tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36685066646884755822024-02-19T17:35:33.753-08:00Chuck's Rockin' Reviews. Scotch and maybe a few others...Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-4581106457188573342013-06-09T19:43:00.002-07:002013-06-09T19:43:27.731-07:00Review #20 Bruichladdich 10 - The Laddie 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bartender answers, "yes, as a matter of fact we have a new drink invented by a gynecologist patron of ours.</b></div>
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<b>It's a mix of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Smirnoff Vodka." </b><b>The guy asks, "Good grief, what do you call that?"</b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Bruichladdich 10 was whisky of the year 2011, another independent for a while anyway, Just recently purchased by Remy Cointreau. A nice Islay distillery that was brought back to functionality and thrived to produce some fine spirit, especially this one. Off to the review. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Color:</b> Golden Dirty Blonde, Amber +1. Clings to the glass nicely, Slow tears wide legs.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Malty Cereal, Sea Water, Salty, Familiar Islay iodine and hint of Peat (even though it supposed to be un-peated), Fennel, Fresh Laundry, Caramel, Cut Grass.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Warmth on the tongue, Spices: Black Pepper, Ginger, Cardamon, Malt, Charcoal, Zest, Earthy, Syrup, Hint of Iodine.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Finish:</b> Long, Oily, Oak hint of Sulphur, Pepper</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Score:</b> Taste: 70, Value:11, Uniqueness: 4 Buy Again: 4 <b> Total: 89 </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(re-reviewed second score of 92)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This is a good whisky, period. Recommended to most scotch fans, minus the Islay detractors perhaps. This dram has a lot to offer and plenty of complexity. Just a couple small items in the taste, I personally wasn’t a fan of, held me back from a slightly better score, but overall a solid scotch I hope to keep in my cabinet. We’ll see what the future with Remy Cointreau brings. </span></div>
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Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-58010675735779456272013-05-26T10:09:00.001-07:002013-05-26T10:09:09.350-07:00Review #19: Glenfarclas 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Review #19 from the independent Speyside family distillery. This is a whisky I have heard and read so much positive about I had to buy a bottle. I had the 105 at a bar a while back and loved it so I figured the 10 was going to be pretty good. Let’s see.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Color:</b> Golden Apple juice, Amber +1. Slow tears for a 10 year old.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Mint, Spices; Pumpkin Pie spice, Allspice, Grass, Floral, Caramel, Apple, Licorice and Oak</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Spicy; Ginger and Pepper, Woody, Floral, Soft Fruit, Radish.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Score:</b> Taste: 68, Value: 10, Uniqueness: 3, Buy Again: 2 <b> Total: 83</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For such a well respected whisky I have to say the Glenfarclas 10 left me a bit flat. I think the youth made it a bit rough around the edges for me, so I’m betting the older expressions are likely to be better. For this whisky I would think a higher ABV and more time in a cask could improve this dram greatly. Water really softens the bite on this one and improves the flavor, but at 40% I feel guilty using much. Leaving the bottle in my cabinet for a while also improved the flavor and mellowed the harshness from the initial opening. Evidently this Scotch needs time to open. I think I need to try the 12 and 15 to gain more perspective on this distillery. </span></div>
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Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-72548122202844413062013-05-19T09:49:00.001-07:002013-05-19T09:49:10.563-07:00Review #18 Black Bottle:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hello again Scotch fans, my review #18 of Black Bottle. My like of blends so far produces a short list but so far this is one of my highest ranking blends so far, and one of the few that I keep as a go to when I don’t wish to deplete my single malts. It claims on the bottle to be a blend of all the Islay malts, and it’s produced from Gordon Graham and Company. And onto the review....</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Islay-esque Briny Sea water, Iodine, Faint Peat, Fruit like Apple and Pear, Island Moss, Beach Sand, Licorice, Zest, Dry Hay, Sage</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Saltwater, Seaweed, Smoke, Toffee, Dry Vegetation, Sweet Syrup, Malty, Black Pepper, Licorice, Fennel.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In my opinion this blend outranks a number of single malts for its complexity, nose and taste profiles. Probably one of the best blended scotch whiskies for the money. Not too peaty, not too sweet a pretty good balance overall. An excellent first, or early scotch for anyone on a tight budget.</span></div>
