Honest_Man#1 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Angusfifer said: New to this thread so forgive me if it's been previously mentioned. I read somewhere that the quality of the whisky deteriorates as soon as the first dram is poured. To do with the oxygen getting in about the contents of the bottle. I mainly drink either Bells or Grouse, down to price - will have a malt in the pub occasionally. I have noticed that the first dram out the bottle is generally superb but when you get to the dregs the taste is inferior. This would tend to put me off buying the more expensive whiskies... Dear lord. If you're drinking a neat Bells or Grouse then your tastebuds have been reduced to nothing and you could save even more money by drinking lighter fluid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: Dear lord. If you're drinking a neat Bells or Grouse then your tastebuds have been reduced to nothing and you could save even more money by drinking lighter fluid. Thanks for that. I drink mostly blends because they are the most affordable. I enjoy Bells and Grouse most out of the available blended Scotch whisky. My dram of choice in pubs is a single grain whisky, Cameron Brig. I don't drink whisky neat, prefer a ratio of 3/4 whisky to a quarter water... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nope. Caol Ila is lovely.I've got a soft spot for it, as it was the first "proper whisky" I was given to taste. Life changing moment!It's maybe not my absolute favourite these days (that would be Lagavulin!), but I'd still have it in my top five drams easily. They do a very decent tasting tour as well, sitting in a warehouse looking out to Jura. The views are sensational. Not sure how well this photo will come out, it's from an old phone taken in March... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I don't really like Caol Ila either. I got a bottle in 2008 and still have most of it left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I don't really like Caol Ila either. I got a bottle in 2008 and still have most of it left. If I give you my address will you post it on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Thanks for that. I drink mostly blends because they are the most affordable. I enjoy Bells and Grouse most out of the available blended Scotch whisky. My dram of choice in pubs is a single grain whisky, Cameron Brig. I don't drink whisky neat, prefer a ratio of 3/4 whisky to a quarter water... They sell a single grain in Aldi for around a tenner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 19 hours ago, Angusfifer said: Thanks for that. I drink mostly blends because they are the most affordable. I enjoy Bells and Grouse most out of the available blended Scotch whisky. My dram of choice in pubs is a single grain whisky, Cameron Brig. I don't drink whisky neat, prefer a ratio of 3/4 whisky to a quarter water... At £15 a litre for Grouse at Tesco at the moment it would be stupid not to. My only complaint is the sweetness. Anyone know of a dryer cheap blended whisky? I think Scottish Leader might be not quite as sweet but I haven't compared them directly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 At £15 a litre for Grouse at Tesco at the moment it would be stupid not to. My only complaint is the sweetness. Anyone know of a dryer cheap blended whisky? I think Scottish Leader might be not quite as sweet but I haven't compared them directly. J&B? [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 minute ago, SweeperDee said: J&B? Haven't seen that for years, are they still going? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Haven't seen that for years, are they still going? Yup. It's bloody awful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 J&B is excellent but certainly not cheap (apart from in Italy about 10 years ago when it was about £6). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 My suggestion for a blend would be grants, preferably sherry or ale cask. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I quite like blends. The 18 year Chivas is lovely. For a cheaper one I'm quite fond of the Naked Grouse. I always think Blends are a bit unfairly dismissed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 9 minutes ago, jmothecat said: I quite like blends. The 18 year Chivas is lovely. For a cheaper one I'm quite fond of the Naked Grouse. I always think Blends are a bit unfairly dismissed. I just see blends as a completely different drink from malts. It's like comparing cheap glugging table wine to a vintage Chateauneuf du Pape, each good for different circumstances. I usually go for Ballantines when on holiday, cheap as chips. Monkey's Shoulder is nice but it's as expensive as a malt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I just see blends as a completely different drink from malts. It's like comparing cheap glugging table wine to a vintage Chateauneuf du Pape, each good for different circumstances. I usually go for Ballantines when on holiday, cheap as chips. Monkey's Shoulder is nice but it's as expensive as a malt. I think a good blend is often as good as a good malt. I know I'm in the minority with this view though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I think a good blend is often as good as a good malt. I know I'm in the minority with this view though. It can be Jmo; id agree.I'd much rather have a nice peaty blend than some of the sweet shite that glenlivet pedal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 You get the odd good blend (of grain and malt), but a standard Grouse/Bells etc for me is like rocket fuel. I'd be quicker to clean my drains with it than drink a neat one of them. Blended malts however can be fantastic. The like of Douglas Laing do some excellent ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 You get the odd good blend (of grain and malt), but a standard Grouse/Bells etc for me is like rocket fuel. I'd be quicker to clean my drains with it than drink a neat one of them. Blended malts however can be fantastic. The like of Douglas Laing do some excellent ones. I tend to have a cheap blend in the house for hot toddies or cocktails. Tend to not mind it after I've had a few drinks already. By that point I usually can't taste an awful lot anyway and I'm more drinking for the enjoyment of drinking than for the whisky itself so feel I may as well drink something cheaper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) I've always got Whyte & Mackay in stock in my house for the likes of the hot toddies etc. (or a few of my friends like whisky with ginger beer), don't think I've ever poured one neat to drink by itself though. If I'm in the pub and someone offers me a drink I'll sometimes take something like that instead of flogging them for a malt. I don't tend to drink any other spirit all that often. Always take it still just neat though, and while there's no major satisfaction with it there's nothing wrong with it. Edited December 8, 2016 by Spain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 2 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: It can be Jmo; id agree. I'd much rather have a nice peaty blend than some of the sweet shite that glenlivet pedal Recommendations for good peaty blends? This week's purchases (too many good deals on this time of year) - Highland Park - generally agree with the assessment of table whisky, a good whisky but nothing special - Caol Ila - a new one, pretty excited about this. - Singleton 15 - love the Speyside 12, hopeful this is a more complex take on that. Have also asked for an Ardbeg for Christmas, Caol Ila and Ardbeg are the two main Islay ones I haven't tried. Oban 14 is the one I just don't get, don't see the hype there at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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