Abelour is my favorite so far.
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Just opened a bottle of Usquaebach 15 year old Highland Single Malt. Pretty good so far.
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Really never tried Scotch. Someday maybe I will, I'm sure it needs to be good stuff to truly appreciate it.
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If you definition of "Good Stuff" is high-end & expensive, that is not true! Unless you decide to fall into the category of a "Scotch Snob" who believes that the only good scotches are High-End Single Malts, there are a multitude of Blended Scotches in the $35 or less range and even a few Single Malts in that range that are excellent scotches.
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Like Famous Grouse and Chivas. Both excellent and cheap. For blended Scotch, that is.
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I have no clue, just assumed more expensive means aged or better porducts. Apparently not the way it works.
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In some cases, that is true, but I think you would have to acquire the taste for Scotch in general to appreciate the higher end Scotches nuances. I didn't buy my first $50+ Scotch until I thought I felt I appreciated and understood Scotch and the different parts of Scotland that produce different types (FWIW, I still predominately drink the <$50 stuff).

Likening it to cigars, I wouldn't (and didn't :-)) buy a Padron 80th Maduro as my first foray into cigars...I knew I wouldn't appreciate it. Years later, I still smoke a lot of affordable cigars, while sometimes treating myself to something higher end. <----Substitute Lagavulin for Padron and Scotch for cigars and I think the sentence still has merit.

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My tastes range from cheap blends to expensive single malts. I've sampled some high-end stuff that tasted like a burning truck tire and some low-end stuff that was smooth as silk.

Famous Grouse is good stuff for sure......

I recently picked up The Balvenie 15yr Rum Cask ($60) that is out of this world! Gonna pair it with an AF SG CB tonight. Yum.
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Personally I like Johnnie Walker Black Label as a regular drinker. Have had the Blue Label on a couple of special occasions nice but overpriced.
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+1 Oban is just as great. Depends on my mood.
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+1 join you, guys
but I also like Chivas :-)
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Talisker 10
Ardbeg 10
Lagavulin 16
Ardbeg Uigeadail
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New favorite .... Drinking Glenlivet 21.... "Christmas In a glass".... It's that good...,
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Lately my favorite has been The Balvanie 14 yr Carribean Cask. love that bottle. have to keep it in stock at all times
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My favorite right now is The Macallan 18yr old, Sherry Oak. The flavors, aroma, and smoothness are all amazing. Easily worth the $120 in my opinion.
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If I were to choose a favorate, I'd probably pick Oban. Although I mostly drink it at my wife's company events! Everyday I normally drink 12 YO Glenlivet, or 12 YO Macallam for more special events. There are plenty of <$50 bottles which are just great.
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So far for me its The Glenrothes 91.
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I've tried several once at a herf, where the manager of the club was pouring for anyone who wanted to try it, and even though I was a Scotch novice I found Ardbeg to be the best I've tried. Peaty, smoky, just very rich and good. Hard to describe exactly, but she asked if I wanted to cut it with a little water, considering it was a very heavy Scotch. I told her no way! The only way to drink Scotch is neat. :-)
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Actually if you talk to any Scottish distiller they will tell you they bottle to scotch with the intention that you cut it with just a little bit of water. I tend to put about 1/4 of a shot of water for every 2 shots of scotch, of course this really depends a lot on the scotch. At a bar ask for the scotch neat and water on the side. It really cools Down the alcoholic spice and opens up the subtle flavors of the scotch.
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