Question for the single malt gurus

[Pour1Malt]

I'm down to my last few glasses of my Glenfiddich 18yo so I'll be needing to get myself a new bottle of something soon. If I can find that and it's within my spending limits, I'll pick it up. I'm guessing it will be a little difficult to find and pricey, seeing as how they don't even mention it on their website. Thanks for the suggestion.

Has anyone tried the Auchentoshan 21? I read the tasting notes for it and it seems like one I'd want to try, but it's fairly expensive so I would like some review before I take the plunge.

Auchentoshan 21 is brill- no question... but there are alsa many guid yins fur less money...

it is up tae you.... personally, ai drink oinything ai buy under £150 ($300)...

an if someyin else is buyin' ... I drink OINY THING!!!!

look at Glenfarclas 15, 18, 21....

Mortlach 16...

Balvinie 12, 15, 17...

Aberlour Abunad'h...

cost less an greit flavours....

[turpin]

the shelf life is because o' the alcohol evaporatin...

an some other scientific/chemically things...

sae- aye... smaller bottles (exposure tae less air) should make it last langer....

twisty tops are alsa terrible... be sure tae use a cork in a' yur bottles....

There's this thing called a Vac-U-Vin that stoppers a wine bottle and pumps out the air to prevent the wine from oxidizing. Would that be of any use in prolonging the life of a whisky as well?

[Big Mikey]

It depends on the model. Some just pull air out. This will preserve the contents short term, about two weeks for wine. Regarding whisk(e)y, it is generally more long lasting than wine but I recently had to dispose of about 4 ounces of Blantons bourbon that I had forgotten about. It had turned milky and did not smell too friendly. This web site http://maltadvocate.com/ is great for all things malted.

[David Dalglish]

I'll probably be hung for this, but I can't tell the difference between most Scotch and Listereen. I don't mind drinking it, but all I can taste is the not so subtle taste of burning dog in my mouth. Or something.

Now rum or red wine, I can taste all of the flavours in there.

Maybe it is a genetic thing.

The diffierence is that you spit the listereen out