Any whiskey drinkers?

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Blitty
Give the McCallan 12 and 18 year another chance. I don't see how you couldn't love those..
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Bar I'm going to tonight carries the 18. Lesdoit. :moped:
 
So I had the Macallan 18 last night, t'was a 20 dollor shot at the pub. :lol: it's very very good and easy to drink. Strong nose, maple syrup and honey, very pleasant. Then there's an explosion of sweet flavors in your mouth, with a touch of added citrus/oranges. Again, very good. The finish follows the main theme and it's longer than usual for such a sweet, uncomplicated sherried malt.

All in all I like this a lot but it seems way overpriced. This is not quite in the same sophisticated league as the Dalmore 18, more in line with the simple yet excellent Glenfiddich 18 which is less than half the price.

Still, on merit alone, this'll rank pretty high. Good flavorful shit.
 
Damn. Pretty sure I've only had the 10 and 12 then.
 
Macallan 18 debuts at #7. :bowdown:

Matty Rain's Ranking of Scotch Whiskies

Crack-Like
1. Dalmore 18
2. Dalmore 10yo 1989

Excellent
3. Ardbeg 10
4. Isle of Jura Prophecy
5. Highland Park 12
6. Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition
7. Macallan 8
8. Glenfiddich 15
9. Aberlour A'bunadh
10. Glenfiddich 18
11. Glenmorangie 10
12. Dalmore 12
13. Lagavulin 16
14. Laphroaig 10
15. Glenfiddich 21
16. Johnnie Walker Blue
17. Balvenie 12 Doublewood
18. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
19. The Glenlivet 15

Good
20. GlenDronach 12
21. Johnnie Walker Green
22. Talisker 10
23. Auchentoshan 12
24. Macallan 12
25. Glenfiddich 12
26. Whyte & Mackay Special
27. Johnnie Walker Black

Bad
28. Ballantine's Finest
29. Johnnie Walker Red
 
Matty Rain's Ranking of Scotch Whiskies

Crack-Like
1. Dalmore 18
2. Dalmore 10yo 1989

Excellent
3. Ardbeg 10
4. Glenfarclas 17
5. Isle of Jura Prophecy
6. Highland Park 12
7. Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition
8. Macallan 8
9. Glenfiddich 15
10. Aberlour A'bunadh
11. Glenfiddich 18
12. Glenmorangie 10
13. Dalmore 12
14. Lagavulin 16
15. Laphroaig 10
16. Glenfiddich 21
17. Johnnie Walker Blue
18. Balvenie 12 Doublewood
19. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
20. The Glenlivet 15

Good
21. GlenDronach 12
22. Johnnie Walker Green
23. Talisker 10
24. Auchentoshan 12
25. Macallan 12
26. Glenfiddich 12
27. Whyte & Mackay Special
28. Johnnie Walker Black
29. Isle of Arran 10

Bad
30. Ballantine's Finest
31. Johnnie Walker Red

New entries:

4. Glenfarclas 17
29. Isle of Arran 10

Glenfarclas 17 - Nice sherry aromas with a hint of smoke. Tastes younger than it is, like a sweeter, less smokey version of Highland Park 12. We like this a lot and would love to see where it goes with further aging. Will have to look for the 21 & 25.

Isle of Arran 10 - Nose of honey and citrus. Very strong alcohol taste/burn, unlike any scotch I've tried. This'll rip your head off, bourbon style. Not bad and somewhat interesting, but very rough and un-scotch-like. It'll take me forever to finish that bottle.
 
Matty Rain's Ranking of Scotch Whiskies

Crack-Like
1. Dalmore 18
2. Dalmore 10yo 1989

Excellent
3. Ardbeg 10
4. Glenfarclas 17
5. Isle of Jura Prophecy
6. Highland Park 12
7. Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition
8. Macallan 18
9. Glenfiddich 15
10. Aberlour A'bunadh
11. Glenfiddich 18
12. Glenmorangie 10
13. Dalmore 12
14. Lagavulin 16
15. Laphroaig 10
16. Dalmore 15
17. Glenfiddich 21
18. Johnnie Walker Blue
19. Balvenie 12 Doublewood
20. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
21. The Glenlivet 15

Good
22. GlenDronach 12
23. Johnnie Walker Green
24. Talisker 10
25. Auchentoshan 12
26. Macallan 12
27. Glenfiddich 12
28. Whyte & Mackay Special
29. Johnnie Walker Black
30. Isle of Arran 10

Bad
31. Ballantine's Finest
32. Johnnie Walker Red


New entry at #16, Dalmore 15. I did some A/B testing alonside Dalmore 12 and I struggle to explain the differences between both. In fact, at some point, I forgot which glass contained which whisky and I couldn't tell them apart. The 15 is supposedly aged in 100% sherry casks while the 12 is 50% bourbon/50% sherry, but it's really hard to tell the difference. Since the 15 is $35 more expensive than the 12, we have to rank it lower than its younger sibling. Don't get us wrong, it's awesome shit. We're hugh fans of Dalmore. But a hunnerd dollorz is a lot of money. We expected more.
 
