The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
just for kicks?

On 2010-08-17, pamjd > wrote:
> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
> just for kicks?

I'll hafta bow out. Never could quite develope a taste for suckin' on a
charcoal briquet.

nb

On Aug 17, 4:50*pm, pamjd > wrote:
> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> scotch expert. *It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> malt world as something new to try. *Anyone here play the scotch snob
> just for kicks?

I LOVE single malt Scotch. But, there are gradations of 'smoky
peat'. I am not fond of the very smoky ones, I don't mind a hint,
but some of them are just overpowering.

I am a big fan of Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, and
McCallan. They are smooth and yummy.

On Aug 17, 9:34*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Aug 17, 4:50*pm, pamjd > wrote:
>
> > The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> > scotch expert. *It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> > malt world as something new to try. *Anyone here play the scotch snob
> > just for kicks?
>
> I LOVE single malt Scotch. * But, there are gradations of 'smoky
> peat'. * *I am not fond of the very smoky ones, I don't mind a hint,
> but some of them are just overpowering.
>
> I am a big fan of Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, *Glenmorangie, and
> McCallan. *They are smooth and yummy.

All Scotches I've ever tasted have that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!

Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" > wrote
>
> All Scotches I've ever tasted have that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
> sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!
>
> Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
>
> John Kuthe...

But have you tried a good single malt? I used to dislike Scotch for the
same reason, but it was because I was tasting some of the cheaper blended
brands like Dewars, Ballentine, etc. I still prefer bourbon, but I will
have a single malt with my wife (her preference) at times.

"pamjd" > wrote in message
...
> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
> just for kicks?

I buy single malts for my wife, but I don't know enough about them to
recommend anything in particular. What I have seen though, is a package of
four or six different brands in small sizes. Take a look for that and give
them a try to find your preferences.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:10:28 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-08-17, pamjd > wrote:
> > The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> > scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> > malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
> > just for kicks?
>
> I'll hafta bow out. Never could quite develope a taste for suckin' on a
> charcoal briquet.
>
Scotch is pretty good when you mix it with some Drambui.


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Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:04:44 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
> sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!

Inquiring minds want to know how you'd know that, or are you
channeling Bobo?

--

Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

"pamjd" > wrote in message
...
> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
> just for kicks?

Since drinking single malt, I don't like anything else. I'm one of the low
end guys, though. Glennfiddich and the like. I really like it kept in the
fridge or freezer. Makes a big difference.

Steve

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"pamjd" > wrote in message
...
> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
> just for kicks?

Call me crazy but I prefer double malts. I like a smooth edge that a
blended scotch typically has. Grants 12 year old is a good one. Single
malts have a bite and a smokiness I don't care for. Well except or the
really good ones like McCallum's 25 year old but that is a pricey bottle of
scotch.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "pamjd" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
>> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
>> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
>> just for kicks?
>
> Call me crazy but I prefer double malts. I like a smooth edge that a
> blended scotch typically has. Grants 12 year old is a good one. Single
> malts have a bite and a smokiness I don't care for. Well except or the
> really good ones like McCallum's 25 year old but that is a pricey bottle
> of scotch.
>
> Paul
It's only Cognac for me...

On Aug 17, 10:08*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "John Kuthe" > wrote
>
>
>
> > All Scotches I've ever tasted have that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
> > sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!
>
> > Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> But have you tried a good single malt? *I used to dislike Scotch for the
> same reason, but it was because I was tasting some of the cheaper blended
> brands like Dewars, Ballentine, etc. *I still prefer bourbon, but I will
> have a single malt with my wife (her preference) at times.

I am always open to the possibility, but like I said every Scotch I've
tasted is YUCK, to varying degrees.

My son is a Scotch man, and I've told him "Please introduce me to a
Scotch I can like." But he lives in another state, so...

John Kuthe...

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> On Aug 17, 4:50 pm, pamjd > wrote:
>> The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
>> scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
>> malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
>> just for kicks?
>
> I LOVE single malt Scotch. But, there are gradations of 'smoky
> peat'. I am not fond of the very smoky ones, I don't mind a hint,
> but some of them are just overpowering.
>
> I am a big fan of Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, and
> McCallan. They are smooth and yummy.
>

These are all 'Highlands' scotches. Sweeter finish, less peaty, and usually
no salt marsh aftertaste. I'm rather fond of those myself. I'm about a third
of the way through a Glenffidich 'Solera', a 15 year old aged in sherry
barrels. Delightful stuff.

I also have a Bowmore 17, an Islay that I received for my birthday last
year. It's very peaty and you can almost smell salty breezes when you drink
it.
Jon

Janet wrote:
>
> In article <e6bcde8b-b12e-466b-9fc9-
> >, says...
> >
> > On Aug 17, 10:08 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> > > "John Kuthe" > wrote
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > All Scotches I've ever tasted have that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
> > > > sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!
> > >
> > > > Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
> > >
> > > > John Kuthe...
> > >
> > > But have you tried a good single malt? I used to dislike Scotch for the
> > > same reason, but it was because I was tasting some of the cheaper blended
> > > brands like Dewars, Ballentine, etc. I still prefer bourbon, but I will
> > > have a single malt with my wife (her preference) at times.
> >
> > I am always open to the possibility, but like I said every Scotch I've
> > tasted is YUCK, to varying degrees.
>
> Our local distillery is a prizewinning producer of single malt; and
> on a tour of it, I confessed to the manager that I don't like whisky. He
> was a man on a mission to find one to change my mind. Until then I had
> never appreciated how different they all taste and amazingly, he did
> find one I enjoyed. I liike it so much I had another one. The bad news
> is that by then I was beyond remembering the name..
>
> Janet (Scotland).

