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[I] Scotch [message #237112] Di, 14 März 2006 03:38
Stacie Hanes  
So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I tried to
remember what I'd been told.

I wound up buying this:

http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html

Comments, please?

--
Stacie, fourth swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons & Bondage-happy predator
AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion & AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED
"If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible
warning." Catherine Aird, _His Burial Too_
http://esmeraldus.blogspot.com/
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237114 ] Di, 14 März 2006 04:23
Werehatrack  
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:38:54 GMT, "Stacie Hanes"
<house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

>So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I tried to
>remember what I'd been told.
>
>I wound up buying this:
>
>http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>
>Comments, please?

From those among my acquaintances who have acquired the taste for
Scotch, that brand is regarded as good stuff.

It should be noted, however, that Scotch is very definitely an
acquired taste, and on a number of occasions, various people I know
have, on their first exposure to some highly-lauded single malt,
exclaimed "You mean to tell me that people drink this crap for
FUN????!"

--
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Re: [I] Scotch [message #237116 ] Di, 14 März 2006 04:31
Stacie Hanes  
Werehatrack wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:38:54 GMT, "Stacie Hanes"
> <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I
>> tried to remember what I'd been told.
>>
>> I wound up buying this:
>>
>> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>>
>> Comments, please?
>
> From those among my acquaintances who have acquired the taste for
> Scotch, that brand is regarded as good stuff.
>
> It should be noted, however, that Scotch is very definitely an
> acquired taste, and on a number of occasions, various people I know
> have, on their first exposure to some highly-lauded single malt,
> exclaimed "You mean to tell me that people drink this crap for
> FUN????!"

It's meant as bait for people whom I know to like Scotch.

--
Stacie, fourth swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons & Bondage-happy predator
AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion & AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED
"If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible
warning." Catherine Aird, _His Burial Too_
http://esmeraldus.blogspot.com/
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237120 ] Di, 14 März 2006 05:39
Arthur Hagen  
Stacie Hanes <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I
> tried to remember what I'd been told.
>
> I wound up buying this:
>
> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>
> Comments, please?

Who's going to drink it? Are they familiar with scotch whisky? Single
malts or single grains? Or whisky at all? Or liquor at all?
Would they prefer a burnt taste (highland), a sweet or leathery taste
(speyside), a dry taste (lowland) or a bog/seaweed taste (islay+skye)? Do
they like peat flavour or not? Do they prefer sherry to madeira?

Macallan is liked by many, but it's also standard stock in US liquor stores.
If you're bringing something home, you might want to get something a tad
harder to get?

Don't buy any cask strength liquor, or it might get confiscated, either
because the alcohol content is too high for the state your plane lands in,
or because the ATF laws prohibit labels that advertise "strong", "high
strength" or similar wording. Yes, really. :-)

At the price range you're in (GBP 20-25), you can find many good malts and
blends. Perhaps you should taste a few while in the Kingdom before
deciding? :-)

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237121 ] Di, 14 März 2006 05:54
Arthur Hagen  
Stacie Hanes <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> It's meant as bait for people whom I know to like Scotch.

Then the trick is to get something they /haven't/ tasted but would love to
try.
Hmm, perhaps something like unchillfiltered Te Bheag or Mortlach? I would
have bit.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237133 ] Di, 14 März 2006 09:33
Andrew Perry  
Arthur Hagen wrote:
> Stacie Hanes <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> It's meant as bait for people whom I know to like Scotch.
>
>
> Then the trick is to get something they /haven't/ tasted but would love
> to try.
> Hmm, perhaps something like unchillfiltered Te Bheag or Mortlach? I
> would have bit.

Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they seem
to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237152 ] Di, 14 März 2006 13:16
Eric Jarvis  
Torak a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk wrote in
<dv5v5v$d9p$3 [at] heffalump.dur.ac.uk>:
>
> Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they seem
> to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
>

I desperately hope that can be pronounced Bloodknock.

--
eric - afprelationships in headers
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237155 ] Di, 14 März 2006 14:56
Arthur Hagen  
Torak <a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they
> seem to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...

Your round first, if I happen to pass by. :-)

And here I thought you were in the Newcastle/Sunderland area, and it turns
out you live in Scotland (presuming that anything ending in -och will be
Scottish). Well, my friends in Southampton might consider the Newcastle
area to be Scotland, or close enough not to make a difference. :-)

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237158 ] Di, 14 März 2006 15:08
Andrew Perry  
Eric Jarvis wrote:
> Torak a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk wrote in
>
>>Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they seem
>>to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
>
> I desperately hope that can be pronounced Bloodknock.

