Picked up a bottle of Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye on Friday because it was on sale and I've heard good things about it. So far I'm really impressed. It's a really good whisky served neat and it was only 35 bucks. I also got a bottle of Glenlivet Founder's Reserve Single Malt Scotch. It's not too bad, but I wish it had a bit more to it. After I graduate I'm getting myself some higher tier scotch, like 80 to 100 bucks. If anyone here has some scotch input I'd love to hear it, I've been putting off buying a good bottle for a while now because I just don't know what to commit to.
screaminghobo, April 16, 2017, 05:08:59 pm
I hear the word "scotch" and came running. I live in Scotland, so my recommendations might not be as readily available where you are, but I'll try and give some general advice.
The problem with Scottish whiskey is that often you're just paying for the brand. The manufacturing process is similar for all of them, apart from some differences like the barrels its aged in and whatnot. Your price range is sensible, and you could get a decent single malt whiskey for that price. For recommendations, I quite like Chivas Regal 12, but single malts are usually nicer than blended whiskeys in general.
Also, some Scottish whiskeys are "smoky" tasting due to peat being used when the grains are malted. It's a love it or hate it thing, from my experience, so you might buy a full bottle of it and hate the taste.Get some minatures if you can, so you can try before you buy. Alot of whiskeys from the Western isles are often smoked due to more peat being available than on the mainland. The Arran 10 year old malt is what I'd recommend.
I hope some of this was useful!