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<br />Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-32732178387895093662013-05-03T14:57:00.002-07:002013-05-03T14:57:41.145-07:00Review #16 Ballantine's 12 Year Old:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>One day an Englishman, an Irishman and </b><b style="background-color: transparent;">a Scotsman </b><b>walked into a pub together.</b></div>
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<b>Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, a fly landed in each of their pints and became stuck in the thick head.</b></div>
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<b>The </b><b style="background-color: transparent;">Irishman </b><b>fished the offending fly out of his beer and continued drinking it as if nothing had happened.</b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Color:</b> Amber +1.5 Rich with a Golden brown Hue, Streaming Tears with Lots of Legs</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Taste: Sweeter, Carmel, Syrup, Pepper and Ginger.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Overall one of the greater single malts. I picked this up at a discount from a friend, otherwise it would have been closer to $85 to $100. Very complex, and it opens up very nicely over time and with water. I think it’s popularity and hype has raised it’s price, but one of the more balanced Islay Malts IMO. Love the taste and nose, I just wish it cost a bit less, really my only negatives go to value and buy again, otherwise I’d raise it a few more points overall. Would love to try the 12 cask strength sometime soon. </span></div>
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<br />Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-54275716231478109802013-04-29T20:46:00.000-07:002013-05-19T09:50:07.790-07:00Review #14 Talisker 10:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Very nicely balanced; warm, smooth sweet caramel, vanilla, honey with a light oily, almost silky mouthfeel.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This is the most complete and balanced whisky I have tried to this point, peatier than HP yet mellower than the Islays with some Speyside sweetness, and I have tried a good number of all regions so far. This scotch seems to encompass some of all the best scotch features. My only real negative points were caramel color and unsure if chill filtered. Otherwise an excellent dram.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">One review I feel I am way overdue for posting. This was my second whisky purchase after Glenlivet. After some careful online research and finding this at a reasonable price, I decided this was to be my next scotch purchase. Always a staple in my cabinet and a nice daily go to dram for a reasonable price. Very recommended, especially to newer scotch fans!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Briny / sea air, toffee, Spices: fennel, white pepper, honey, pears, creamy caramel, nutmeg, figs</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Nice spiciness, fruity, apple and pears, metallic, ginger, salty oak.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Finish:</b> A bit short, salty, pepper comes back, yeasty, sandy beach, syrup.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I really do like this whisky, but after having tasted some amazing stuff over the years, this is not the most complex whisky, but so very drinkable. I have yet to try later expressions but they are on my to try list for sure! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I am reviewing another of the Classic Malts from Diageo, Oban 14 “Oban, The Little Bay of Caves”. Great history with this city and distillery. This is one brand I have tried a couple times in the bars, and after finding a coupon from one of my local liquor stores felt it was time for a purchase.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Nose: Sea Air, Moss, Black Pepper, Almond Paste, Citrus, Malty Syrup, grapes, Lavender / Heather, Linen, Vinegar.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Taste: Sweet, Honey, Briny Sea Mist, Walnuts, Cardamon, Spice, Caramelized Sugar, Cream.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Score: Taste: 70, Value: 10, Unique: 4, Buy Again: 3 Total: <b>86</b> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This Whisky opens nicely with a little water. Overall a very well flavored single malt, a tad bit pricy for a regular go to, but a good dram none the less. I found it interesting that I picked up a number of similar nose and taste profiles as Cragganmore, just with more sea side notes in the nose (Diageo?). I’d never turn this one down if offered, but it’s not one of my personal very top favorites either. For the price I can’t say for sure if I would always keep this one in my Scotch cabinet, that is unless it is on sale somewhere $8 to $20 cheaper. Either way, for those looking to try the different distilleries this should be on your list. