Oh No!

[Veronica]

Thom is a big fan of single malt scotch.

I always try a little a bit, but have found it burns too much. He got a new one this weekend. It is smooth!

V.

[SadieKate]

Our New Year's Eve Celebration - late night dinner and a movie in bed. Dinner was popcorn and champagne. They actually go well together.

[bikerz]

V - which one did he get?

I'm a single malt fan myself... (unfortunately )

[Veronica]

Glenmorangie, 15 year. He usually gets the 12 year, but the description of the 15 made it sound good, so I made him get both.

If you ever get the chance, go stay at Albion River Inn near Mendocino and do a scotch tasting. You don't actually have to stay there, but it makes it easy to totter off to bed after tasting a bunch of different scotches.

V.

[jobob]

We've had a few anniversary dinners there, but no scotch. Must rectify.

[bikerz]

Ahh, that's a good one.

I've heard about the Albion River Inn tasting - it's on the list of weekends to save up for!

I like the Islay malts in particlar, the smokier/peatier/more phonolic the better, but most people don't like those as much (more for me!)

Has Thom ever tried the Old Potrero single malt rye whiskey? It's made by the Anchor Brewing company (the ones who make Anchor Steam beer) and wow is it intense!

[KnottedYet]

BikerZ - we have similar tastes!

[Veronica]

You like the ones he thought were poison at the tasting.

V.

[bikerz]

Aha! Maybe so - here's the litmus test - do you like Ardbeg? Most people I have tried it with really don't like it, and one friend compared it to "Carmex in a glass" (granted, he's not a scotch appreciator). But I love it - too bad it is so hard to find.

[Dianyla]

Has Thom ever tried the Old Potrero single malt rye whiskey? It's made by the Anchor Brewing company (the ones who make Anchor Steam beer) and wow is it intense!

Just yesterday I was offered a nip of Old Potrero on the ski slopes from a San Franciscan who had a little flask of it. Wow it was smooth! (And, frankly, it was the only single malt I've tasted that didn't taste like an oak lollipop. I'm really more of a sissy-drink person.)

[Grog]

If you love Glenmorangie I think you'll love Glenkinchie. A smooth lowland single malt... hummmmm.

I don't know if enjoying scotch is as bad as enjoying wool apparel.... Both are equally expensive!!

[kellichou]

Ahh, that's a good one. I like the Islay malts in particlar, the smokier/peatier/more phonolic the better, but most people don't like those as much (more for me!)

So do I, bikerz! Mmmm. . . smoky, peaty goodness! I <3 scotch! (and, on a very different note, the French liqueur, Chartreuse!).

[whippetgirl]

I'm a scotch lover, too. I'm tickled to find a thread about this!
I prefer the peaty ones, too.

Have you ever tried Scharfenberger dark chocolate with a good scotch?
Yum.One of life's pleasures....