Scotch whiskey Experts?

[CaptonZap]

I developed a taste for Scotch several years ago, but I think single malts are highly over rated: I much prefer a good blended Scotch. When it comes right down to it, the only difference between an Irish whiskey and a Scotch whisky is the spelling: both can be good, or not, depending on your taste.
By th' by: as I finished typing the word "whisky" it came up as misspelled on the sites spell check. Bloody Saxon spellcheck programmers; thinking "whisky" is a misspelling!
Special Ed

Aww Laddy, ye might be a wantin to check yer sources. Here, straight frum the Wiki's mouth,

"water of life". (Intoxicating liquor, and especially whiskey, is also sometimes referred to in Ireland as "the craythur".[5])

Most Irish pot still whiskey is distilled three times, while most (but not all) Scotch whisky, is distilled twice. Peat is rarely used in the malting process, so that Irish Whiskey has a smoother finish as opposed to the smoky, earthy overtones common to some Scotches.

It's thu taste o' the bog what grits me teeth and puckers me tounge.
Putuii. CZ

[CaptonZap]

well if there asking $320 for the same bottle I have,then I'm not throwing it in the trash.As I said before,I'll just put it in a corner somewhere.I'm remodeling part of my house,and I thought about sticking it in the wall before I sheetrock,imagine the look on the guys face who would find this in say 100 years..

LOL, You mean the guy setting in the cab of the back hoe, pulling the building down, or the fireman manning a hose some night?

I think your best bet is to take a page from PT Barnum, gather all the fluff blurbs about it that you can find, put them and it on Craigslist, and see if old PT was right.

Problems, problems, everybody has problems. CZ

[jetmechmarty]

I developed a taste for Scotch several years ago, but I think single malts are highly over rated: I much prefer a good blended Scotch. When it comes right down to it, the only difference between an Irish whiskey and a Scotch whisky is the spelling: both can be good, or not, depending on your taste.
By th' by: as I finished typing the word "whisky" it came up as misspelled on the sites spell check. Bloody Saxon spellcheck programmers; thinking "whisky" is a misspelling!
Special Ed

Well, I like it so much, I think I'll have a dram right now! I don't drink very much of it, so I usually treat myself to what I like best. I like some blended whisky OK, but I rarely buy it anymore. My preference is Speyside single malt and I have yet to taste a blend that comes close.

Cuda, I wouldn't throw that bottle away. Somebody will want it.

[Cuda 69]

well if there asking $320 for the same bottle I have,then I'm not throwing it in the trash.As I said before,I'll just put it in a corner somewhere.I'm remodeling part of my house,and I thought about sticking it in the wall before I sheetrock,imagine the look on the guys face who would find this in say 100 years..

[Special Ed]

Dunna dis the Scotch, lads!

I developed a taste for Scotch several years ago, but I think single malts are highly over rated: I much prefer a good blended Scotch. When it comes right down to it, the only difference between an Irish whiskey and a Scotch whisky is the spelling: both can be good, or not, depending on your taste.
By th' by: as I finished typing the word "whisky" it came up as misspelled on the sites spell check. Bloody Saxon spellcheck programmers; thinking "whisky" is a misspelling!
Special Ed

[Cuda 69]

I agree,not a scotch drinker,never have been,I have this bottle and was just wondering about everybody's thought's.It will sit in a corner somewhere till I'm gone.:eek

[CaptonZap]

As a personal opinion, The only thing that would improve Scotch's taste is a good single malt Irish wiskey as a chaser/ palate cleanser. CZ

[fredintoon]

Hi 'Cuda,
the L is most likely the £ sign for Pound sterling, like Marty posts, £199 is about US$320.
But the thing about whisky is that it only ages in the cask. That sealed bottle of 5-year scotch your grandpa left you is no better now than it was then he bought it.
A scotch that's been in the cask for (say) 21 years before it's been bottled commands a premium price and it's value may increase with age-in-bottle but it won't improve in taste.

[jetmechmarty]

Whyte & MacKay -30 Year Old

PRICE:
$ 272.63 -This one is Canadian dollars

http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies...ar-old-whisky/

$220.92 USD

[Cuda 69]

there 30 yr old scotch sells for about $2500 a bottle.
.They have a 67 yr old bottle that sold for over $100,000.00 but they said there were only 3 bottle's in exsistence.Wonder if I could pull that one off? That bottle I saw was for sale,not an auction.

[CaptonZap]

And anybody can start the auction at the price they want, and if a fool and his money show up, all the better.
For the seller. CZ

[jetmechmarty]

£199 is GB pounds. That's about $322.

[Cuda 69]

ok,thanks Marty,I saw this bottle for sale used on a site,said 199.99 with a L that looked like writing,I thought it was french,who knew? not me.

[jetmechmarty]

It's an older bottle,probably from the 80's.They don't make this bottle anymore.Gonna try and get a pic.Can't remember how to get it on to photobucket frommy phone anymore.How much is 199.00 Leer(L)?

199 L today is Turkish lira or about $110. In Italian lira it would have been about 20 cents.

[Cuda 69]

They must be doing something right Phil,been in buisness since the 1800's and said they were making record profit's.lol. I'll just stick it back in the closet.