Any scotch lovers out there?

Can't believe I missed this thread originally.

To add a bit of water I just cry into it after looking at my LCBO bill...

I stock Dalwhinnie and Lagavulin.

I'd rather lick a poop popsicle than sip Johhny Walker.
 
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I've tried a lot of high end bottles. But for everyday drinking I say you can't beat Balvenie. "The Peat Monster" is a nice novelty bottle, too.

Johnny Walker, even "the good stuff" is the only thing I have ever put in my mouth that made my teeth ache. Garbage.

Looks it's a switch from my usual Brandy to Scotch tonight thanks to this thread.
 
Wingboy said:
Send me your addy.You can't drink that alone.Maybe i'll bring along some of my favorite elixer.
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That's awesome stuff. I brought some home when we hit up the east coast last year. We ended up spending the night at the distillery too, cool stuff.
 
KJM said:
I've tried a lot of high end bottles. But for everyday drinking I say you can't beat Balvenie. "The Peat Monster" is a nice novelty bottle, too.

Johnny Walker, even "the good stuff" is the only thing I have ever put in my mouth that made my teeth ache. Garbage.

Looks it's a switch from my usual Brandy to Scotch tonight thanks to this thread.
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Balvenie is always in the cupboard.I'm not rich.;)

Qualdoth said:
That's awesome stuff. I brought some home when we hit up the east coast last year. We ended up spending the night at the distillery too, cool stuff.
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There is usually a bottle of GB Rare in there too.The trip out east to get some,stay in an awesome inn and follow it with a round of golf at the best course in Canada is a tough act to follow.
 
Still trying to find one that goes well with chicken wings.
 
If you guys like a gentler whiskey, I'm a big fan of Danfield's 21YO
 
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A not-so-close acquaintance unfortunately finished the last drops of this elixir of the gods. If you guys are into more peaty scotch - but not to the level of Laphroaig - this is the bottle ye shall seek. I've never seen it on the North American side, and had the incredible fortune to be paid to go to England a few years back (when I acquired most of the "special bottles" too). My favourite place to shop, if you're ever in London UK is called the Royal Mile Whiskeys Shop. The also sell online, but shipping to here truly kills.

Mind you, if anyone would like to sign up with me for a group buy from them, I will happily organize the whole order list - and top it off with at least one of these bottles!

PS: in case you can't make out the label: Bunnahabhain 1978 Signatory Edition
 
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A few years back I was at the St. Andrews ball with flask in hand and a buddy of mine brought his flask out with the cask strength in it. Quite a flavour there - 'peaty" is an understatement.

The St. Andrews ball is a blast. Not a pair of pants in the place and they have rams' heads filled with snuff that you can enjoy all night. Plus the pipe bands... Awesome time.


Wingboy said:
Bought a bottle of The Macallan Cask Strength last weekend.Holy Jeezuz Mary n Joseph! This stuff is unreal.The flavour is awesome and almost too much.I know i said that "neat" is the only way to go,but just tiny splash of h2o is needed to tame this beast.
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The best place to buy Scotch in Toronto is the LCBO at Yonge and Summerhill. They have a room dedicated to Scotch, though there are a few other whiskeys in there as well.


minidisco said:
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A not-so-close acquaintance unfortunately finished the last drops of this elixir of the gods. If you guys are into more peaty scotch - but not to the level of Laphroaig - this is the bottle ye shall seek. I've never seen it on the North American side, and had the incredible fortune to be paid to go to England a few years back (when I acquired most of the "special bottles" too). My favourite place to shop, if you're ever in London UK is called the Royal Mile Whiskeys Shop. The also sell online, but shipping to here truly kills.

Mind you, if anyone would like to sign up with me for a group buy from them, I will happily organize the whole order list - and top it off with at least one of these bottles!

PS: in case you can't make out the label: Bunnahabhain 1978 Signatory Edition
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Wingboy said:
Balvenie is always in the cupboard.I'm not rich.;)


There is usually a bottle of GB Rare in there too.The trip out east to get some,stay in an awesome inn and follow it with a round of golf at the best course in Canada is a tough act to follow.
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When I was last there I also came back with a bottle of their stuff that's been aged in an Ice Wine cask as well. The hint of sweetness was nice.
 
I have always loved A'bunadh its made by Aberlour and I WISH I remembered the batch number that I first tried as a kid...

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wish i could afford that high end stuff....
 
Single Malt Scotch is nectar from the gods... I have a few bottles but they are probably worth more than my old bike.
Work hard you gotta play hard. Nothing like a good bottle of scotch with a nice Macanudo cigar ;)

I have in my cellar a bottle of 8 year old Talisker and a bottle (Half finished)

Highland Park 38 year old. We had the half bottle before we deployed to Afghanistan, we had a good time for sure.

But to enjoy after a hard days work is a 15 year old highland park.. yummm

There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and one of them is malt whisky.
 
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AirForce said:
Nothing like a good bottle of scotch with a nice Macanudo cigar ;)
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We should start a parallel discussion on the merits of a good cigar - and some suggestions for good places to find treasures like that... There used to be an amazing cigar store (with a "private" basement cigar lounge) on Avenue Road, north of Lawrence on the west side - can't recall the name - where the owner started a "semi-private club" made up of patrons who bought cigars and pipe tobacco (another vice of mine) and smoked them in the basement. He provided FREE scotch to the attendees, it was an incredible place... till someone ratted him out, and the province shut him down for illegally distributing liquor on the premises without a permit.
 
Adler87 said:
I have always loved A'bunadh its made by Aberlour and I WISH I remembered the batch number that I first tried as a kid...
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I have one of those too (click the link below), batch #28 with a bit less alcohol content. Still requires the drop of water...
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I got into scotch a few years back when I was doing lp at the lcbo. I have the classics which come out in gift boxes around Christmas time.
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Out of those I really liked the Oban and the Lagavulin.
I also have a bottle of...
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which has been my favorite so far.
I did some research when I first started drinking scotch and found that drinking it from a sniffer glass with a little room temp filtered water is the best and that is how have been drinking it.
 
Revive an old thread.(wonder if it has aged well) Has anyone tried "THE ARRAN MALT THE AMARONE CASK FINISH ISLE OF ARRAN SINGLE MALT"?
 
I think I'll pour some Laphroaig and a few drops into my thistle snifter and go sit out on the deck.
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