which Scotch?

Thanks Rajmund, and Raymond. If someone has a little sport at my expense I'm not really hurt. I'd rather keep the tone civil than accuse some hapless newbie of trolling just because they say something awkward or a little off-putting.

(And incidentally it denies the real trolls what they respond to most: an angry or insulting counter-post.)

Probably shouldn't have said that but I couldn't resist. I do try to keep on topic, loosely.

Bart

Hey, I'm not foolin. I took a list of what people said to get and tried to find one. I only went to a drug store and they didn't have anything that was on the list. I did pick up a bottle of Cutty Stark. Is that crap or any good? I haven't tasted it yet. I will tonight. It was twenty bucks. Next week I will go to a biggest liquor store we have and look for the scotch's you all suggested.

Not Cutty Stark but Cutty Sark. Is all scotch whisky this light? Its like Jack Dannieals Jr. No kick.

like Jack Dannieals Jr. No kick.

If you want scotch with flavor under $20, try Bowmore Legend or McClellands Islay (essentially the same whisky).

Most of the people I introduce to single malt Scotch get either Cardhu or Laphroaig, based on my assessment of them. Everyone can like Cardhu, like some sweet woody nectar of the ancient gods. The harder/rougher sort of people I know prefer the Islay whiskies and become immediate converts. Roger

I TRY not to be hard and rough. But damned--I can't keep my hands off of Ardbeg, Caol Isla, and Laphroaig.

Well, I guess I didn't express it very well. What I meant was people who are more adventurous and tolerant of "big" experiences. For example, my friends who love genuinely hot and spicy food, like Thai food that is truly Thai-hot, tend to be flavor-adventurous concerning whiskies as well. Similarly, I would not predict a strong Islay as a favorite for a friend who can't drink good coffee black. I'd guess that a sweeter, milder, lighter malt would better suit the cream and sugar crowd. E.g., my Dad drinks Coors, not Guinness or Murphy's, and he freaked out when he visited us in Germany and was expected to eat sausages where the ingredients were not finely blenderized to a uniform consistency and died red - he wanted some real "hot dogs," as he said. Meanwhile, we were trying to serve him hand-crafted gourmet wursts that were the pride of the local butcher. He gets Cardhu or Dalwhinnie - delicious whiskies, but not as flavorously assertive as the earthy Islays. I hope it makes better sense now. rds

Kinda makes you believe in immaculate conception, doesn't it? Me too, every time I visit my folks I toss out any belief in evolution.

-- Larry