Who's drinking scotch tonight?

[CreamE30]

I will be as soon as i get home. Enjoying some fine Canadian Club, neat. College budget sucks. My sister has a delightful Macallan 17 that she will be sending me soon, as she got it as a gift and hates scotch.

Ain't nothing wrong with Canadian club! I wish I could be enjoying some right now. Been a long day, a glass with two cubes would be perfect, gotta save up for spring break!

[z31maniac]

I'm not a fan of Scotch, never tried anything decent, though, I think.

How should I ease into it?

[freeride53]

It's 40-time Saturday night after the race!

[LJ851]

Been a long day, a glass with two cubes would be perfect, gotta save up for spring break!

I haven't been back home to D.C. in a while but ice cubes are pretty cheap down here...

[VANOS714]

Eh

[m73m95]

I'm not a fan of Scotch, never tried anything decent, though, I think.

How should I ease into it?

It's kinda like buying your first guitar (or car, or hooker, or whatever).

If you go cheap, you'll think it sucks and never want to do it again. If you get something good quality, you're a lot more likely to enjoy it, and keep doing it.

I don't care for blends, so I don't like JW. Single Malts are my fav. However, scotch is like women. There are so many to choose from, you just have to keep trying until you find one you like :). Some bitter, some sweet. Some dark, some light. Some you'll want to bury out in the desert, or sink to the bottom of a lake. Some you will love, but they will treat you like shit... just keep looking for one that suits you.

[klavender1]

Oban is AWESOME!!!

I usually treat myself to a bottle a yr as well. Far more pricy up here in canada tho, u guys 'prolly buy bottle for $20, whereas it's about $100 up here

I wish. It's $60 Merican. That's probably about $100 Canadian though. ;)

[klavender1]

It's kinda like buying your first guitar (or car, or hooker, or whatever).

If you go cheap, you'll think it sucks and never want to do it again. If you get something good quality, you're a lot more likely to enjoy it, and keep doing it.

I don't care for blends, so I don't like JW. Single Malts are my fav. However, scotch is like women. There are so many to choose from, you just have to keep trying until you find one you like :). Some bitter, some sweet. Some dark, some light. Some you'll want to bury out in the desert, or sink to the bottom of a lake. Some you will love, but they will treat you like shit... just keep looking for one that suits you.

Truthiness.

[KenC]

Best shit on the planet.

Try the Balvenie that's aged in the rum barrels. SUPER GOOD.

[KenC]

I'm not a scotch drinker at all, but I know we have some good ones.

Our non-scotch whiskey collection is a lot more impressive though, I think. All five bottles of the 2011 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection... those were really difficult to find.

[CreamE30]

@z31maniac,

Maybe try doing mixed drinks with it first? Usually if I'm able to I'll start off with a mixed drink, then I'll go to drinking it straight with ice cubes. The mixed drink helps get you accustomed to the taste of it without going full-bore.

[Stanley Rockafella]

I actually started with soda and ice when I was drinking the crappy stuff. then less and less soda, to the point where I only like a couple of cubes at most

[KenC]

I'm not a fan of Scotch, never tried anything decent, though, I think.

How should I ease into it?

Highballs. Scotch + soda water and ice. It's how the drink it in Japan... and they drink a SHITLOAD of scotch.

[Thehemiman]

I'm not a scotch drinker at all, but I know we have some good ones.

Our non-scotch whiskey collection is a lot more impressive though, I think. All five bottles of the 2011 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection... those were really difficult to find.

Nice collection. I'm on my first bottle of the standard Buffalo Trace and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I'm fairly new to bourbon and looking forward to getting into it more.

[ButtJuice]

JW is my 1st choice, I've only had red & black. But I'm still a newb and have barely been 21. Tonight it's gonna be some cheap hipster pabst.