Single Malt Suggestions

Joined Aug 2004
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Joplin, MO
I really enjoy Scotch. But have only owned a few. My decanter is going low, and I'm looking for suggestions!

I have owned:
J&B .. which I know is a blended
McClelland's Highland Single Malt ... my first single malt
The Glenlivet 12yr.

I'm looking for reasonable prices. I know that's a very relative term... but...

Thanks guys!
 
My favorite single malt Scotches are:
The Balvenie, 12 year old (a gift, so I'm not sure of the price)
Glenmorangie Part Wood Finish (moderate)
Highland Park 12 year (unsure)
Talisker (bought in Scotland a year ago: strong and not one of favorites, but my dad loves it)

Note: the Highland Park can ba very good or very poor Scotch, and I can't figure out when one can tell if it's going to be bad or not.
 
Thanks for the suggestions, RecoveringGT'er...

I guess you're the only one on here that is going to reply to my post.
 
Hey Treefrog! Here are my suggestions:

Glenmorangie 12 yr (either port or medeira wood finish) - approx $45
Macallan 12 yr - approx $48
Dalmore Cigar Malt - approx $30

If you can go higher in price
Glenmorangie 18yr - approx $80 - $100
Macallan Cask Strength - forget the price on this
Glenlivet 25 yr - forget the price here too

Those are some of my favorites - none of them are overly peaty not weak. Sort of middle of the road.
 
Also, some other things you might want to sample:

Irish Whisky:
Red Breast - this is my favorite (so far)

Bourbon:
Knob Creek - excellent bourbon for the buck

Rum:
Ron de Barrilto - fantastic rum from Puerto Rico (not sure if they sell this in the states or not)
 
For Irish Whiskey, I'd go with the Big Two, Jameson and Bushmills (any variant under $40), and a third that's absolutely fantastic, Paddy's. I've no idea where to find Paddy's outside of Houston, but it is fantastic.
 
I've had Jameson and I rate Red Breast much higher. But I don't know how it rates price-wise. As far as Bushmills, I haven't had that one yet, but I'm looking forward to trying it!
 
Ron del Barrilito Puerto Rican rum is sold just about everywhere. It comes in two star and three star versions. Of course, the three star is best. You can get it in liquor stores or on web sites. Great stuff.
 
Hmmm - I didn't know you could get it up here - I've never been able to find it in any of the liquor stores. Of course, PA does have some crazy liquor regulations...

I'm flying down to Puerto Rico on Sunday - I'm sure I'll be bringing a few bottles home with me!
 
Binny's almost always has it, but you'll probably get it cheaper down there. My father is from there, and my family's history dates back to about 1750 in the San German and surrounding areas. My grandfather was a notable San German district police captain, still remembered by the old folks in Cabo Rojo, back in the early 20th Century.

Unfortunately, crime and urbanization are forcing my father, and have already forced many others, off the old family land. Puerto Rico will someday be a 100x35 mile strip of concrete. Then the Europeans who are putting all that money into "progress and development" now will see fit to end the crime wave and drug cartel. In the meantime, seeing my 80 year old father and others driven to sell their farms at bargain rates, so hidden luxury resorts and houses that are being built to sell for $800,000 will continue.

Indeed, a prominent radio talk show host has recently referred to Puerto Rico as "ungovernable." What a shame, because when I visited my father's farm in '98 shortly before Georges hit, I could see the changes that I had been warned about on my visit back in '86. The dream that we had of him showing me the ropes and me taking over the family farm and carrying on the legacy are over. He'll be up here living with me soon enough unless the crime wave gets him, which he is legitimately afraid of.

Police? Law and order? :cryinlaugh:

If you can find any Don Bienve Limited Reserve cigars with the 1981 wrapper, they are wonderful. I checked their web site two years ago. It was gone. So is the sugar cane. So is the coffee, the honey, . . .
 
I've seen what you're talking about, though over a much smaller time span. I've been going down there about once a year for the past 5 years or so. My wife's grandparents used to live in Cabo Rojo and that is where her father spent quite a bit of his childhood. Her grandparents now have a small plot on the opposite corner in Fajardo.

It is a shame that bars on the windows and gated yards are a requirement down there. After we got married, I wanted to move down there, but my wife refused as she had spent too much time dealing with small "islands" (friend's houses) separated by neverending streams of traffic and urban decay.

I'll be down there for a week and will probably spend most of the time in the San Juan area, with a few trips to Piñones. We may or may not get down to Ponce or out to Fajardo though. I hope we do.