# Some questions about scotch and water **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873 "2008-07-09T18:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/41 "2008-07-11T03:42:41Z")
> [@Le Ministre de l'au-delà](#): > > I love it - as peaty, if not peatier, than Laphroig or Ardbeg. > > Is there anyone else out there who love sherry-casks? I had a Caol Ila from Murray McDavid that I just finished a month ago. The sweet of the sherry with the smoke of the peat, och, it was a huge flavour! > > Glenfiddich Gran Reserva - aged 21 years in a Cuban rum cask, is another that I managed to keep going for almost a year before I finished it… > > Bowmore 17 year sherry-cask. Mmmm. Great, thanks. It looks like I’m about to embark on an exploration of peaty malts much like I did a year or two ago with Speyside malts. I’m relatively sure I’ll like them, as when it comes to alcoholic beverages it seems I’ve been blessed with the ability to like almost everything. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/42 "2008-07-11T04:09:38Z")
[QUOTE=postcards] Imagine licorice soaked in iodine. [/QUOTE] Heh…for some reason, Laphroaig reminds me of Listerine and Novocaine, but in a good way, if that’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/43 "2008-07-11T16:06:02Z")
Two non-drinking Scotch related Food suggestions; 1\> Scotch Bacon. Cook your bacon to where you like it. Put it all in the pan over heat with a lid handy. Pour in a small shot of Laphroig or a similar heavy peat Scotch. Put on the lid and allow to steam. Great on camping trips. 2\> Scotch Beef Jerky. Cut up your jerky (works well with stuff getting a bit dry) and put it in a sealable tupperware container. Pour in a shot of Scotch. Shake up to coat, allow to sit for an hour or two. Believe me, the jerky will absorb all of the Scotch. Just make sure that the Scotch flavor doesn’t clash with the jerky seasoning. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/44 "2008-07-11T16:48:17Z")
[QUOTE=Chimera] 1\> Scotch Bacon. [/QUOTE] Is there _ **anything** _ bacon can’t make better? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/45 "2008-07-11T17:21:15Z")
**Chimera** , great suggestions. I’ve even used Scotch to bring back a good cigar that had become too dry. Just sprinkled a small bit in the bottom of a Tupperware container, just enough to humidify the air, came back in a couple of weeks and it had a wonderful flavor and perfect burn. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/46 "2008-07-11T17:44:11Z")
[QUOTE=WarmNPrickly] Good scotch is best appreciated with Dr. Pepper. ;). [/QUOTE] I dunno, I try Dr P every once in a while just to convince myself that it really does taste like [urlhttp://www.britsuperstore.com/acatalog/Germolene.html]Germolene smells, and I think it’s beyond the power of even a good Scotch to redeem. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/47 "2008-07-11T19:51:17Z")
Ardbeg tastes like an ashtray to me. Fuckin’ gross. I really liked Oban. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/48 "2008-07-11T20:48:16Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell] If you like peat, it’s also worth checking out Ardbeg. Laphroig and Ardbeg pretty much define peaty whiskies. When I started drinking Scotch whisky, my tastes were towards the sweeter, Speyside malts, but I’ve since grown tired of Speyside and currently have an infatuation with the peat of Islay malts. I’m sure at some point I’ll burn out on peat and move to some other region, but that’s what’s so fun about scotch whisky: so many distilleries, so many different flavor profiles, so little time. [/QUOTE] Black Adder’s Islay is a fine, fine drink. I love peat. Here: [http://www.blackadder.nu/newidx.php?page=productsi&site=INT](http://www.blackadder.nu/newidx.php?page=productsi&site=INT) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/49 "2008-07-14T12:12:02Z")
I just bought my boss a bottle of MClelland’s Islay for his birthday. I love that stuff, inexpensive but lots of charactor. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/50 "2008-07-14T12:27:37Z")
**Bmalion** I’ll bring over a few bottles of Scotch (from the source) on my next visit to Cleveland. 😉 We can scientifically test them. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-scotch-and-water/455873/51 "2008-07-14T13:00:16Z")
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