Scotch

[speysidefag No.5224060]

Hai guise.

I've abhorred scotch my entire life (The only one I was exposed to was black label), and recently was able to try out the good stuff (pic related).

anyway, TDLR; scotch noob here.

What are good single malts to try?

[Anonymous No.5224064]

>>5224060
I'm a fan of the Nadurra by Glenlivet.

[speysidefag No.5224072]

>>5224064
How's the Glenlivet 12? I'm trying to find something to be a nice cheap daily drinker.

[Anonymous No.5224073]

Macallan

[Anonymous No.5224076]

Funny, Black Label tends to be the most palatable JW, besides the massively overpriced Blue Label. The Glenmorangie 10 year is a good starter single malt I think.

[speysidefag No.5224081]

>>5224073
yeah, macallan is pretty much what converted me.

Just want to know if you guys can recommend anything else to someone that can't stand the taste of johhnie walker but was totally converted by macallan.

[Anonymous No.5224082]

But (Johnnie Walker) black label is good stuff.

>>5224064
I love this stuff. Better than most of their other non-special offerings.

If you didn't like black label, you'll probably hate my favorite scotch whiskies. Might want to start with Old Pulteney 12, which is both inexpensive and relatively light for a single malt. It's quite good and has a lot of those basic single malt flavors that you can get used to single malts before moving on. I drink it a lot (as it costs me only about $30 or less a bottle), it kind of reminds me of the sea.

[speysidefag No.5224087]

>>5224082
>>5224076
That was my understanding, which is why I initially thought that I didn't like scotch.

Anyway, the Glenmorangie 10 is someting I've been eyeing as it's cheap and readily available around here, so I think i'll try that next.

Thanks!

[Anonymous No.5224121]

Speyburn is amazing

[Anonymous No.5224150]

The only scotch you need, noob.

GET IT. DRINK IT. LOVE IT!

[Anonymous No.5224153]

bourbon is the best scotch

[Anonymous No.5224164]

Chivas Regal 18 is my go to good scotch, and I like J&B standard as an alright scotch.

pic sort of unrelated?

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[Anonymous No.5224228]

>>5224150
Second. If I were to only drink one scotch forever, ti would be Lagavulin 16.

[Anonymous No.5224233]

>>5224164
What was the pic? Or were you warned for saying J&B is good?

[Anonymous No.5224230]

>>5224164
what was it?

[Anonymous No.5224245]

>>5224228
Do you also build canoes and mustache combs in your spare time, while eshewing as much of the government machine as possible?

[Anonymous No.5224252]

>>5224245
No. Parks and Recreation stopped being funny 3 years ago.

[Anonymous No.5224268]

what is it about the whisky you had that you didn't like?

pick a whisky the opposite of that.

this isn't a guide to swear by and i know people are gonna argue about it, but its from wikipedia so its very basic and straightforward.

my favourite scotch is caol isla, which tastes like mount doom but very gently.

[Anonymous No.5224297]

>>5224252
The fact that you even understood the reference belies your flippancy.

[Anonymous No.5224302]

>>5224230
>>5224233

It was a picture of the dude at a club with the 2 ugly ass fat skanks flashing and his face is just pure disgust with the title "WhatATerribleNightForACurse.png"

J&B binging can feel like that. I didn't know so many of these boards at mod nazis.

[speysidefag No.5224343]

>>5224268
I'm a real noob when it comes to this, so the best description I can give you is that something about the black label's taste made me want to gag every time I tasted it. Like I had to force it down every time I drank a bit, and I felt best when I drank water afterward to cleanse my palate.

With the Macallan it was totally different. Went in effortlessly and the finish was delicious.

I even tried revisiting Black label, (thinking that maybe my palate had improved, and I'd like it better), but it still tasted pretty bad for me.

[Anonymous No.5224351]

I watched a documentary about scotch on tv and they mentioned sherry cask scotch. is that good?

[Anonymous No.5224441]

>>5224060
>macallan
>good
choose either

[Anonymous No.5224517]

>>5224441
>if it doesn't taste a burning forest took a shit in a barrel of iodine and seaweed it's not good scotch

I hate you people

[Anonymous No.5225659]

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[Anonymous No.5225779]

>>5224081

Which Macallan got you to find a new appreciation for whisky, the regular or Fine Oak line? If it's the former, you'd probably enjoy other whiskies matured or finished in sherry casks.

[Anonymous No.5225812]

OP, you want a cheap daily drinker? And you're asking about single malts? What's the big fat point? The single malt (versus blend) is so you can marvel that the final product is delicious without much tinkering at the end to round out flavors. It's supposed to be special and magical for turning out well, and you pay for that. Seems to me, what you want is just something delicious, that is affordable.

So what makes scotch delicious? Aging and balance of the flavors. Your preference is key here, because you might want more or less of each of the major 4 flavors, but everyone wants smoothness, versus that grimacey bite. Age makes smoothness, usually from the reduction of the whisky through alcohol evaporation, resulting in more sugar and that thicker mouthfeel due to the sugar. Age adds price, mostly because of loss. Younger whiskeys can blend away some of the harshness at the end for less money. So, do you want smoke, peat, what flavors? Sherry casks add a richer sugar resiny flavor, from wood sugar under the char, that has soaked longer, as well as the hint of the sherry. Jameson used to be uniquely the only distillery using that. Another signature from them is that the grain is roasted on a brick floor from coals underneath, meaning you don't get peaty smoke tainting the grain. It's a good starter whisky. Of course, the older the tastier.