Whisky reccomendation...

[LordDamax]

Been wanting to buy some good whisky lately... so who has a recomendation for me for something that is good stuff, but not outrageously expensive? Something mid-priced would be perfect.

I know there are a few connisuers on this board here... so... lay it on me...

[Iolaus]

Oh god, you have no idea what you're asking, do you? ...and you have no idea how much I've hidden the cost of good whisky from my wife. Think about it before you go there!

[Iolaus]

This is what happens when you decide to look for good whisk(e)y.



It never ends; there's always another to try!!

BTW, what do you consider mid-priced?

[LordDamax]

Hehe...I've already gotten in trouble by my wife reading all my posts here (and how I've hidden the cost of my kilts ;)

I dunno what midrange is for me really... I'm open to intrepretation. Just give me some reccomendations, and why you like it.

I've had some good tasting (to me) bad whisky (kinda like how some people say Coors Light is really good beer), I'd like to try the good stuff, but don't know where to start looking.

[Iolaus]

Keep in mind, I'm no connoisseur. Others will have different favorites; I don't care for the smokey whiskys, but to some people they are the epitome of what whisky should be. Here are my basic go-to's.

Red Brest Irish whiskey - $30ish
... has an almost fruity, (maybe peach?) after taste - just good stuff!

Glenfiddich Solera Reserve - in the $40ish range
A good smooth, even tasting whisky, no aspect coming to the front for me, but absolutly nothing turning me off to it.

Aberlour a'bunadh - $60ish range
Kind of a chocolate and caramel undertones right up front, with a long finish.

Macallen 18 yr. old - $120ish
Very complex, vanilla at first leading into a whole bouquet of things I can't ID. I've been told that the recent releases of this are more peaty than before.

Macallan's "Fine Oak" line is pretty good too.

[Andrew Breecher]

My favourite "mid-range" whisky is McClelland's Sherry Finish Highland single malt whisky. Great flavour, for $30.

Andrew.

[AckZel]

My personal favourites are Laphroaig and Talisker. Both very smoky and full flavoured single malts. Can't say what they cost in the US but really worth a try.

[macwilkin]

I am a loyal drinker of The Macallan, but I do like Dalwhinnie, which is Scotland's highest distillery, according to whisky lore. Glenkinchie, a Lowland single-malt from around Endiburgh, is nae sae bad either.

Grouse is a good blend, and the Dimple Pinch is interesting -- only had it one time at a whisky tasting at the Scottish Club of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. One of our society members swears by a blend called "Grand McNeish" that was supposedly endorsed by the King of Sweden!

Slainte!

Todd

[Iolaus]

Ok, I ran over to the Hi-Time Wine Cellar after school, and asked them about shipping; they said they can ship to most of the U.S. There is a state that they can't ship to, but I can't remember which one (maybe Georgia?).

This place is huge, like a "Liquor Barn", except with a better, higher-end selection. They bill themselves as the "largest retail wine cellar in the west," but they have tons of spirits as well, after all, they are pretty much THE local wine and liquor supplier to go to for Newport Beach. If you can't find something you're looking for, it's worth checking with them.
http://www.hitimewine.com

Here's the link to the first of 13 pages of scotch. (I think that means they have over 350 entries for scotch - different sizes and ages, etc.)
http://www.hitimewine.com/iStar.asp?a=3&dept=79

[Steeplechase]

[QUOTE=Iolaus]Ok, I ran over to the Hi-Time Wine Cellar after school, and asked them about shipping; they said they can ship to most of the U.S. There is a state that they can't ship to, but I can't remember which one (maybe Georgia?).





I believe that it's South Carolina, seems that we're always the last one to do anything that makes any sense; and the first if it makes no sense!