for the love of god STOP calling whisky "scotch". Scotch is shit. nobody calls real whisky "scotch", that word means the blended shit that bums drink.
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for the love of god STOP calling whisky "scotch". Scotch is shit. nobody calls real whisky "scotch", that word means the blended shit that bums drink.
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That's what it's called. You guys also spell "whiskey" wrong.
Bitch please, I don't need to be educated about scotches. Why anyone would even recommend an islay if they're not sure the recipient is a scotch fan is beyond me. I tend to prefer the speysides myself, but again, I'm not a huge scotch fan. Stop being a pretentious prick.
I've had Balvenie doublewood, tasted like soap and I could barely finish the bottle. I had another type of balvenie that escapes me and I thought it was quite good.
The point is, your recommending a bunch of scotches that purists or aficionados would prefer, but if you don't know the guy, play it conservative.
Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or is my recommendation. Others in here are good as well though.
Because unless you know the guy's palette, you're likely to get him a bucket of piss he doesn't like. McCallan is well known, very well balanced, and even a guy who isn't a big fan of scotch (myself) can appreciate it.
A good bottle of Laphroig or Oban would make me puke.
That is not a $50 bottle....
You're right, it's a $55 bottle.
http://www.ryebrookwines.com/items/detail?itemid=222929
http://www.ludwigsfinewine.com/sku081753810887.html
I agree. Scotch sucks and most of the people who drink it are poseurs who only drink it because they think it makes them look/sound cool. It's the same with wine snobs and cigars. That being said, the best scotch is whatever one the poseur in question likes.
You mean...an entire class of beverages that have been produced for centuries is all based on a lie? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
12 or 15 yr Glenlivet, 12 or 15 yr Glenfiddich are the easy choices. Johnny walker green label is also a good choice. 12 yr macallan is also a good choice.
If you know he drinks scotch a lot, lagavulin 16 is simply an awesome gift. I don't know of a single scotch snob that would turn down free lagavulin.
Who said that? I said the majority of people who claim to like it only claim to like it because they think they have to or because they want to be part of that mystique. If you offered any reasonable person a glass of burned dirt water almost all of them would choke on it and think you were trying to kill them. But convince the easily led braindead masses that it's cool and they'll happily pay $50 a bottle for it.
Who said that? I said the majority of people who claim to like it only claim to like it because they think they have to or because they want to be part of that mystique. If you offered any reasonable person a glass of burned dirt water almost all of them would choke on it and think you were trying to kill them. But convince the easily led braindead masses that it's cool and they'll happily pay $50 a bottle for it.