Consolidated "Scotch - Best & Worst, recommendations, questions" thread
Dec 18, 2012, 11:01 pm
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Dec 19, 2012, 5:42 am
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Dec 19, 2012, 4:36 pm
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Dec 19, 2012, 6:53 pm
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Dec 19, 2012, 7:09 pm
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only single malt scotch I'm seeing at Costco (a number of stores in Chicago area) is a Kirkland 20 yr old Speyside for ~$44 (no mention of distillery on bottle that I can see)
Dec 19, 2012, 10:06 pm
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Dec 19, 2012, 10:43 pm
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Dec 20, 2012, 5:17 pm
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Very smooth with just the slightest hint of smoke and tons of vanilla. All in all, a very drinkable Scotch. Not my favorite, but excellent value for the price.
Dec 21, 2012, 10:03 pm
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Pretty sure only the cheapest of the three (Spice Road) is out now. I would be curious to hear what people have to say about it...but I expect like most JW varieties it will be under-proof, chill filtered and loaded with caramel coloring. And for ~$45/liter I wouldn't expect it to be remarkable.
Dec 21, 2012, 10:45 pm
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Smoother and maybe a bit less salty and more smokey. Not sure about twice as much.
Dec 22, 2012, 9:31 pm
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Dec 22, 2012, 9:42 pm
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Just got back from my neighborhood CostCo and the following whiskeys were available:
Lagavulin 16 yo - $56 (typically around $70),
Kirkland 15 yo (Macallan) $50
Kirkland 20 yo Speyside - $45
JW Blue - $128
Usquaebach Old Rare? Stone flask - $100
The price on the Lag is very good.
Don't know anything about the Usquaebach other than it's blended. Anyone try it? Maybe this will be my test whiskey.
EDIT: They also have Oban and Jura and some others, obviously.
Lagavulin 16 yo - $56 (typically around $70),
Kirkland 15 yo (Macallan) $50
Kirkland 20 yo Speyside - $45
JW Blue - $128
Usquaebach Old Rare? Stone flask - $100
The price on the Lag is very good.
Don't know anything about the Usquaebach other than it's blended. Anyone try it? Maybe this will be my test whiskey.
EDIT: They also have Oban and Jura and some others, obviously.
Last edited by uszkanni; Dec 23, 2012 at 1:14 am Reason: figured out which Usquaebach it was, I think
Dec 22, 2012, 10:53 pm
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SAVEUR Magazine describes it as follows:
Smoke and butterscotch, dried fruit and leather: This delicious spirit is what happens when you take an amply peated whisky from the Islay region of Scotland and age it in sherry casks, which imparts a deep amber hue and a winey suppleness. A special bottling that's not much costlier than the distillery's 16-year-old single malt, this is a scotch for the end of the evening, for contemplative moments, for a treat.
Dec 23, 2012, 3:09 am
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SAVEUR Magazine describes it as follows:
Also not particularly inspired by reviews on the interwebs to try the Usquaebach; especially with nose/palate of sherry and fruit and mouth feels described as "slithery" and "oily." Doesn't sound like my cup of "tea."