What is the Scotch equivelant?

[creagdhubh]

3) In Ireland and elsewhere, it's "whiskey". In Scotland it's "whisky".

That would be in Scotland and Canada it's whisky.

Or better yet, ALL single-malt and blended variants of uisge beatha are referred to as "whisky," no matter where one resides.

[David Thorpe]

That would be in Scotland and Canada it's whisky.

My sincere apologies, John. You are of course absolutely correct. Slainte Mohr!

[RyanMac]

A MacPherson? Photographic evidence of visiting a distillery that is NOT Cluny?

[Nile]

Among my personal favorites are Aberlour, Balvenie, Cragganmore, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie and MacAllan.

It's a fascinating journey. Enjoy!

David, I'm with you there; you listed some of my favorites (with a couple that I haven't tried yet).

Fans of Jonnie Walker might enjoy Lombard Gold (beat JW Gold in a blind tasting and it's a fraction of the cost). Lombard also produces a couple of single malts, my favorite being "Pebble Beach".

Nile

[TheOfficialBren]

Goodness, gracious! That sounds like a fine dram, indeed! I shall be trying this at the next opportunity that I get. Thanks for the heads-up, Kyle.

The 15-year Dalwhinnie is my favourite Highland single-malt and definitely a good one to begin with due to its specifications you will find below. Just a wee bit of water to open it up and you're golden (no pun intended).


Nose: A big, crisp, dry and very aromatic nose with hints of heather and peat.

Body: Light to medium.

Palate: Smooth, soft and lasting flavours of heather, honey sweetness and vanilla followed by deeper citrus-fruit flavours and hints of malted bread.

Finish: Long, lingering, surprisingly intense finish that starts sweetly, then gives way to smoke, peat and malt.


Me and some of my Macpherson cousins at the Dalwhinnie Distillery in Inverness-shire...we thoroughly enjoyed the free drams at the conclusion of the tour.



Slainte,

Also, that bit about the difference between 'whisky' and 'whiskey' was interesting.

[Liam]

Another thought, if you like blended Irish whiskey, then you would probably like most blended Canadian whisky. I have always found that hey have a similar "smoothness".

[mookien]

The 15-year Dalwhinnie is my favourite Highland single-malt ... Me and some of my Macpherson cousins at the Dalwhinnie Distillery in Inverness-shire...we thoroughly enjoyed the free drams at the conclusion of the tour.
... Slainte,

Kyle: I would have loved to have been along on that tour. At the time were you aware that you were only about 8 miles east of the Adverikie Estate? Are you familiar enough with the lay of the land to say whether a walk from Adverikie to/from the Dalwhinnie distillery is doable? If so, would it be a difficult walk?

John

PS: I plan to purchase the Adverikie estate as soon as I win the lottery.

[MNlad]

While I am a confirmed Highland Park man, for a first go around on Scotch, I might also recommend Balvenie Doublewood. Light in character and a wonderful sherry overtone.

[Elizabeth]

Thank you all for this interesting conversation. I'm trying to learn to drink whiskey/scotch. It's a trial I tell you, I have bad memories associated with the smell.... but I'm putting on my big girl panties and giving it a go.

[tundramanq]

There is a blended pure malt ( not watered down with linear distilled tasteless spirits) that is inexpensive and most people like it - Glenfiddich. It has a very uniform set of characteristics from year to year.
It is considered a blend because they age the distillate mostly in plain oak and 10% in sherry casks. then mix them to get the character they want. They are one of the very few distilleries that bottle their own product, keeping total control from end to end.