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This is a nice whisky overall, a bit sweet that comes across a bit forced at moments but stands up well on it’s own. Water opens up the aroma a bit more and allows the fruit to become more noticeable while taming the piquance. I would like to see a bit more ABV in this offering to intensify the flavors. I’m guessing the lower ABV helps to ease the intensity and contributes to the gentleness of this spirit. I am a bit unsure if I will continue to re-purchase it to keep it my collection, maybe for the right price. So far not really a personal favorite, but yet still another very good dram. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">**Nose:** Peat, malt, pears, oak, coffee, Shoe polish, wax, tea</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">**Taste:** Slight Burn, peat, brine, tree fruit, apples, pears, honey, ginger, smoke, burnt rubber, burnt toast</span></div>
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So, a guy is at the doctors office for his obligatory prostate check when in walks a nurse with a 12 pack of beer. The doctor turns around to scold her shouting " no I said a butt light!"</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">**Nose:** Very balanced, barley malt, Fruit ( red apples) sherry oak cask, red wine, blackberries, cinnamon, coconut.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">**Mouth Feel/Taste:** Smooth and balanced, not to heavy or oily. Warm, smooth, honey, syrup, malt, strawberries, fresh fruit, cinnamon, fennel seed. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">**Finish:** Again well balanced warmth, Sherry comes out more, strawberries and cocoa.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Nose: Malt, Oak more prevalent, Zest</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A very sweet Speysider, a nice dram but I did struggle with the sweetness a bit. Oddly Michael Jackson scored this whisky a 90. I liked it overall but I would love to see this at a higher ABV, that might help offset some of the sweetness. I also felt floral notes tend to be a bit much at first but the creme notes add a nice touch, especially with water.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Overall a very nice sherried scotch, and less expensive alternative to MaCallan with some similar taste profiles. I enjoyed it very much, as did my wife, and she is not a big scotch fan.</span></div>
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Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-7952980744846140992013-04-15T20:24:00.000-07:002013-04-16T07:24:57.318-07:00Review #3 Glen Garioch Founders Reserve:<br />
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<b style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Glen Garioch</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Pronounced Glen Geery for those of you not in the know.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">48% ABV, $35.99 at Daveco Liquor Denver CO</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Color:</b> Golden Coppery Amber</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Floral, Carmel, Heather, Spice, Grapes, Sherry, Lemon, Apple</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Hot, Cinnamon, Chili Pepper, Fruit and Fruit Rind</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Finish:</b> Malty, Syrup, a decently long finish</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Nose:</b> Almond, Vanilla, Apples</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Taste:</b> Honey and Malty</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I found this little beaut for a pretty decent price IMO, and liked the tartan box so I thought I'd give it a go. I believe the higher alcohol content does make this scotch a bit hotter/spicier than some I've tasted. Over all a nice dram, quite a bit of flavor for a good price. No real peat in this one, and as they claim to be one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, Eastern Highlands, in the past they were more known for their use in blends like Vat 69.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Taste - 68/75</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Value - 10/15</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Uniqueness - 4/5</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Buy Again - 2/5</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Overall - <b>84/100</b></span></div>