Matty Rain's Ranking of Scotch Whiskies

Crack-Like
1. Dalmore 18
2. Dalmore 10yo 1989

Excellent
3. Ardbeg 10
4. Glenfarclas 17
5. Isle of Jura Prophecy
6. Highland Park 12
7. Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition
8. Macallan 18
9. Glenfiddich 15
10. Aberlour A'bunadh
11. Glenfiddich 18
12. Glenmorangie 10
13. Dalmore 12
14. Lagavulin 16
15. Laphroaig 10
16. Dalmore 15
17. Glenfiddich 21
18. Johnnie Walker Blue
19. Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve
20. Balvenie 12 Doublewood
21. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
22. The Glenlivet 15

Good
23. GlenDronach 12
24. Johnnie Walker Green
25. Talisker 10
26. Auchentoshan 12
27. Macallan 12
28. Glenfiddich 12
29. Whyte & Mackay Special
30. Johnnie Walker Black
31. Isle of Arran 10

Bad
32. Ballantine's Finest
33. Johnnie Walker Red

New entry at #19, Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve. It tastes a bit better than #20 and a bit worse than #18.

Fok off.
 
Spotted at the biggest/best liquor store I've ever been in (SAQ Signature in Montreal)... $35,000 worth of scotch:

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Left - Highland Park 50yo, $18K
Right - Macallan 57yo, $17.4K

:fok:
 
1oz Ardbeg 10
1oz Macallan Cask Strength
Splash of water

Substitute any heavily sherried malt for the Macallan CS and water.

GODLY FOKKEN DRINK
 
Matty Rain's Ranking of Scotch Whiskies

Crack-Like
1a. Dalmore 18
1b. Ardbeg Uigeadail
2. Dalmore 10yo 1989

Excellent
3. Glenfarclas 21
4. Lagavulin 16
5. Highland Park 18
6. Ardbeg 10
7. Glenfarclas 17
8. Isle of Jura Prophecy
9. Highland Park 12
10. Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition
11. Macallan 18
12. Aberlour A'bunadh
13. Glenfiddich 15
14. Glenfiddich 18
15. Glenmorangie 10
16. Dalmore 12
17. Laphroaig 10
18. Dalmore 15
19. Glenfiddich 21
20. Johnnie Walker Blue
21. Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991
22. Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve
23. Balvenie 12 Doublewood
24. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
25. Glenlivet 15

Good
26. GlenDronach 12
27. Johnnie Walker Green
28. Talisker 10
29. Johnnie Walker Black
30. Auchentoshan 12
31. Macallan 12
32. Glenfiddich 12
33. Whyte & Mackay Special
34. Johnny Walker Red
35. Isle of Arran 10

Bad
36. Ballantine's Finest


Added a bunch of stuff, shuffled a bunch more. Notable addition at 1b. Ardbeg Uigeadail. OMFG. HUGH whisky. 90% smoke, 50% sweet sherry, 140% IN YO FACE. Our favorite peat monster so far. Wow.
 
Matty
Spotted at the biggest/best liquor store I've ever been in (SAQ Signature in Montreal)... $35,000 worth of scotch:

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Left - Highland Park 50yo, $18K
Right - Macallan 57yo, $17.4K

:fok:
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I would love to see someone buy one of those bottles and drop it on the way out of the store.

That is just so ridiculous.
 
They're rather reasonably priced for 50yo+ whiskies. Distilleries usually only have one barrel's worth of the stuff. These two will sell to some random businessmen in no time.

In 2010, Dalmore only had 3 bottles' worth of 64yo spirit. They sold 2 of the 3 for over 100k GBP each.

I hate that people who buy these will never open them. If I was rich enough to afford that shit I would open it on my birthday and share it with a bunch of friends. It's just liquid. Godly fokken liquid.
 
LOL. I don't know if I'd call anything about buying a $17k bottle of liquor reasonable.

If you bought one, I'd drink it though. :grin:
 
Truth be told I'd rather have $17k worth of acetone-washed blow, but then I'd die halfway through.

:wah:
 
17k is alot of money for recreational activities that only satisfy for a few hrs

that's like almost 700 GL type internet gambling forums you could start and own......

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