Scotch page 2

[urbancaveman]

Old poultney is a good one and Oban as well! Not as peaty as talisker or lagavulin!

[springnr]

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[onalark]

I've two bottles at home (Highland Queen Majesty, Auchentosha), and one bottle of Johnnie Walker Red at work, because if I'm drinking at work, I'm probably not sipping.

Alas, since I am expecting again, the scotch is collecting dust. My husband is not a fan. I am the scotch drinker in the house, and since I tend to sip it, the whisky level is slow to go down 'round here.

A coworker brought in a bottle of Laphroaig this week and poured me a bare dash. Whooooheeee. Smoky/peaty as a compost bin, but in a good way! I could only taste a few drops before I had to give up on it. Will definitely return to that brand when I'm no longer incubating and hypersensitive to smells.

I got a set of whisky glasses and whisky stones (along with the Auchentosha) as a wedding gift. I'm not super impressed by the stones. I'll be honest; I like to make my whisky last, so I "open it up" with a bit of water, or throw in some ice. I know that's sacrilege to some, but I gotta be me.

[urbancaveman]

I've two bottles at home (Highland Queen Majesty, Auchentosha), and one bottle of Johnnie Walker Red at work, because if I'm drinking at work, I'm probably not sipping.

Alas, since I am expecting again, the scotch is collecting dust. My husband is not a fan. I am the scotch drinker in the house, and since I tend to sip it, the whisky level is slow to go down 'round here.

A coworker brought in a bottle of Laphroaig this week and poured me a bare dash. Whooooheeee. Smoky/peaty as a compost bin, but in a good way! I could only taste a few drops before I had to give up on it. Will definitely return to that brand when I'm no longer incubating and hypersensitive to smells.

I got a set of whisky glasses and whisky stones (along with the Auchentosha) as a wedding gift. I'm not super impressed by the stones. I'll be honest; I like to make my whisky last, so I "open it up" with a bit of water, or throw in some ice. I know that's sacrilege to some, but I gotta be me.

Onalark, someone famous once said, " There is a special place in hell for thos who spoil a good scotch!!" lol

[Ghâshûl]

I'm a big fan of whisky (we don't refer to it as scotch where I'm from).
I started out with Laphroaig, it was the first I tried that tasted good and so I developed from there. So most of what I have is Islay, but I've expanded to include other types, of course

[Ghâshûl]

Oh, and I've always preferred to drink it neat. At different tastings we have been encouraged to try adding water, and I never seem to favour that taste.

[orielwen]

I tend towards the Speysides rather than the Islays. The Speyside malts are smoother and mellower. I like Laphroig, but it's justa little too smoky for me.

We get a bottle of single cask malt from any one of the many tiny obscure distilleries every quarter as part of a subscription. It's great tasting all the different varieties.

[Ghâshûl]

That sounds like a wonderful idea, don't know if that's available here though.

[WeldingHank]

I had some Famous Grouse once...the whole bottle at once and only once.

[Dirlot]

Springbank, Laphroig Talisker I am definitely an Islay man but I also enjoy Old Pultney, Highland Park etc.

Oh and not only is it drunk neat but also blindfolded least I drool at the sight of the amber liquor and dilute it.