Scotch

[stgislander]

Speaking of scotch... here you go @Gilligan .

A boozy marriage made in heaven? Scotch and mezcal in a single bottle

The Dewar’s team says mezcal — and Ilegal mezcal in particular — was a logical next choice. “It was a natural, fortuitous partnership to help achieve our goal of breaking boundaries in the whisky genre,” says Dewar’s Master Blender Stephanie Macleod.

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[Gilligan]

Speaking of scotch... here you go @Gilligan .

A boozy marriage made in heaven? Scotch and mezcal in a single bottle

The Dewar’s team says mezcal — and Ilegal mezcal in particular — was a logical next choice. “It was a natural, fortuitous partnership to help achieve our goal of breaking boundaries in the whisky genre,” says Dewar’s Master Blender Stephanie Macleod.

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That looks like it should be illegal!...

 

[SailorGirl]

He drinks anything that starts with either Glen or Loch.

Gilligan - the most interesting man in Southern Maryland - famous last words "I don't always drink scotch but when I do it begins with Glen or Loch".

 

[limblips]

For you enthusiasts this chart is a great reference to what to drink for the flavor mood you are in.

 

[SailorGirl]

Let me explain.

That refers to the songs you will spontaneously start singing after you've pounded several shots and started to get loose and shed clothing. There are similar terms used to describe various brands of tequila.

Yr welcome.

I get that. I frequently sing La Cucharacha when I'm drinking sangria. Especially when it's in my largest beer mug.

 

[SailorGirl]

Absolutely. And have.

Thanks - I'm going with that than - We've got another hundred to spend - got another good name maybe?

 

[SailorGirl]

For you enthusiasts this chart is a great reference to what to drink for the flavor mood you are in. View attachment 147445

Delicate vs smokey? Would the delicate be more of a fruit tone vs geez one was described as leather tones.

 

[SailorGirl]

It is all in how the barley is malted. In the Islay scotches they use peat fires to malt their barley and it imparts a very smoky, earthy flavor. Read this: https://www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/production/overview/how-single-malt-whisky-is-made/scotch-malting-the-barley.html

So peat adds the smokiness. Are all scotches smoky or do they pull the malts to create scotches that are not smoky? I'm amazed at how much goes into the actually making of this stuff.

 

[limblips]

The delicate has more of the barrel flavor than the malt. What a scotch drinker decides to drink on a given day is driven by mood at the time. Sometimes I want a Dalwhinnie other times I want a Lagavulin. That said we all have our go to scotch. Mine being Lagavulin 16. Spend the extra $100 on that!

 

[limblips]

Understanding scotch and it's nuances is like trying to understand a menopausal woman. Far too many questions with contradicting answers!

 

[SailorGirl]

Understanding scotch and it's nuances is like trying to understand a menopausal woman. Far too many questions with contradicting answers!

The seven stages of menopause. Itchy, bitchy, sweaty, bloated, tearful, forgetful and psycho.

 

[SailorGirl]

Thanks for all the information guys. I'm going to price some out at the exchange tomorrow and hit up the Beer Cave in support of local.

 

[Merlin99]

So peat adds the smokiness. Are all scotches smoky or do they pull the malts to create scotches that are not smoky? I'm amazed at how much goes into the actually making of this stuff.

Peat adds smokiness because they're actually burning it to toast the grain

 

[SailorGirl]

Peat adds smokiness because they're actually burning it to toast the grain

I bet that's an interesting tour. I've done brewery tours and they're pretty fascinating with fabulous endings.

 

[Scat]

Thanks for all the information guys. I'm going to price some out at the exchange tomorrow and hit up the Beer Cave in support of local.

Tullibardine 228 is a very nice and fairly inexpensive scotch. The burgundy finish leaves a very pleasant aftertaste.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

... has a Caribbean twist and others that have Spanish notes. What does that even mean?

That's just advertising material; pretty words to hopefully make you think the taste and smell of burnt, dirty moss and wet cigar stubs in rubbing alcohol is pleasurable! JMO.

Now, my brother says he likes it, and I buy him a bottle every Christmas, but I've never cared for it. But if memory serves I would say scotch is preferable to the rye he brought me from the Mt. Vernon distillery; that tasted like flaming grass clippings!

 

[SailorGirl]

That's just advertising material; pretty words to hopefully make you think the taste and smell of burnt, dirty moss and wet cigar stubs in rubbing alcohol is pleasurable! JMO.

Now, my brother says he likes it, and I buy him a bottle every Christmas, but I've never cared for it. But if memory serves I would say scotch is preferable to the rye he brought me from the Mt. Vernon distillery; that tasted like flaming grass clippings!

Yeah that's not going to work. I'm with you - drank scotch just once and it was disgusting.

 

[Gilligan]

That's just advertising material; pretty words to hopefully make you think the taste and smell of burnt, dirty moss and wet cigar stubs in rubbing alcohol is pleasurable! JMO.

And meanwhile...I dislike bourbon as much as I like my scotch. Jack Daniels..blech.

 

[jazz lady]

 

[SailorGirl]

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I wonder if he's single malt or blended?