Don't think so, but I hope so. Where's me old photographs...
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237159 ] Di, 14 März 2006 15:10
Andrew Perry  
Arthur Hagen wrote:
> Torak <a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they
>> seem to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
>
> Your round first, if I happen to pass by. :-)
>
> And here I thought you were in the Newcastle/Sunderland area, and it
> turns out you live in Scotland (presuming that anything ending in -och
> will be Scottish). Well, my friends in Southampton might consider the
> Newcastle area to be Scotland, or close enough not to make a
> difference. :-)

Ah, but I am. I live in Scotland, I'm just at uni in Durham. Until the
end of this week, when I bugger off for good, and not a moment too soon.

I'm not, I've found, a student by nature.
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237163 ] Di, 14 März 2006 15:37
Stacie Hanes  
Arthur Hagen wrote:

<snip>

> At the price range you're in (GBP 20-25), you can find many good
> malts and blends. Perhaps you should taste a few while in the
> Kingdom before deciding? :-)

Er...but the conference is tomorrow.....

I sense confusion.

I was looking for something to take to a conference in Florida (tomorrow),
where there will be UK-based friends who like Scotch. The particular bottle
I linked to is already in my suitcase. I asked for comments because if I
blundered, I suppose it isn't too late not to take it with me.

--
Stacie, fourth swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons & Bondage-happy predator
AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion & AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED
"If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible
warning." Catherine Aird, _His Burial Too_
http://esmeraldus.blogspot.com/
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237164 ] Di, 14 März 2006 15:30
Elliott Grasett  
Eric Jarvis wrote:
> Torak a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk wrote in
> <dv5v5v$d9p$3 [at] heffalump.dur.ac.uk>:
>
>>Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they seem
>>to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
>>
>
>
> I desperately hope that can be pronounced Bloodknock.
>

Why? we're talking Scotch here.
Not Bombay Duck with curried gunpowder!

--
Cheers,
Elliott
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237184 ] Di, 14 März 2006 17:15
Arthur Hagen  
Stacie Hanes <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> At the price range you're in (GBP 20-25), you can find many good
>> malts and blends. Perhaps you should taste a few while in the
>> Kingdom before deciding? :-)
>
> Er...but the conference is tomorrow.....
>
> I sense confusion.
>
> I was looking for something to take to a conference in Florida
> (tomorrow), where there will be UK-based friends who like Scotch. The
> particular bottle I linked to is already in my suitcase. I asked for
> comments because if I blundered, I suppose it isn't too late not to
> take it with me.

Ah, I thought you were looking for advice on what to bring home with you
from the UK. :-)

No, Macallan is usually appreciated by all whisky lovers. It may not be
everybody's favourite, but it's so mellow, so unless you really hate a
slight smoke taste, you can't go wrong.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237188 ] Di, 14 März 2006 17:47
Eric Jarvis  
Stacie Hanes house_damodred [at] yahoo.com wrote in
<4zARf.3347$x94.1216 [at] newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > At the price range you're in (GBP 20-25), you can find many good
> > malts and blends. Perhaps you should taste a few while in the
> > Kingdom before deciding? :-)
>
> Er...but the conference is tomorrow.....
>
> I sense confusion.
>
> I was looking for something to take to a conference in Florida (tomorrow),
> where there will be UK-based friends who like Scotch. The particular bottle
> I linked to is already in my suitcase. I asked for comments because if I
> blundered, I suppose it isn't too late not to take it with me.
>

Take it with you. The Macallan is a pleasant enough whisky, and probably
one of the most universally liked if not that many people's favourite.

--
eric - afprelationships in headers
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: Scotch [message #237193 ] Di, 14 März 2006 18:27
bethbriuk  
Stacie Hanes wrote:
> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I tried to
> remember what I'd been told.
>
> I wound up buying this:
>
> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>
> Comments, please?
>
Just as a matter of interest Stacey, did you look at the whole page? I
mean I would be the last one to freak anyone out but... <g>

BriD
Re: Scotch [message #237195 ] Di, 14 März 2006 18:39
Brenda  
bethbriuk [at] yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Stacie Hanes wrote:
>> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I
>> tried to remember what I'd been told.
>>
>> I wound up buying this:
>>
>> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>>
>> Comments, please?
>>
> Just as a matter of interest Stacey, did you look at the whole page? I
> mean I would be the last one to freak anyone out but... <g>
>
> BriD

Well spotted ...!


I missed it at first (my eye being caught by the ?2,000 per bottle 1948 :-)

--
Ed.
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237202 ] Di, 14 März 2006 19:10
Notifier Deamon  
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Re: [I] Scotch [message #237224 ] Di, 14 März 2006 21:00
Arthur Hagen  
John Ewing <john [at] gelsalba.co.uk> wrote:
>
> However, it should first be sampled neat (as should any whisky). Then,
> perhaps, with a few drops of water. Personally, I prefer it neat.

