johnny walker blue label will definitely be welcomed any day.

for single malts, in order of preference, i like:

Lagavulin - very peaty (smokey) flavor, 16 year old Islay malt, and once you acquire a taste for it, you won't want anything else
Oban - a sweeter, more medium bodied scotch. extremely smooth. If you don't like a peat-flavored scotch, this will surely be a winner.
Bowmore - they produce several good varieties of scotch, with Bowmore Darkest (15 year old) and Bowmore 17 year old being two of my faves. I would recommend getting anything older than 12 years from bowmore, as their younger scotches are not as good as stuff that has been aged a bit longer. I tried a 25 year old bowmore recently that was to-die-for.

If you are going to drink stuff like Glenlivet or Glenfiddich, don't buy the 12 year stuff...its not worth it. Spend a bit extra and get yourself at least an 18 year old (21 or 25 is incredible). You need to look for deals though...find places that buy the stuff bulk and offer reasonable prices.

As far as how to drink it, i tend to go against the traditional way of only drinking good scotch neat. I add two or 3 large ice cubes (don't chip them, or they melt too quickly) to a tumbler style glass with about 2.5 - 3 ounces of scotch. to me, thats the ideal way to drink the stuff, but find what works best for you.

**Dhar_2** · December 22, 2007, 09:33:29 PM

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scotch!!!?????

oh........ u mean whiskey!! they dont make it only in scotland.

i like the odd tipple but not an avid fan.

i prefer mine smokey so i go with a Laphroig or Talisker. Best sipped straight. a good whiskey doesnt need polluting with ice or water.

as for the dicussion between blended or single. u should be shot at dawn for not knowing the very important difference!!!!

**Jenks** · December 23, 2007, 03:11:42 AM

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lagavaulin

**feather** · December 23, 2007, 04:33:03 AM

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Macallan or Glenlivit for me. More Macallan though, always have a bottle at hand. I miss sipping on it while standing out on the balcony in winter.

[Edit: And having a cig ... anyone noticed rollies go really well with scotch?]

**Lrn** · December 23, 2007, 06:46:29 AM

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i like glenlivit, most scotch is way too bitter for me

**Huggie Smiles** · December 23, 2007, 09:56:05 AM

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[quote=Miguel;553881]what do you enjoy the most single or blended ?

quote]

If anyone answers blended, then you know they are not 'into scotch'.

and it is whiskey, not scotch.