Comments on: The Art of Manliness Guide to Scotch Whisky http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rwbenjey http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/comment-page-1/#comment-112348 rwbenjey Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:02:48 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1625#comment-112348 I believe the sampler from The Balvenie distillery was my intro to scotch. The 12 Year Doublewood wasn't too bad. The 15 Year Single Barrel was ok, but the 12 was still in the lead. The 21 Year Portwood was the best of the three, but once I found out how much the a 750ml bottle was...that was a sad day. The next round went to a few Glenfiddich samplers--12 Year and 15 Year--which were alright as well. Now, I did enjoy the prior two samplings, but I wanted something that didn't remind me at all of the sweetness of my cognac; I wanted something unique (otherwise, I would have just stuck with the brandy). I read rave reviews of the Islay peat monsters and was curious, so I decided to try Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength. At first, when I popped the cork, I thought I maybe had made a mistake (as I had never smelled anything like that before from a liquor bottle). But after pushing past the first encounter with the peat smoke, kippers, and pepper, the taste was an instant and lingering reward...wow it was good; smoky, but richly sweet as well. I've been hooked ever since. Current Cabinet: - Laphroaig 15 Year - Laphroaig Quarter Cask - Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist - Ardbeg Corryvreckan - Ardbeg Uigeadail - Ardbeg 10 Year - Caol Ila 12 Year - Bunnahabhain 12 Year - Bowmore Legend - Highland Park 12 Year - The Balvenie 12 Year - Glenmorangie 10 Year (Original) I believe the sampler from The Balvenie distillery was my intro to scotch. The 12 Year Doublewood wasn’t too bad. The 15 Year Single Barrel was ok, but the 12 was still in the lead. The 21 Year Portwood was the best of the three, but once I found out how much the a 750ml bottle was…that was a sad day. The next round went to a few Glenfiddich samplers–12 Year and 15 Year–which were alright as well.

Now, I did enjoy the prior two samplings, but I wanted something that didn’t remind me at all of the sweetness of my cognac; I wanted something unique (otherwise, I would have just stuck with the brandy). I read rave reviews of the Islay peat monsters and was curious, so I decided to try Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength. At first, when I popped the cork, I thought I maybe had made a mistake (as I had never smelled anything like that before from a liquor bottle). But after pushing past the first encounter with the peat smoke, kippers, and pepper, the taste was an instant and lingering reward…wow it was good; smoky, but richly sweet as well. I’ve been hooked ever since.

Current Cabinet:
- Laphroaig 15 Year
- Laphroaig Quarter Cask
- Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist
- Ardbeg Corryvreckan
- Ardbeg Uigeadail
- Ardbeg 10 Year
- Caol Ila 12 Year
- Bunnahabhain 12 Year
- Bowmore Legend
- Highland Park 12 Year
- The Balvenie 12 Year
- Glenmorangie 10 Year (Original)

]]> By: Samer H http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/comment-page-1/#comment-111255 Samer H Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:38:06 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1625#comment-111255 My suggestion: Johnnie Walker Black Label. Keep walking. :) My suggestion: Johnnie Walker Black Label.

Keep walking. :)

]]> By: JEANIE http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/comment-page-1/#comment-105156 JEANIE Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:38:05 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1625#comment-105156 Has anyone ever heard of Ping.It was a brand my husband drank years ago.I have been trying to find it but can't.I would love to surprise him with it.Please let me know if anyone knows where I can get it. Thank You, Jeanie Has anyone ever heard of Ping.It was a brand my husband drank years ago.I have been trying to find it but can’t.I would love to surprise him with it.Please let me know if anyone knows where I can get it.
Thank You,
Jeanie

]]> By: Father’s Day Gift Ideas | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/comment-page-1/#comment-103689 Father’s Day Gift Ideas | The Art of Manliness Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:15:48 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1625#comment-103689 [...] your Duck Stamp poster above the fireplace and admire it while you drink a glass of scotch with your old man. Starting at [...] [...] your Duck Stamp poster above the fireplace and admire it while you drink a glass of scotch with your old man. Starting at [...]

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