What is your favorite Scotch Whisky

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

...Glenfarclas 105 or the Glenfarclas 17 year old!

In comparison to the 17 yo the 105 is like solvent....

I don't one what's available over there but a really nice Speysider is Mortlach... underrated distillery imho.

One of the best from the Speyside I ever had was an old Glen Grant... 30+ yo.

If you wanna spend some more bucks, luck out for this... from Independent bottlers... you won't regret it.... this Whisky is mind blowing.

You can check out the spirit archive on my blog for some reviews: http://eldondoswitzerland.blogspot.c...s-reviews.html

[Ferrari5180]

Just picked me up a 17 yr old Glenfarclas. Does any one know if this is non-chillfiltered. Not a big deal, but I do not see it written anywhere on the bottle.

Originally Posted by Ferrari5180

Just picked me up a 17 yr old Glenfarclas. Does any one know if this is non-chillfiltered. Not a big deal, but I do not see it written anywhere on the bottle.

Generally speakin: a Whisky which is bottled with an alcohol strength of less than 46 % is always chill-filtered. Exceptions are if they are not reduced with water to that strength, then they can be un-chillfiltered.

In the standard range Bruichladdich is one of those, having at 46 % and un-chillfiltered....

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by eldondo

One of the best from the Speyside I ever had was an old Glen Grant... 30+ yo.

I'm hard to satisfy with a Spey, but whew... that'll do me up good.
Exceedingly HTF, though, if you don't live in the UK or Japan.

Dalwhinnie

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I'm hard to satisfy with a Spey, but whew...

The choice of Whisky that you take depends on many factors.... what you gonna smoke while drinkin it, what's the correspodning food etc.

The range of Whiskys that I have starts in the Lowlands and goes over Highlanders and Speysiders to Islay (which are my favorite ones)... but in the end it depends on the mood and the situation. A sweet Sherry bomb is more suitable to a good desert... a salty one may go perfectly with some seafood etc.... you can continue it endless....

[Ferrari5180]

Originally Posted by eldondo

The choice of Whisky that you take depends on many factors.... what you gonna smoke while drinkin it, what's the correspodning food etc.

The range of Whiskys that I have starts in the Lowlands and goes over Highlanders and Speysiders to Islay (which are my favorite ones)... but in the end it depends on the mood and the situation. A sweet Sherry bomb is more suitable to a good desert... a salty one may go perfectly with some seafood etc.... you can continue it endless....

Absolutely. I think that in general, Islay's are best with cigars. But then again, to each their own right. So it all comes down to 1 word, we all like scotch.

Originally Posted by Ferrari5180

...I think that in general, Islay's are best with cigars...

Depends on the cigar.... imho....

A strong cigar goes well with an Islay like Lagavulin or Laphraig... a light cigar might be better with some less "extreme" Scotch.... but as you said... it's all personal liking...

[hotreds]

I really enjoyed THE Wild Scotsman, distilled by a local(to me) fella- the only master distiller in the USA!

http://wildscotsman.com/whisky/

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by eldondo

The choice of Whisky that you take depends on many factors...

Indeed. Please understand, I was speaking only of my own preferences. I've studied every region and it just so happens that the Speysider I will reach for, given reasonable selection, is a rarefied beast. That said, the ones I like, I very like.

As with cigars, I say 'dig what you dig' and don't let anyone call you wrong.