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What single malt would you introduce to a person who never drank scotch?

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mgz:
i would say 12 year glen livet is tasty and not overly expensive.

I cant comment on macallan because ive wanted to try the stuff and havent gotten around to it yet.


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--- Quote from: TMRNetShark on June 16, 2011, 02:19:57 AM ---Just because it's not made in Scotland doesn't mean it's not good. Getting a Scotch just because it's a Scotch is stupid when there are other whiskeys and bourbons that are just as good that are made in the USA. Anyone who thinks "Scotch" is the best clearly has a narrow minded view on what liquors are out there or only go for the name or where it's made.
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--- Quote from: AceHigh on June 16, 2011, 09:51:53 AM ---Also, I thought that Scotch is only from Scotland. Anything else is called whiskey.

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Scotch comes from Scotland, Irish from Ireland, and supposed "Tennessee" whiskey is made in an almost entirely different way, making it closer to a bourbon than a whisky really. I'm not saying one is inherently better than another, just that if it ain't from Scotland, it ain't Scotch, and I *do* think scotch is the best because I prefer it to other whisk(e)ys. You can't compare the three major kinds because they all taste completely different. Irish is the best to mix with coffee, JD tastes awful neat but mixes well with coke, and having more than three ice cubes with a decent scotch is a crime that should be punished severely. Shitty scotch, meh.

If you want to get someone to try a decent scotch, Glenmorangie 10 year (single malt) isn't too expensive, neither is Johnnie Walker Black Label (blended; the others aren't half as good, excluding gold label). Both are fairly smooth and easy to drink and avoids the supermarket trash which invariably is the bottom of the barrel, its far better to spend a touch more and get something better. Mix it with a cube of ice or two and make sure they smell it before they sip it, otherwise you get that initial surge of the strong flavour (think about how the first tequila shot makes you wince a little but after that, they go down no problem). Talisker 18 year is my favourite that I've tried - but good luck finding a bottle for under $200 over there - and if you want to shop locally, try Canadian Club Whisky; it ain't a scotch but its still surprisingly good and probably the closest thing I've heard of readily available over there.

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its ok ill go ahead and say it
TENNESSEE WHISKEY SUCKS DICK compared to scotch and irish whiskey.

fohfoh:
Alberta Premium is supposed to be just as good if not better than Canadian Club. Alberta premium is supposed to be a world class whiskey and is owned by a prior owner of Jim Beam if I recall correctly.

Nyx666:
Get your hand on some Auchentoshan.  Nice scotch, not very smoky, will definitely sit well with a first timer.  Getting into Islay's types for a first time is gearing up for hating scotch for the rest of your life.  Glenlivet is a little more smoky but would still please a newbie.  12 years is the "minimum" if you don't want to feel like you're ingesting friction alcool.  The alcool taste in that case is too strong and will kill the more subtle tastes.

He asked for a scotch and single malt not a blend.  The taste of all of those are so different that it goes into personal tastes.  American whiskeys and bourbons are made from rye or corn and do taste nice and can be as refined as scotch. For some reason, bourbons are so rare here I can never buy any locally.   Demeaning one against the other doesn't do justice to any of them.  I personnaly like strong and smoky ones.

kitamesume:
i've tasted some liquor with 90% alcohol content, seriously BURNs.

halfelite:
I like a Glenfiddich 18yr anything below 15 is just meh. but my roots always go back to Kentucky bourbon, good ol makers mark its been my drink of choice for so many years its hard to get away from it.

Also if this person is not a drinker scotch will not be there thing. and if you are making it there thing water it down. When i was growing up I was told to really like a good scotch start small two finger mixed with two finger of water, then slowly lower the water each time you drink it and soon enough you will be drinking it neat like a gentleman should.

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