The Glenlivet

[Graham]

yes, you know what that is!;)

well I bought a bottle the other day, first time I've tried it.
I've decided that life is too short for cheap whisky, this one is "mid range" price-wise.

The quality stands out even compared with the best of the blends (teachers..imho)
It's not a patch on the peaty, smoky single malts of Islay (eg. Ardbeg) but still very pleasant.

trouble is, it dissappears so quick, must be evaporation!;)

[flyv65]

THe Glenlevit is a tremendously popular American Oak racked single malt, and I'll have a wee dram from the bottle in my cupboard now and again...but I still prefer the wood finished single malts like Macallan and Glenmorangie.

Bryan...have you tried Famous Grouse? It's a *very* good affordable blend...

[SouthernScot]

Graham,

Glenlivet was one of the first single malts I tried, and still one of my all time favorites. Trouble is I'm having a difficult time finding it since I moved to the Atlanta area. The local bottle shops don't carry it. Glenmorangie is another good one, but alas, can't find it locally either. I'm sure if I try hard enough I'll locate it. When I lived in Louisiana there where bars and liquer stores everywhere, not to mention you could buy hard liquer in the grocery stores. Now I'm on the south side of Atlanta, deep in Baptist country (no offense intended here), where grocery stores carry beer and wine only, and liquer stores are few. How about you other members from the Atlanta area point me in the right direction!

[ByDand]

Grahm, The Glenlivet is indeed a fine drink. The MacCallan and the Balvenie are also good, however if you like a little more peat try Oban. That is one of the finest I have tried.

NOTE: To Southern Scot, If you travel to the NE area of Atlanta, near the intersection of Johnson Ferry RD NE and Ashford Dunwoody, there is a small bottle store in the strip mall located at the intersection. In my travels to Atlanta, they have always had a great selection of single malts available.

I am not sure that I have ever tasted a "good blend"

[macwilkin]

THe Glenlevit is a tremendously popular American Oak racked single malt, and I'll have a wee dram from the bottle in my cupboard now and again...but I still prefer the wood finished single malts like Macallan and Glenmorangie.

Bryan...have you tried Famous Grouse? It's a *very* good affordable blend...

Bryan -- I'm a fan of The Macallan myself, it is "my" single-malt. The "Rolls Royce" of single-malts, as the distillery touts itself !(btw, the proper name is "THE Macallan", according to some Scottish friends of mine)

I'm not much on blended whiskies anymore (thank goodness my Dewars period was a brief one), but I do like Famous Grouse and William Grant's -- Glenlivet is my "emergency" Scotch -- I'll drink it in an emergency, that is if the bar doesn't have any of the The Macallan! :mrgreen:

I also like Dalwhinnie (from the highest distillery in Scotland), "the gentle malt", and Glenkinchie, a surprisingly good Lowland malt.

Slainte!

Todd

[Raphael]

I have a bottle of Glenlevit in my cupboard and I love it. I savoour every moment when I am sipping it. I have yet to meet a bottle of single malt that I don't like yet.

I have also tried many bottles of blended Whisky and they are just boring. They are not as excited as the Single Malt cousins.

[Colin]

I have a bottle of Glenlevit in my cupboard and I love it. I savoour every moment when I am sipping it. I have yet to meet a bottle of single malt that I don't like yet.

I have also tried many bottles of blended Whisky and they are just boring. They are not as excited as the Single Malt cousins.

Here, here. Comparing Glenlivet to a blend is like comparing turkey dinner to McDonalds. Blends are good for cooking, where as a single malt is for enjoyment

I currently have a half of a decanter of Glenfiddich (I know, Iknow, but it was a gift). I am hoping that my wife gets a bottle of Dalmore for my birthday (month today) and than I will add a bottle of 15 year Dalwhinnie to the pub as well.

Hey Raphael, maybe it is time for that scotch tasting I was planning ;-)

[Macman]

Ah, The Glenlivet. Like Southern Scot, this was one of my first single malts, and it remains one of my favourites. My licence plate reads "LIVET". What makes it even better is that, here in BC, it is priced far lower than most of the other malts, so I can indulge myself more.

[GMan]

Yes I must admit I do have some evaporating at my place too Graham. But my single malt collection is almost as dear to me as my kilts!

[Colin]

Ah, The Glenlivet. Like Southern Scot, this was one of my first single malts, and it remains one of my favourites. My licence plate reads "LIVET". What makes it even better is that, here in BC, it is priced far lower than most of the other malts, so I can indulge myself more.

I hear you David, it's great that glenlivet sells for basically the same as a glenfiddich or a blend.