Whiskey recommendations?

[Weltchy]

Lagavulin, Macallan or Glenlivet

The double distilled lagavulin is incredibly peaty in taste so try the normal 16 year old first. I like it, but its normally too much for other people I've offered it too.

[expat]

That's what Bells is made for. I'm a bit of a purist with single malts, unless I could find some really top-class ginger ale (I can't). As for Laophraig, you could mix it with petrol and not affect the taste... it's not nasty but a bit too extreme for my taste.

OK let me see if I can stir this up.

Has anyone else here tried a decent malt poured over vanilla ice cream?

[d000hg]

No but if I had some very nice ice cream I might, maybe that white one from Scotland whatever it's called... I don't think single malt and Tesco Vanilla ice-cream would work!

[Churchill]

Please can I have the audiences opinion on "Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt"?

Also, Johnny Walker Blue Label. I bought my Father a bottle of that a few years ago.

[darmstadt]

DIY

[bogeyman]

Please can I have the audiences opinion on "Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt"?

Also, Johnny Walker Blue Label. I bought my Father a bottle of that a few years ago.

Don't know about the Oban but Blue Label is about the best blend there is.

[deano]

Kwik Save No Frills Scotch

Only the best in our house.

I was on a bottle of Spar own brand whisky a day at one time. It was 40% proof and cheap enough to get a couple of bottles to hide round the house. I can recommend it if you fancy going down that route.

Having said that I never turned down a nice drop of Laphroaigh. Johnny Walker Green Label was good as well (I got it on a flight to Jersey of all places).

[norrahe]

Don't know about the Oban but Blue Label is about the best blend there is.

oban quite smoky, very smooth

the blue label is an "acquired taste" and is best used for cleaning your toilet

[bogeyman]

oban quite smoky, very smooth

the blue label is an "acquired taste" and is best used for cleaning your toilet

Must admit, not a fan of blended whiskys.

I like the peaty, smokey malts.

Just out of curiosity, I only ever put a small drop of water with my whisky. Never ice, and certainly no ginger ale or similar devil's piss.

What do you put in your malt?

[sasguru]

Must admit, not a fan of blended whiskys.

I like the peaty, smokey malts.

Just out of curiosity, I only ever put a small drop of water with my whisky. Never ice, and certainly no ginger ale or similar devil's piss.

What do you put in your malt?

A good single malt MUST be drunk neat IMHO.
Otherwise you are taking away from the flavour.
I only put an ice cube or water in if the whisky is bollux, it hides the taste