The only single malt I like is the Macallan. But then I'm not really a
whisky drinker anyway.

"John Kuthe" > wrote
>>
>> > Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!

>
> I am always open to the possibility, but like I said every Scotch I've
> tasted is YUCK, to varying degrees.
>
> My son is a Scotch man, and I've told him "Please introduce me to a
> Scotch I can like." But he lives in another state, so...
>
> John Kuthe...

Well you are still doing a good thing. Without bourbon drinkers, there
would be no scotch drinkers.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:01:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
> wrote:

>
> "John Kuthe" > wrote
> >>
> >> > Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
>
> >
> > I am always open to the possibility, but like I said every Scotch I've
> > tasted is YUCK, to varying degrees.
> >
> > My son is a Scotch man, and I've told him "Please introduce me to a
> > Scotch I can like." But he lives in another state, so...
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Well you are still doing a good thing. Without bourbon drinkers, there
> would be no scotch drinkers.

Here I thought it was the other way around. Which came first?

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Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

"sf" > wrote
>>
>> Well you are still doing a good thing. Without bourbon drinkers, there
>> would be no scotch drinkers.
>
> Here I thought it was the other way around. Which came first?
..

Used charred oak Bourbon barrels are shipped to Scotland to age the Scotch
in.

On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:11:49 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote
> >>
> >> Well you are still doing a good thing. Without bourbon drinkers, there
> >> would be no scotch drinkers.
> >
> > Here I thought it was the other way around. Which came first?
> .
>
> Used charred oak Bourbon barrels are shipped to Scotland to age the Scotch
> in.

I meant historically.

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Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:04:44 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Aug 17, 9:34*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> On Aug 17, 4:50*pm, pamjd > wrote:
>>
>> > The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
>> > scotch expert. *It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
>> > malt world as something new to try. *Anyone here play the scotch snob
>> > just for kicks?
>>
>> I LOVE single malt Scotch. * But, there are gradations of 'smoky
>> peat'. * *I am not fond of the very smoky ones, I don't mind a hint,
>> but some of them are just overpowering.
>>
>> I am a big fan of Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, *Glenmorangie, and
>> McCallan. *They are smooth and yummy.
>
>All Scotches I've ever tasted have that same nasty Scotch flavor, like
>sucking on an old peat bog! YUCK!
>
>Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
>
>John Kuthe...

"Doc, what does scotch taste like?"

"lt tastes like...."

"You know what it's always tasted a little like to me?.....
....lodine."

"Of course! One drop of iodine, for taste."

(Henry Fonda and William Powell, in "Mister Roberts") :-)
--
Best -- Terry

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:50:59 -0700 (PDT), pamjd >
wrote:

>The latest book I am reading has the hero/assasian being a single malt
>scotch expert. It got me thinking maybe I should wade into the single
>malt world as something new to try. Anyone here play the scotch snob
>just for kicks?

Oh yeah. Just for kicks.

Here are about half of mine: http://www.xhost.org/images/scotch.jpg.
The rest are in another cabinet, along with the Armagnac, Cognac,
Salignac, bourbon, calvados, and sipping rum.

Luckily for me, my wife enjoys them all except the most extreme
Islays.

It's very amusing to read the comments here in a cooking group from
such a group of refined palates. 8

I guess none of you have ever hung out in the Scotch whisky newsgroup.

-- Larry

"sf" > wrote
>>
>> Used charred oak Bourbon barrels are shipped to Scotland to age the
>> Scotch
>> in.
>
> I meant historically.
>

A form of Scotch has been around for about 1500 years, but what we think of
Scotch today goes back to about 1830 or so when a new type of still, Patent
Still, was invented. Bourbon goes back to the 1700's. I don't know when
the shipping of used barrel started though.

On Aug 18, 10:35*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:01:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
>
>
>
> > wrote:
>
> > "John Kuthe" > wrote
>
> > >> > Gimme fresh squeezed Kentucky corn juice anyday! AKA BOURBON! YUM!
>
> > > I am always open to the possibility, but like I said every Scotch I've
> > > tasted is YUCK, to varying degrees.
>
> > > My son is a Scotch man, and I've told him "Please introduce me to a
> > > Scotch I can like." But he lives in another state, so...
>
> > > John Kuthe...
>
> > Well you are still doing a good thing. *Without bourbon drinkers, there
> > would be no scotch drinkers.
>
> Here I thought it was the other way around. *Which came first?
>
> --
>
> Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

Scotch undoubtedly. There are 3 things about a bourbon required for it
to be called bourbon. 1) it must be made from at least 51% corn mash,
2) it must be aged in new charred oak barrels and 3) it must be made
in Kentucky. Ergo Jack Daniels is not a bourbon, it's a Tennessee
whiskey. ;-)

And since they were undoubtedly making Scotch out of old peat bog
water years before Kentucky was even a state...

John Kuthe...

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> A form of Scotch has been around for about 1500 years, but what we think of
> Scotch today goes back to about 1830 or so when a new type of still, Patent
> Still, was invented. Bourbon goes back to the 1700's. I don't know when
> the shipping of used barrel started though.

Whiskey was brought to the isles by the Saxons. Arthur did his best to
drive out the Saxons but keep their fire water. One of those two plans
worked, one did not. I figure the place is better for both of those
outcomes.

Then the manufacture of whiskey just kept growing and growing. You know
the expression, right? God made the Irish to keep whiskey from takign
over the world.

At least whiskey kept growing until it made it across the pond to be
made from rye. Now even that's not popular any more. The world is a
strange place.

That's my story.

http://www.scotchwhisky.net/history.php

-- Larry