Anyone drink scotch?

[PILOON]

A while back I was introduced to a very nice scotch called Grand McNich.
The clerk said that it was (i think) Chivas Regal without the regal price.
Not exactly a 12 year single malt, but very smoothe not in the least harsh.
It is my 'daily drinker', so to speak, a jigger or two over a couple or three ice cubes in a fine crystal tumbler.
The crystal glass makes it taste just so much better!

 

[EastTexFrank]

I've never acquired the taste for Scotch, but this sumer I did some extensive research into Whiskey when I was in Ireland. I had a great uncle who had a shot of Whiskey each night. He lived to 95. Maybee when I stop running fire calls at night I should investigate this family tradition...

Pete

Same family tradition as mine but you may have left it too late. I have been reliably informed that it takes about 40 years to build up in the system to receive the full medicinal benefits.

Laphroag and the other island peaty whiskeys tend to give me indigestion these days so I prefer the middle of the road single malts as my sipping whisky. MacAllan 12 year old is my favorite.

 

[AMP762]

My grandpappy always told me scotch was fer city slickers what couldn't get good white liquor

 

[Egon]

A cut crystal glass helps too.

My grandpappy always told me scotch was fer city slickers what couldn't get good white liquor

and drink it outa a mason jar if'n it ain't in Jugs!

 

[RoyJackson]

I've never traveled much but took the family to Italy's food belt (Parma, Modena, Bologna) last spring. The first night there we stopped into a corner market and picked up a few things for dinner. They speak very little English in Parma but I asked the clerk for 'vino rosso economico'. He asked "con gas?" which means with bubbles? At first I said no because I knew nothing about wine with bubbles and he looked a little disappointed and handed me a red of some sort but then he showed me a bottle of Lambrusco and indicated that it was made nearby and was what they drank. He seemed pleased when I went with the Lambrusco. Been hooked ever since.

I lived in Italy for two years while in the Navy.
I enjoyed the local wines and they surely do have a kick to them! A meal of real spaghetti with a bottle of the local wine (at a rural trattoria (not sure I spelled that correctly)) is a true treat...and you won't be going away hungry!!

 

[MossRoad]

By coincidence my wife got 2 boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies today as she always does. She likes mint cookies, candy, etc. However, I just do not care for any kind of mint. It's not bad, but it's not good enough for me to want any either.

I'd rather have my ice cream made into a Golden Cadillac; i.e., 1 part Galliano, 2 parts Creme de cacao, and 5 parts vanilla ice cream in a blender. It's been a lot of years since I had one.

Uh Oh! This thread has taken a dark turn... I'm contemplating consuming blended ice cream alcohol drinks for breakfast on Sunday!!!

 

[RoyJackson]

Uh Oh! This thread has taken a dark turn... I'm contemplating consuming blended ice cream alcohol drinks for breakfast on Sunday!!!

Doesn't everybody?

 

[N80]

Doesn't everybody?

Good one Roy!

 

[Bird]

Uh Oh! This thread has taken a dark turn... I'm contemplating consuming blended ice cream alcohol drinks for breakfast on Sunday!!!

Many years ago, my old boss and I had to do some traveling together so when we ate dinner in a place that had a bar, we'd ask the waiter or waitress to ask the bartender how he or she made a Golden Cadillac. I guess some of the bartenders' books called for ice and cream, so we'd pass. It had to be made with vanilla ice cream for us to drink it. It's a right tasty dessert.

 

[studor]

Whiskey (of any type) is great with equal parts cold water. Most testers mix in a little water to bring out the nose and finish. The only mix I have really enjoyed with scotch is coconut water -- course that scotch was free and I was in Trinidad at the time
Chivas to my taste is probably the worst scotch on the market but has had a great marketing campaign
If you want a truly unique scotch try Ardbeg
Bottom line is drink it the way you like it ---JMHO