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| Blinded by the Sun  |
I have removed sugar from my diet and after a week I had a bourbon last night that tasted overly sweet. I am willing to try some scotch whiskey but I do not like the peat/ smokiness of some scotch. What would be a good brand or bottle to look for. I believe from a little research I want a low land scotch. I'd like to stay under $60. ------------------------------ Smart is not something you are but something you get. Chi Chi, get the yayo | ||
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Any Highlands, lowlands, and campbeltown will not have peat. Speyside can be found without peat as well. Any Glenmorangie Grangestone 18 year from Total Wine Springbank Glen Moray Any of these should work | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
Macallan 12 or most any Irish Whiskey Not appreciating the peat makes drinking Scotch almost useless. | |||
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| Bodhisattva |
Johnny walker black | |||
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Another vote for McCallen 12 especially at its price point. _____________________ Be careful what you tolerate. You are teaching people how to treat you. | |||
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| quarter MOA visionary |
Oh yeah BTW, when it's Scotch it's Whisky not Whiskey.  | |||
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As others have said, Macallan 12 is very good. Another favorite of mine is Abelour 12. "Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right!" - GhostBusters II "You have all the tools you need. Don't blame them. Use them." - Dan Worrall | |||
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Go Vols! |
I was really surprised by The Glenlivet 12 yr and I do not enjoy liquor normally. It was a surprisingly smooth exception. Even better than JD single barrel or Woodford Reserve, which were the more favorable hard liquors for me. | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
My first thought too - there's no 'e' in whisky.  I prefer Speyside whiskys and so give a big thumbs up to Macallan. I'm also partial to Balvenie. _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
The Macallan 12 "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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Chilihead and Barbeque Aficionado |
The Balvenie Double Wood Scotch is excellent in that price range. I also highly recommend Powers Single Pot Signature Edition Irish whiskey. Stay away from the regular Powers, it’s not that good. _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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What bourbon were you finding to be too sweet? Lots of the Scotch suggestions you've received already are good. Maybe a good Rye whiskey or even a cask strength bourbon (like Bookers)? | |||
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Suntory Harmony or Toki. Very nice as well. | |||
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Coin Sniper |
Glenlivet 12 year old is a good place to start. Glenfiddich 12 is also a good start point If you want a little more complexity (and $) then you could try Glenlivet 15 French Oak Reserve Oban 14 Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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Be prepared for loud noise and recoil |
Rye is great. Less sweet than bourbon. Less complicated than scotch. Although some ryes are a little "green" to me. Not quite sure how to describe it. Regardless, excellent advice from cyanide357 “Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.” – James Madison "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." - Robert Louis Stevenson | |||
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| 186,000 miles per second. It's the law. |
I have tried dozens of Scotches including many single malts. This one is smooth and light and delicious. Not peaty. https://www.totalwine.com/scot...GvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds | |||
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If you don’t like smoke, stay away fro the Islay malts. Especially Ardbeg, Laphroig and Lagavullin. "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuck You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground." - Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers in "So I Married an Axe Murderer") | |||
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| Villebilly Deluxe |
For Scotch, Highland Park and Oban are my favorites. Rye is nice. I like Rittenhouse. Not sweet but very smooth. | |||
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| That's just the Flomax talking  |
Another vote for rye whiskey. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Try Glenlivet. Light in flavor, not too peaty. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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