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Charles Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306204565431855001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668506664688475582.post-18635656995460452722013-04-14T06:49:00.002-07:002013-04-16T07:25:17.370-07:00Review #2 Teachers Highland Cream:Review #2 a bit more wordy...<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Teacher's Highland Cream</b> $17.99 for a 750ml bottle, Boss Liquors, Denver CO.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Color:</b> Golden Apple Juice <b>Nose:</b> Grain, Watered down malt, lighter alcohol slight fruit, very light hints of fruits, wood and nuttiness. <b>Taste:</b> The initial alcohol burn form some of the single malts blended in to this scotch is not as intense as most (if not all) single malts I've tasted so far. Almost more watered down even though it is 43%. Definitely taste more grain, corn slight subdued fruit and oak hints. <b>Finish:</b> Quick fade, dry, slightly woody with a hint of soap.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>With water:</b> Nose: The grains become more apparent, less spice. Taste: Flatter, it falls apart quickly, this blend can't take much water ( if any ) Finish: pepper and woody oak.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It's funny, Ralphy rated it pretty high for a blend on one of his previous vlogs, that's what spurred me to try it. Then on a later vlog, the whisky of the year, year end 2011, I believe, he smacks it down for having dropped in quality. I am guessing I got one of the newer releases. Somewhat disappointed. It's O.K. for a cheap blend, maybe slightly better than Johnny Walker Red or close in range to Chivas 12, but certainly not much better. The bottle also claims it's been aged 36 months. That might explain the lack of complexity. Ratings:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Taste: 55/75 Value 12/15 Uniqueness 1/5 Buy Again 3/5 Overall score <b>71/100</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The only reason I rate it this high is due to the fact it is very inexpensive and it is a blend. If someone is looking for a cheap blend to offset their single malt collection it works in a pinch, it's fine with ice or a mixer, but doesn't stand alone all that well neat. Hopefully they raise their quality by adding less grain whisky or age this longer to improve it's flavor in the future.</span></div>
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So I am creating this little blog from the suggestion of a couple friends. I am a professional musician and teacher that happens to enjoy some single malt Scotch whisky, primarily, from time to time. I have been having a good time, rating, scoring then posting my reviews on the popular website Reddit under the Scotch sub-reddit. So I thought I'd take this hobby of mine to a new location and direction and share what things I have discovered so far along the way. If nothing else this will serve to amuse me and hopefully someone else in the process.<br />
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One of my early experiences with Scotch came from a nightclub I used to perform at. A couple of the bartenders there, great people and of whom I got along with well, enabled my foray. The journey was underway after I had made the announcement that I was in for the blessing, or unexpected surprise of becoming a father. An interesting new dimension in my life that I had not explored, and quite honestly was a bit overwhelmed with. My wife and I were not intending to have children but apparently some force greater than our own decided we were to be parents.<br />
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Therefore as a result, one of the bartenders exclaimed, "Well, if you are going to be a parent you will probably learn to drink Scotch." So they muddled around the bar a bit, discussing the right selection and came up with a belt of Glenfiddich 12 on the rocks in a tumbler. My first impression is that it was an intense liquid sensation full of smoke and sharp strong flavors. It was intriguing, but out of my usual league of beer and cheap Tequila shots. However, by the end of the evening it did leave an impression, one that I would nurture until about 2 years ago, where I plunged headlong into the world of single malt whisky combined with a few blended Scotches along the way. <br />
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My first bottle was Glenlivet 12 that I used to sip on of over the rocks. That first bottle lasted me over a year. When I finally worked my way through it, I replaced it with another. After I finished that bottle I took a detour into craft and Belgian beers, which I still enjoy. But while trying to loose a few pounds, my research led me back to Scotch whisky. At only about 65 calories a shot (a dram by scotch aficionados) it was a welcome substitute for beer. So much flavor with a lot less calories.<br />
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My new bottle, after some online research, and after finding my new virtual online whisky guru Ralfy, was Old Pultney 12 year old. A pretty inexpensive whisky that I replaced a number of times in my whisky cabinet. Then on to Glenmorangie Original 10, then to Balvenie Double Wood 12 for a community review, and from there I was off and running, (or staggering), with the help and guidance of my new online community of friends on r/scotch. <br />
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The following pages of reviews and overviews illustrate the development of my nosing and tasting exercises with single malt Scotch whisky, with perhaps a few side trips along the way. <br />
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