The Greatest Scotch in The World

Higland Park 12 has a little bit of everything, and seems to be highly regarded by most. So I'll probably risk my neck when I disagree. In my opinion it has too little of too much; no clear direction, no definite style. I don't, know, it just doesn't turn me on, I think it's overrated. But then, I allways seem to fall for the Islay's... For an Island malt in between the Islay-style and HP 12, how about Talisker 10?

Gunnar

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Hi Von Fourche

Well I will deny that :-)

I have tasted a lot of Whisky and the good thing about it is that there is NOT a single distillery that's THE BEST. Some of the best bottles I've have tasted are single casks, independent or special bottlings which aren't available in that many number of bottles, and sometimes it's easy to recommend them, but they are normally hard to find. So when you start to discuss the "Best malt" it good sense to discuss only standard, available bottlings from the distillery, well knowing that there's a lot of better stuff on the shelves around the world. The quality of the malt from a distillery often depends of the people who put it together. One good example of this is, in my opinion, the Bruichladdich. The quality of the 10y and 15y standard distillery bottlings can be compared, since both the old (Jim Beam) and the new owners (Murray McDavid) have done this ages. The new one is a lot better than the older stuff - but they had (have) the same casks in the warehouses to go and make it from

If you make a survey of "What's your favourite Standard Distillery Bottling, age 10-18", You will probably get votes for almost every bottle on the market.....

By Standard Distillry Bottling I mean a bottle that are continousely produced from de the distillery, over a number of years, like Glenfiddich Special Reserve, Glenlivet 12y and Highland Park 12y. Some standard distillery Bottlings are older than 18y but can be rare and expensive (Highland Park 21y and HP 25y are good examples)

Often people asks me, what's your favourite malt, and I usually can't name a single bottle, but lists a few. The keep on changing. What I had last week usually have a good chance :-)

Right now I would list these five, to limit myself

The Balvenie Double Wood 12y Ardbeg 10 Lagavulin 16 Bruichladdich 15 Cragganmore 12y

For more special bottlings, but still standard destillery Bottlings these five are on right now

Lagavilin Double Matured Glenfiddich Caoran Reserve Glenlivet 15y Johnnie Walker Gold (That's a blend) Caol Ila Cask

For very special Bottlings I can recommend

Lagavulin 25y Brora 30 Bruichladdich 1966 Caol Ila Rare Malt Yoichi 10y Single Cask

And there's still a lot of good independent bottlings as well

Slainthe Steffen

I bet you haven't tasted Ardbeg yet... ;-)

Luca

Had you said your favorite Scotch was HP 12, you'd have been fine. Stating categorically that HP 12 is the best without having tasted every whisky in existnece just characterizes you as either a fool or a troll. Do you understand that?

...And, btw, the plural of Scotch is Scotches. Apostrophes generally indicate possessives, rather than plurals.

-- Larry

'peat'-shock

I would like to pitch in on this post and say, buy the Nikka if you see it. It is a quality whisky, distilled in true Scottish tradition, and is by far and away, right up there with the finest whiskies on the market. Japan's best offering for whisky by far.

It is a pleasurable experience to savour!

Graeme san (no Suntory...thank you very much)

If my Murray Mc David Highland Park 10 and my Signatory Un-Chillfiltered Highland Park weren't both BETTER than my distillery edition Highland Park

12 then I might agree with you--except for all those other whiskies lined up on the shelf staring at me too. They are making me nervous. I was just a Schiphol, by the way, and picked up a couple liters of Laphroaig Cask Strength for 31 Euro the bottle, along with a 3-pack of 333ml each Laphroig 10, Laphroaig 15, and an additional Laphroaig Cask Strength for 36 Euro.

If they weren't glaring at me menacingly I might still consider agreeing with you.

every whisky in existnece just characterizes you as either a fool or a troll. Do you understand that?

He's not a troll--he's a dedicated lover of malt whisky--and that's good enough for me!!!

indicate possessives, rather than plurals.

And we don't want to seem too possessive.

Hello Larry,

Von Fourche is not a troll...he is a regular poster to this newsgroup and many of us enjoy reading and responding to his posts. None of the regular readers of this newsgroup would have taken his post to be the work of a troll. This is not a formal forum...grades are not issued here...except for whisky, of course! If you are an English teacher on a mission, then please go back to grading your pupils' exams...and please be careful before branding other posters as trolls. If you are a lover of single malt Scotch whisky...then welcome to the discussion.

Regards, Sean

P.S. What if other a.d.s-w readers were to hold you to the standards that you insist on holding Von Fourche to? Should we criticize you for your having not spelled "existence" correctly in your post? I wouldn't criticize you for your having misspelled a word. Let's all just relax and discuss Scotch, OK?

No, it just means he's quick to form an opinion...too quick perhaps. Personally, I happen to think that the best Scotch in the world is whatever Scotch happens to be in my glass at the time.

FatWalt

I'm very possessive of my Scotch!

FatWalt

Depends on the size of your world.

Andreas