# What's your favorite scotch? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181 "2004-12-05T06:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/61 "2004-12-07T13:30:31Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > That’s insane! It makes me want to go to the Duty Free shop and pick up a bottle just because it’s a bargain. Oh, yeah… Mrs. Non-Gorilla: Morning Mrs. Gorilla. Mrs. Gorilla: Morning Mrs. Non-Gorilla. Mrs. Non-Gorilla: Have you been shopping? Mrs. Gorilla: No … been shopping. Mrs. Non-Gorilla: Did you buy anything? Mrs. Gorilla: A bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue! _She reveals a bottle of whisky on a white tray, on a trolley._ Mrs. Non-Gorilla: What d’you buy that for? Mrs. Gorilla: Oooh! It was a bargain. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/62 "2004-12-07T18:58:08Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > \*\*Trunk \*\* - I don’t think the cask-strength Macallan needs that much water to open it up. A bit is called for, I agree. But I like it powerful. Hell, I drink 107 proof bourbon all the time! 😃 For me, it’s not to “open it up” it’s to “water it down”. It’s just too alcohol-tasting to me. Of course, that’s a normal person’s opinion of the stuff I drink. I’m sure that if you’re used to drinking stuff that’s over 100 proof, you can get some of the flavors out of the cask strength that are lost on me. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/63 "2004-12-08T04:13:52Z")
We really need to have an AllDope Scotch Tasting Get-Together in the middle of the country some day. I’d empty the cabinet for that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/64 "2004-12-08T05:06:46Z")
> [@Fuji Kitakyusho](#): > > Lagavulin 16 yr. I’m with you, that’s the only scotch I’ll drink any more. The 25 year was something else … My friends keep giving me Laphroaig but it just doesn’t do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/65 "2004-12-08T07:50:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > We really need to have an AllDope Scotch Tasting Get-Together in the middle of the country some day. I’d empty the cabinet for that! 😃 I’m in. What date do we show up at your house? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/66 "2004-12-08T07:52:49Z")
If you have never heard of it, you might find the [SMWSA](http://www.smwsa.com/index.html) a group you would want to join. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/67 "2004-12-08T12:42:59Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > I’m in. What date do we show up at your house? I think he said the _middle_ of the country. 😉 But I do believe my husband would drive to Texas or somethin’ for that! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/68 "2004-12-08T12:55:43Z")
There’s a bar in Baltimore that’s known as a Scotch Whiskey bar. It’s called “Birds of a Feather”. I think it says “Scotch Whiskey Bar” on the sign. If I’m picturing it correctly (and I think I am) it’s actual “bar” (where the bottles are kept in front of the mirror) is entirely single malt scotches. There are 2 glass cases, from the floor up the sides of the mirror that are filled with good bourbon, more scotch, and a few bottles of the rest of the booze (gin, vodka, etc.). [Here’s](http://www.abs.net/~scotchjh/scotch.html) their list of scotch. [Here’s](http://www.abs.net/~scotchjh/) a picture of the place. That’s not entirely up to date. The owners are listed as John and Alicia Horn, but John got brain cancer like 2 years ago, had surgery and was all right, but he died maybe 5 months ago. She’s still running the joint though. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/69 "2004-12-08T13:50:36Z")
Thanks, **Trunk**! My husband will be glad to know about this place! He does a lot of work in Blatimore. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/70 "2004-12-08T13:52:39Z")
And in _Baltimore_, too! Dammit, I even previewed! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/71 "2004-12-08T14:11:52Z")
I’ve typed Blatimore so many times in my life, I sometimes say it. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/72 "2004-12-08T15:17:27Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I’ve typed Blatimore so many times in my life, I sometimes say it. At least your location doesn’t read “Blatimore, Jakc!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/73 "2004-12-23T23:08:07Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Cheri, a product of Washington State. 🙂 AWWWWW…you are TOO sweet! [sub]you can’t drink me, however…so you _might_ want to change your vote,[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/74 "2004-12-24T03:36:14Z")
Oban and Balvenie are my favorites. > [@](#): > > There’s a bar in Baltimore that’s known as a Scotch Whiskey bar. Ohh that’s a good idea, let’s talk about scotch bars too. In Denver the best is the Bull and Bush. A great selection of standard scotch. [http://www.bullandbush.com/Scotchmenu.php](http://www.bullandbush.com/Scotchmenu.php) And the best part is the secret stashes. People sometimes bring in their own bottles of special stuff and store them there. Then let other people they meet sample them. They also have good food and good homebrews, and claim to be the first sportbar. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/75 "2004-12-24T19:07:54Z")
My favourite scotch is Lagavulin, simply because it’s the finest scotch in the world with a taste they probably can’t even produce in heaven. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/76 "2004-12-24T19:25:56Z")
There is something for everyone in Scotch. I personally can’t stand most Islay malts, especially Lagavulin. But then, a lot of people can’t stand Talisker, which is one of my favorites. But I think we can all stand united in declaring that Lismore is the worst concoction masquerading as “Scotch” on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/77 "2004-12-25T02:06:09Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > But I think we can all stand united in declaring that Lismore is the worst concoction masquerading as “Scotch” on the planet. Ohhhhh? Have ye tried any Clan MacGregor, then? I have a plastic jug of it that I only use when I want to disinfect my tonsils. The “Good” scotch iin the house is House of Stuart. I do drink good scotch on the rare occasions I go out. I finally found a bar that had a bottle of Laphroaig (Which I knew of because it was mentioned in a Trevanian Novel), and It was like a mystical experience. I could taste the ocean… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/78 "2004-12-25T03:54:18Z")
I’d probably go with Lagavulin 16 year. I do have soft spots for Ardbeg and Laphroaig. I can pronounce Talisker and Oban. I think Glenlivet is a little overrated. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181/79 "2004-12-25T04:47:30Z")
I’ve been away for a while so missed the prime of this thread. Still, I couldn’t resist mentioning that my favorite Scotch is [25-year-old Bowmore](http://www.fluidtrade.co.uk/breakingNews.asp?News_ID=51). Among its many wonders is the fact that upon opening the bottle (a blue glazed beauty), you’re greeted with the most exquisite, smooth, and delicious aroma imaginable (for a Scotch drinker, of course). And then … the taste. Smooth, sweet, sumptious butterscotch, a bit of fruit, and even a subtle peatiness. An oleo of olfactory and gustatory delights. All with a seemingly endless finish. Truly magnificent. In case you’re wondering, it was a gift. But, if I could find another bottle around here, I would not hesitate to buy it despite the price. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-scotch/278181.md?page=3)