# Lost a bet - recommend a nice bottle of scotch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097 "2011-08-18T00:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097/41 "2011-08-20T01:51:37Z")
Glenmorangie is the largest selling single-malt in Scotland, if that tells you anything. Tasty stuff. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097/42 "2011-08-20T02:11:13Z")
Bowmore. Darkest is a treat. Lagavulin 16 or Bruichladdich Moine Mohr are really nice too. Super-duper peaty! But Bowmore makes a nice, sweet, leathery scotch not nearly as overpowering as the nice yummy peaty scotches. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097/43 "2011-08-20T02:58:30Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Laphroaig would be my choice. Not sure of the price where you are. That’s a lot cheaper than the budget, but if you like that peaty flavor… > [@pulykamell](#): > > The Macallan 17 yr fine oak would be a safe choice for that ballpark price range, although that will run about $20 more than your budget. The 15 year oak should clock in at the $80-$100 range. If you know the person likes very peaty scotches, the Arbeg Uigeadail is really nice and will cost you in the neighborhood of $70. Yes, yes, oh yes. I have a bottle of Macallan at home. I think I’ll head home and have a glass! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097/44 "2011-08-20T03:35:13Z")
> [@antonio107](#): > > I got my scotch drinking organ teacher a bottle of scotch for Christmas once. Chivas Regal. Skimming through here, I haven’t found one mention of it yet. He liked it, but am I to assume that it’s the Jim Beam of scotch…cheap and grotty? ☹ The 18yr and 25yr are reasonable-to-very-good scotches. The bog standard 12 year is at about the level of, oh, a Johnnie Walker Black, at best. In my opinion, Chivas Regal is a bit overpriced for its quality. Also, like Johnnie Walker, Chivas Regal scotches are blended malts, not single malts, which are often seen as less desirable by whiskey enthusiasts. (It’s not a completely fair assessment, but I would agree that the average single malt is better than the average blend or vatted malt.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-bet-recommend-a-nice-bottle-of-scotch/593097.md?page=2)