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Glenmorangie is a Highland Scotch.
A good entry level Islay to start with would be Mcclelland
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and Bowmore:
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      of course you could go for this limited edition 50 year old... only about $29,000US yes, twenty nine THOUSAND!

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        candukid thx for the suggestions, will give them a look.

        I have noticed some pretty crazy prices on limited edition scotches.....lots north of a hundred, some over a thousand, but 29k, wow!

            ode Description:
            Distilled in 1961, this was aged for 50 years in two ex-Bourbon hogshead casks. These smaller casks allowed more of the whisky to have direct contact with the wood, introducing richer influence on the final whisky. In 2013, only 200 bottles of this exquisite single malt remained - and they have been released every year, 50 at a time, until now. This amazing collector's item will have aromas and flavours of almonds, coconuts, tree oil, and citrus and tropical fruit with a gentle underlying smoke

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                candukid wow, the last one (or one of the last ones).....whoever buys it, better put it in the safe/vault!

                  candukid

                  $26,000 divided by 25.3 = $ 1,027.67 per shot of this liquid ( whole sale ). I'd assume the bar retail would have to charge close to $2,000 per shot.
                  That's more expensive than pure gold.....

                    candukid trying the bowmore 12 right now, tasty....I do the like the smokey, hint of sweet aftertaste.

                      FauxAmish Watched them complete the process of bagging this product at Buffalo Trace distillery in 2014. Wouldn't even think of spending that kind of money for a bottle.

                      I live about a mile from the Buffalo Trace distillery and almost next door to Jim Beam.

                        candukid

                        i was between getting a bottle of the laphroaig 10, ardbeg 10, and the bowmore....curious on your thoughts between the laphroaig 10 and bowmore 10; and if you;ve tried the ardbeg 10...they were all within a few dollars of one another....i think the other two will get a look next, then I want to try macallan 12, tasting notes sound like it would be right up my alley🙂

                          I enjoyed the bowmore last night followed by some abita bourbon street chocolate stout.....going with a dogfish head world wide stout tonight!

                          Typhoon

                          Settled in about an hour ago with my normal ... still like my Kessler's as a good go to.

                            The Dogfish World Wide Stout is a winner....If you are a stout lover, go find a bottle....It's 18% abv😵, but oh so smooth, with a sweet aftertaste, molasses like. Oh so good!

                            If it ain't Jameson you're wasting your time...

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                              Wow! All this support for Scotch... Can't stand it myself. My impression of Scotch si to burn a tree at the NW edge of our course and tip it into the creek that meanders all through the course and mixes with cattle lot sewage that spills into the creek from farms upstream. At the SE corner of our course add a bit of alcohol, strain the cinders out and bottle it. You've just created Scotch. Give me Bourbon but not Jack. I like plain old Jim Beam if I drink anything but beer.

                                mulegolf I like plain old Jim Beam if I drink anything but beer.

                                LOL
                                Southern Comfort is good for sipping on a hot day as well.
                                🙂

                                    Spuzz
                                    Can't do Southern Comfort (or regular brandy) anymore either. Got very sick as a young man after drinking too much of it. After that, I just can't drink it anymore.

                                      mulegolf I like plain old Jim Beam if I drink anything but beer.

                                      I don't think that they are going to run out anytime soon. Jim Beam just built a huge new warehouse near my house as have the other distilleries in the city. The whiskey industry is going like crazy.