Single Malt Scotch
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- harlequino0
That's what I like to hear, gramme! :)
That Aberlour just knocks you right out, doesn't it. It really amazed me when I had it. It's hard to find around here. There's a place about 45 minutes away which is the only place I've seen it since.
- 23kon0
I'm not a huge lover of whisky as esp the unpeated stuff - it just tastes like pure alchohol.
But i LOVE this stuff.
and im not just plugging it cos they are a client of ours :P
http://www.smokehead.co.uk
- gramme0
Amen brother.
I think one of the things I like is that it's cask-strength and non-chill filtered, so it's denser and fuller in flavor. I wonder who else makes cask strength single malts. I'd be interested to see if anyone else is doing something similar...there must be since that was how whisky was made for hundreds, maybe thousands of years before folks started watering it down.
There's a liquor store in St. Louis that has a'bunadh as well as just about every other scotch around...in case your local place runs out.
Starr's
(314) 781-2345
- harlequino0
gramme -
Give Bowmore a try if you haven't. Certain batches they age in casks used for other liquors, like sherry or vermouth. I had the one aged in a sherry cask once. Wonderful taste, you can really get a glimpse of the sherry on the finish.
- elahon0
I picked up a bottle of this at RMW a couple years ago. Smoooooth!
- Mimio0
There's 12 year Lagavulin cask strength floating around. It's like $70-80 buck a bottle though.
- harlequino0
^ That sounds awesome.
Wife and I celebrated our wedding with a bottle of Lagavulin rather than champagne. :D
- danthon0
Nice timing on this thread. This weekend my well to do uncle opened his scotch cabinet to me and I got to try many for the first time. He had some cask strength that were simply amazing.
I must say that I was surprised by Cardhu. It is very affordable (compared to most) and reminded me of Macallan.
The islays, Lagavulin and laphroaig are my still my favs.
- Concrete0
Everyday:
Talisker or J&B
Something special:
Balvenie Vintage (1970) Single Malt. Quite sweet but very drinkable.
Concrete
(Oct 31 07, 07:31)
- gramme0
That's it, Balvenie is the other name I couldnae think of. I like their 12 & 15 yr. Never had the vintage, I bet it's killer.
That Lagavulin cask strength sounds nice...for Christmas. I ain't buying myself an $80 bottle o' uisge!
- kelpie0
I can't stand scotch but love bourbon. do I lose Celt Points?
- harlequino0
Can't really get into bourbons. Not sure why. I'm exact opposite, kelpie.
- gramme0
thanks harlequino, I'll have to check out that Bowmore :)
There's a Scottish pub in the central west end of STL called The Scottish Arms. It's fairly authentic, except for the fact that the food actually tastes good. They have an awesome selection of beers including my favorite Bellhaven...and the scotch list is epic. When you order a dram, they bring it to you in a snifter with a little pitcher of water, or a small ramekin w/ ice cubes if you prefer.
I like mine with about 1/2 splash of water.
They have a patio out back w/ potbelly stoves. I was there last week with a buddy, sampling nectar and smoking my brand new pipe next to the fire. Good times :)
- gramme0
I can't stand scotch but love bourbon. do I lose Celt Points?
kelpie
(Oct 31 07, 08:10)Awa' wi' yeh an bile yer heed.
I can drink bourbon but much prefer the taste of peat to coal smoke.
- kelpie0
"It's fairly authentic, except for the fact that the food actually tastes good."
hahaha, fair enough, strangely enough though, my current favourite place to eat here is a bukowski themed bar with an epic selection of bourbon. I think us guys are leading some kind of mirror life
- harlequino0
*dons tweed jacket, cap, and buys pipe.
:D
- gramme0
Nice. I've noticed that many people on this side of the pond with the most dubious of drops of Celtic blood in their veins are often more enthusiastic about their heritage than many in the Isles who could trace their lineage back to The Bruce or Brian Boru if they gave a damn.
- Concrete0
I think that's true of most Americans.
Desperately clinging on to or seeking some sort of vague or distant heritage to give them a sense of belonging or something?Whereas people that live in the same place as their ancestors, take it for granted I suppose?
- kelpie0
that may be a bit harshly put, but having grown up in the seat of the Clan MacLean, venue of the annual Clan Gathering, I reckon you're probably right.
Man that was always really funny ;P
- gramme0
I think that's true of most Americans.
Desperately clinging on to or seeking some sort of vague or distant heritage to give them a sense of belonging or something?Whereas people that live in the same place as their ancestors, take it for granted I suppose?
Concrete
(Oct 31 07, 08:24)I think you're right. America's very identity, if it even has such, can really only be characterized as "eclectic" – even in relatively homogenous white upper middle class neighborhoods, one finds people who trace their heritage back to anywhere and everywhere in Europe.
I know I came off a bit harsh in my comparison of American 'Celts' vs. actual Celts...their are of course exceptions to every rule in that regard.
I think in general, people who are interested in history are also proud of their heritage...regardless of which side of the pond they hail from.