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(VANITY) Need advice on the perfect Scotch to buy for my male friend for Christmas
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| 12/01/11
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Posted on 12/01/2011 7:08:11 PM PST by girlangler
I need some advice.
I have a very special friend who loves good Scotch. He has everything else, so I thought I might wrap up a good Scotch for Christmas.
I know he'll use this, unlike some worthless gift he won't want (I actually got him a massage for his birthday last sumer and he wouldn't go -- it's a macho thing).
Okay I know this thread is going to raise some silly answers, but I am a beer drinker, and don't know a thing about the "refined" spirits.
Id appreciate any serious answers to my question.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: alcohol; bootlegging; scotch; whiskey
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To: girlangler
You most definitely want a single malt scotch, GlenLivet 15 year old, French Oak Reserve, is the best, IMHO.
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:49:13 PM PST
by
Licensed-To-Carry
(Hey Obama! All you have done is awaken a sleeping giant and filled us with a terrible resolve!!)
To: girlangler
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:49:28 PM PST
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
To: girlangler
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:50:25 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: girlangler
Scotch is sipped neat (room temp, no ice or mixer). If he drinks it any other way, do not buy him expensive whiskey because he cannot taste it.
Single malts are the best exhibition of Scotch whiskey BUT they are very individual. If you can get him to tell you which he likes then you can dare that.
Johnny Walker blue label is a blended scotch but is universally regarded as ‘very good’. It is very not cheap but I invested in a bottle a few years ago and shared it with friends as the first drink for quite a while. I never had a comment that was less than ‘great’ (and my friends are not shy).
good luck
Your second drink of scotch can be half the quality of the first and you will probably not notice.
12 year old McCallen is pretty darn good too.
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:55:32 PM PST
by
GOPBiker
(Thank a veteran, with a smile, every chance you get. You do more good than you can know.)
To: beebuster2000
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:56:29 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
To: Joe 6-pack
Got a bottle of the Quinta Ruban at home right now. Smooth.
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posted on
12/01/2011 7:57:09 PM PST
by
irishtenor
(Everything in moderation, however, too much whiskey is just enough... Mark Twain)
To: girlangler
Maybe if you would offer to give him the massage yourself, you could get by with a cheaper brand of Scotch.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:00:13 PM PST
by
digger48
To: beebuster2000
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:03:14 PM PST
by
iowamark
(Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
To: girlangler
You didn’t give us a price range but you did say special ... look for Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:04:54 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(At 4 AM, it is a test; at 2 PM, it is a demonstration)
To: Brandonmark
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:07:38 PM PST
by
TChad
To: girlangler
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:08:50 PM PST
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
To: girlangler
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:09:25 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
To: EveningStar
Yuck!!! This is why the poster is going to have a hard time. I’m a highland guy and I don’t like the lowland stuff. I don’t like Oban and to me Laphroig tastes like kerosene.
Poster, find out what your friend likes and go from there.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:16:45 PM PST
by
Drill Thrawl
(The patient is too far gone to save.)
To: TChad
He had better be a very special friend at that price. I would be willing to be the special friend for that particular scotch...LOL!
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:16:59 PM PST
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:17:33 PM PST
by
CJ Wolf
(OMG - Obama Must Go!)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:17:33 PM PST
by
CJ Wolf
(OMG - Obama Must Go!)
To: girlangler
Go with Lagavulin 16 yr - excellent value for money.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:18:03 PM PST
by
Moisey88
(Deja vu all over again: Back in USSR)
To: girlangler
Fishing Girl:
For a more traditional Scotch, try the coastal Islay offerings, like Ardbeg:
http://www.ardbeg.com/ardbeg/
I prefer Islays, Springbank, Lagavulin, etc... Macallans are excellent, also.
Don’t settle for the mass marketed stuff for this occasion.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:20:57 PM PST
by
blackd77
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:22:04 PM PST
by
seoul62
To: razorback-bert
Glenlivet 18 year oldNot enough Os in smoooooth.
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posted on
12/01/2011 8:22:20 PM PST
by
Drill Thrawl
(The patient is too far gone to save.)
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