Adding just a little water makes most whiskies taste stronger. The trick is
to not add too much.

> It is a whisky to be savoured slowly.

It's a very good jack-of-all-trades whisky. Not aggressive in any way.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: Scotch [message #237237 ] Di, 14 März 2006 22:34
Arthur Hagen  
Ed Weatherup <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> I missed it at first (my eye being caught by the ?2,000 per bottle
> 1948 :-)

The question is how much of that time was spent in an oak casket. If it was
bottled in 1958, it'd still be a 10 year old whisky. A very old bottle of
10 year old whisky, but still...

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237243 ] Di, 14 März 2006 23:37
raltbos  
"Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com> wrote:

> Stacie Hanes <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's meant as bait for people whom I know to like Scotch.
>
> Then the trick is to get something they /haven't/ tasted but would love to
> try.
> Hmm, perhaps something like unchillfiltered Te Bheag or Mortlach? I would
> have bit.

Haven't had the latter, but the former is indeed nice on occasion.

Richard
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237251 ] Di, 14 März 2006 23:46
Gordon Welsh  
"John Ewing" <john [at] gelsalba.co.uk> wrote in message
news:b81e12l0h4s963tc4vqnk6p2oui2psmrbs [at] 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:37:52 GMT, "Stacie Hanes"
> <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>I was looking for something to take to a conference in Florida (tomorrow),
>>where there will be UK-based friends who like Scotch. The particular
>>bottle
>>I linked to is already in my suitcase. I asked for comments because if I
>>blundered, I suppose it isn't too late not to take it with me.
>
> No, you didn't blunder. The Macallan is a much respected whisky here.
> I keep some in the house, but only for visitors who appreciate a good
> whisky.
>
> However, it should first be sampled neat (as should any whisky). Then,
> perhaps, with a few drops of water. Personally, I prefer it neat.
>
> It is a whisky to be savoured slowly.
>

And if you see anyone reaching for coke/lemonade/irn-bru, take
it (the whisky) off them and hide it ;)

G
Re: Scotch [message #237255 ] Di, 14 März 2006 23:57
Andrew Perry  
Arthur Hagen wrote:
> Ed Weatherup <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I missed it at first (my eye being caught by the ?2,000 per bottle
>> 1948 :-)
>
> The question is how much of that time was spent in an oak casket. If it
> was bottled in 1958, it'd still be a 10 year old whisky. A very old
> bottle of 10 year old whisky, but still...

Of course, strictly speaking the "older = better" idea doesn't always
apply. It's getting it the *right* age that counts.

Oh, and the casks aren't always oak, of course.

But yeah, you're absolutely right in that a 10-year whisky is still a
10-year whisky after forty years.
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237257 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 00:02
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach Gordon Welsh:

>
> "John Ewing" <john [at] gelsalba.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:b81e12l0h4s963tc4vqnk6p2oui2psmrbs [at] 4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:37:52 GMT, "Stacie Hanes"
>> <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>>I was looking for something to take to a conference in
>>>Florida (tomorrow), where there will be UK-based friends
>>>who like Scotch. The particular bottle
>>>I linked to is already in my suitcase. I asked for
>>>comments because if I blundered, I suppose it isn't too
>>>late not to take it with me.
>>
>> No, you didn't blunder. The Macallan is a much respected
>> whisky here. I keep some in the house, but only for
>> visitors who appreciate a good whisky.
>>
>> However, it should first be sampled neat (as should any
>> whisky). Then, perhaps, with a few drops of water.
>> Personally, I prefer it neat.
>>
>> It is a whisky to be savoured slowly.
>>
>
> And if you see anyone reaching for coke/lemonade/irn-bru,
> take it (the whisky) off them and hide it ;)

As a non-drinker, I've always been amused by the White &
Mackay advert where Phil Kay orders a Whyte & Mackay ... with
cola! An entire pubfull of stolid men in kilts gasps, and the
ground begins to tremble. We then cut to two gravestones,
"Whyte" and "Mackay", rotating at generator-speeds.

We then get the tagline: "Whyte & Mackay double mature. You
don't have to be double mature to drink it", and return to the
pub, where things have calmed down. Then Kay asks for a
straw...

