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Old Apr 15, 2011, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by Yaatri
I have had only two kinds of single malt. Glenliviet on a JFK-SEA flight in F and Glenfiddich at a friend's house. I liked Glenlivet. I am, rather was, not a whisky person. I never liked whisky. I tried Teachers, Johny Walker Black, Chivas, and Dewars. Just didn't develop any taste for it. A friend of mine told me to try a single malt. By then I was beginning to tolerate Johny Walker Black and even like it a bit.

My first single malt was Glenlivet, which I liked. I keep telling the guy sitting next to me, who had been drinking vodka and cranberry juice. He loved it too and drank faster than I did. Between the two of us, we finished their stock. That's what the FA told us anyway. I had 3 or 4 drinks, I think on a 4.5 hour flight. Was that too much?
A few months ago, I was visiting a school friend of mine in India and mentioned single malt to him. He brought out Glenfiddich. It's quite expensive in India because of the import duty. I had a couple of drinks during the course of the evening, but didn;t like it as much as Glenlivet. I realise both are at the bottom end of single malts.
The two you've tried so far are Speyside single malts. If you want to continue to try single malts from this region, try The Balvenie 12 year old.

If you'd like to expand your pallette somewhat, move over to the Highland region and try Glenmorangie. You will not regret the diversion.

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