My favorite scotch is Glenkinchie, there are better scotches out there but it’s the one hits my pleasure centers the best, it’s also VERY aromatic. Of course everybody worships at the altar of Talisker, and with good reason, but there’s plenty of great ones out there, Laphroaig, Balvenie, Dalwhinnie, Bunnahabain. You could go bankrupt trying to try them all. And of course the best part about Scotch, to me, is that they all taste very different straight than they do with water, so really every scotch you buy is two different scotches. Usually when I’m drinking scotch I pour two fingers, drink about half, then bring it up a bit more with water (just a splash if it’s not distillers strength, back up to two fingers if it is), that way I get to have “both” scotches.
Thakns, I’ll try a couple of those.
I like that method and have followed it at times.
It always seems backwards but I end up going it frequently as well.
I love a scotch “neet” but only if there are no distractions. Otherwise, I like it on the rocks or with a lttle club soda or water and maybe a lime.
Drinking room temp scotch is very personal and I just can’t enjoy it unless the room is calm.
Weird huh?