Educate me about Scotch

danger awesome · Post by **danger awesome** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:03 pm

(please)

I realised upon seeing Jozer's 'single malt sunday' post that i own no scotch at all. And was deepl saddened and disappointed with myself. So today i bought (20 notes, ouch...) a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black. I'm just going to get a couple ice cubes.

So, what do i need to know and try/buy?

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:26 pm

Black is mucho fine for the blended variety. My favorite of the blended varieties. I blame the Professor.

Leftboston · Post by **Leftboston** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:35 pm

You are in the land of fine scotch. I like Balvenie and Dalmore and a new favorite in Speyside. I find more interesting scotches in Europe than we can get here.

Oh and an englisher told me once that the only thing you put in a glass of scotch is more scotch is very true for single malts. So save the ice for the JWB.

BeerMakesMeSmart · Post by **BeerMakesMeSmart** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:40 pm

Make sure you get the liquid kind.

Frankennietzsche · Post by **Frankennietzsche** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:50 pm

Try the 'butter' variety.

Post by **Badfellow** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:05 pm

Oh, indeed. LadyRed sent me a bottle of Johnnie Black for HBE that lasted all of about 3 hours. As for the single malts... Oban, the warm and peaty candy that it is, has never treated me poorly. The Macallans are all fine varieties (10, 12 and 18 year). The Glenlivet works in a pinch, although there are many who find it too reminiscent of iodine wafting down the hallways of a hospital ward.

Good luck, Dan. Scotch is an expensive hobby.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:08 pm

Laphroaig is my favorite of the single malt varieties.

JohnnyT · Post by **JohnnyT** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:28 pm

Get yourself a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue. Good stuff, I've heard.

Boozy McLiverdamage · Post by **Boozy McLiverdamage** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:03 pm

Laphroaig & Glenmorangie are my favorite single malts
blended go for Johnny Black
swill go for Vat 69

waahoohah · Post by **waahoohah** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:31 pm

Badfellow wrote:Oh, indeed. LadyRed sent me a bottle of Johnnie Black for HBE that lasted all of about 3 hours. As for the single malts... Oban, the warm and peaty candy that it is, has never treated me poorly. The Macallans are all fine varieties (10, 12 and 18 year). The Glenlivet works in a pinch, although there are many who find it too reminiscent of iodine wafting down the hallways of a hospital ward.

Good luck, Dan. Scotch is an expensive hobby.

Oban is wonderful.
Glenlivet, to me, is like drinking water that will have me hugging the toilet inside of four hours...
Not always bad, mind you. Sometimes that degree of self-destruction is necessary.
Aaaaand that's about all I know about scotch.

Blackneto · Post by **Blackneto** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:45 pm

10 BUY Scotch
20 OPEN Scotch
30 POUR Scotch in Cup O Booze
40 IF Scotch is nasty finish bottle GOTO 10 else GOTO 50
50 IF Scotch is tasty finish bottle GOTO 10

waahoohah · Post by **waahoohah** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:49 pm

Blackneto wrote:10 BUY Scotch
20 OPEN Scotch
30 POUR Scotch in Cup O Booze
40 IF Scotch is nasty finish bottle GOTO 10 else GOTO 50
50 IF Scotch is tasty finish bottle GOTO 10

My C-64 is laughing it's floppy drive off...

Blackneto · Post by **Blackneto** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:53 pm

waahoohah wrote:
Blackneto wrote:10 BUY Scotch
20 OPEN Scotch
30 POUR Scotch in Cup O Booze
40 IF Scotch is nasty finish bottle GOTO 10 else GOTO 50
50 IF Scotch is tasty finish bottle GOTO 10
My C-64 is laughing it's floppy drive off...

i screwed upmy IF THEN ELSE statement.

but i'vbb ben drinkin Gin

Blackneto · Post by **Blackneto** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:56 pm

Boozy McLiverdamage wrote:Laphroaig & Glenmorangie are my favorite single malts
blended go for Johnny Black
swill go for Vat 69

How dare you

slipperyyoke · Post by **slipperyyoke** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:57 pm

I'm by no means a Scotch expert, but here are four that are pretty damn good.
-Aberlour 10 Year (Speyside)
-Speyburn 10 Year (Speyside)
-Old Pulteney 12 Year (Highlands)
-Deanston 12 Year (Highlands)