Whisky / whiskey

[Pope]

Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.

Depends who you’re buying for. In your price range of $100 Canadian:

Peaty and Smoky: Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Uigeadail
Sweeter and Nuanced: Macallan 12 Sherry Cask, Highland Park 12 (Viking Honour)
Spicy and unpeated/light smoke: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Blended: Johnny Walker Green Label (underrated)

I say it depends who you’re buying for because a relative “beginner” will absolutely hate something heavily peated generally. If you’re looking for something really “smooth” you’d probably want to venture towards a 40% alcohol scotch with an age statement of 15 or even 18 to round off the edges. Glenfiddich 18 can probably be had for that price.

[MBGreen]

bunch of a aristocrats in this thread.  Do you guys all wear monocles?

[delavan]

bunch of a aristocrats in this thread.  Do you guys all wear monocles?

Aristocrats?   Wednesday 8:08 a.m. spells  bunch o' drunks.    : )

[Miamipuck]

Aristocrats?   Wednesday 8:08 a.m. spells  bunch o' drunks.    : )

You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

[Pope]

I don’t drink as much anymore but I do enjoy Scotch. My boyfriend and I usually have it on weekends after we pound each other’s asses out

[AlioTheFool]

It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.

Peaty and Smoky: Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Uigeadail
Sweeter and Nuanced: Macallan 12 Sherry Cask, Highland Park 12 (Viking Honour)
Spicy and unpeated/light smoke: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Blended: Johnny Walker Green Label (underrated)

Gotta try these.

Tullamore Dew is way better and there are others way better than that. They're not appreciably more expensive if at all.

Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.

[Johnny English]

Thanks all for your suggestions. Very helpful. Will let you know what we end up with.

[delavan]

Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2019/10/17/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-irish-whiskey-awards/#2b45b8ca1e20

You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

good point

Thanks all for your suggestions. Very helpful. Will let you know what we end up with.

fwiw  http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2019/taste

[Italian Seafood]

bunch of a aristocrats in this thread.  Do you guys all wear monocles?

LOL, even Jameson isn't high end enough for them. It's like $20 a shot at the Jet games.

[Miamipuck]

LOL, even Jameson isn't high end enough for them. It's like $20 a shot at the Jet games.

Tullamore Dew is cheaper knucklehead.

[guinness77]

It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.

Gotta try these.

Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.

I’ve been out of the Irish Whiskey game for a bit but I swear by Redbreast 15 although it’s expensive. I’ve seen Green Spot a lot whenever I’ve seen IW, and Black Bush is good premium IW.

[AlioTheFool]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2019/10/17/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-irish-whiskey-awards/#2b45b8ca1e20

 good point

fwiw  http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2019/taste

I’ve been out of the Irish Whiskey game for a bit but I swear by Redbreast 15 although it’s expensive. I’ve seen Green Spot a lot whenever I’ve seen IW, and Black Bush is good premium IW.

Awesome. Thanks guys!

[Miamipuck]

It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.

Gotta try these.

Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.

Connemara is really good. It's smoky and peaty which isn't my favorite but it's super smooth and relatively cheap.

Redbreast is good.

I have a bunch I need to try.

[MBGreen]

Saturday night i got stinkin drunk off the following combo




I have no clue how i found my way home.

[Heismanberg]

Friday night's beverage of choice