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"Sometimes scientific progress requires personal sacrifice.
Personally, I sacrifice Beaker." -Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Re: Scotch [message #237262 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 00:11
X Kyle M Thompson  
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Ed Weatherup wrote:

>bethbriuk [at] yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>> Stacie Hanes wrote:
>>> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I
>>> tried to remember what I'd been told.
>>>
>>> I wound up buying this:
>>>
>>> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>>>
>>> Comments, please?
>>>
>> Just as a matter of interest Stacey, did you look at the whole page? I
>> mean I would be the last one to freak anyone out but... <g>
>Well spotted ...!
>
>I missed it at first (my eye being caught by the ?2,000 per bottle 1948 :-)

What have I missed too, other than thinking - Oooh, a 30 year old
ideal pressie for my 30th - but then seeing the price too.

kt., who quite likes Isle of Jura (isleofjura.com)


--
So I went down the ice-cream shop, and said 'I want to buy an ice-cream'.
He said 'Hundreds & Thousands?' I said 'We'll start with one.'
Re: Scotch [message #237278 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 02:03
Stacie Hanes  
bethbriuk [at] yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Stacie Hanes wrote:
>> So, okay. I couldn't find the suggestions abot what to buy, so I
>> tried to remember what I'd been told.
>>
>> I wound up buying this:
>>
>> http://www.themacallan.com/range/12yo.html
>>
>> Comments, please?
>>
> Just as a matter of interest Stacey, did you look at the whole
> page? I mean I would be the last one to freak anyone out but... <g>


No, I knew better than to do that.

--
Stacie, fourth swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons & Bondage-happy predator
AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion & AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED
"If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible
warning." Catherine Aird, _His Burial Too_
http://esmeraldus.blogspot.com/
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237321 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 10:44
Brian Howlett  
On 14 Mar, Gordon Welsh wrote:

[snip]
>
> And if you see anyone reaching for coke/lemonade/irn-bru, take
> it (the whisky) off them and hide it ;)
>
s/hide/drink/
--
Brian Howlett - Email to From: address deleted unseen
-----------------------------------------------------
Heart of gold, nerves of steel, knob of butter...
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237436 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 22:26
Lister  
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:10:04 +0000, Torak <a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk>
wrote:

>Arthur Hagen wrote:
>> Torak <a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Try a Bladnoch. It's a local distillery near where I live, and they
>>> seem to go in and out of business on a yearly basis...
>>
>> Your round first, if I happen to pass by. :-)
>>
>> And here I thought you were in the Newcastle/Sunderland area, and it
>> turns out you live in Scotland (presuming that anything ending in -och
>> will be Scottish). Well, my friends in Southampton might consider the
>> Newcastle area to be Scotland, or close enough not to make a
>> difference. :-)
>
>Ah, but I am. I live in Scotland, I'm just at uni in Durham. Until the
>end of this week, when I bugger off for good, and not a moment too soon.
>
>I'm not, I've found, a student by nature.


Well, if you've now finished Uni, fancy meeting up sometime?

If you're ever in Edinburgh, give me a shout :)
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237465 ] Do, 16 März 2006 01:05
Andrew Perry  
Lister wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:10:04 +0000, Torak <a.w.m.perry [at] durham.ac.uk>
>>
>>Ah, but I am. I live in Scotland, I'm just at uni in Durham. Until the
>>end of this week, when I bugger off for good, and not a moment too soon.
>>
>>I'm not, I've found, a student by nature.
>
> Well, if you've now finished Uni, fancy meeting up sometime?
>
> If you're ever in Edinburgh, give me a shout :)

If I'm ever in Edinburgh, I will. :-)

As it stands, though, the plan is to spend a week or two back home in
Galloway, then make my way up to Sweden - ideally by ferry, so I can
bring a) my Land Rover and b) my airsoft kit. :-D
Re: [I] Scotch [message #237490 ] Do, 16 März 2006 03:31
Shmoe  
"Gordon Welsh" <gordon [at] welsh01.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dv7h3v$6fq$1 [at] newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "John Ewing" <john [at] gelsalba.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:b81e12l0h4s963tc4vqnk6p2oui2psmrbs [at] 4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:37:52 GMT, "Stacie Hanes"
> > <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
<snip again>
>
> And if you see anyone reaching for coke/lemonade/irn-bru, take
> it (the whisky) off them and hide it ;)
>
> G
>
>
Not sure what irn-bru is, but I agree, for the most part. Coke is
definitely for inferior whiskey. I have found, much to my chagrin, that
Sierra Mist (sort of a cross between 7-up and Sprite, 1/2 way between the
two) actually makes a very fine mixer for those of us that find straight
whiskey to be a bit much. It adds a bit of carbonation (I know, but I like
it), enhances it similarly to water, and makes the 101 proof bourbon whiskey
or rye whiskey that I usually drink even more palatable.

OK, so sue me, I am a 'Merkin, and I like 'Merkin booze. I will have a
little of the Irish on occasion, too, but haven't developed much of a taste
for Scotch. I will drink enough, and know my booze well enough to tell when
a scotch is of premium quality, just don't actually drink it...
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