drred4 said:
Had some Balvenie 15 single barrel sherry cask was real nice, tried The Macallan 15 yr fine oak as well. Anyone have suggestions for Balvenie, Macallan, glendronach, Arbelour, Glenmorangie possibly others. Something that if you saw on shelf and not overpriced that you would pick up. Kinda talking like if a GTS, blanton, ECBP, or pappy were found on the shelf you would grab. I know Scotch is not quite as crazy as the bourbon scene is currently in Texas.
Example is I picked up a bottle of Old Pulteney 21 as I am pretty sure that they are not producing that any more. Say Glenmorangie Signet, Glendronach Parliament. Suggestions
Not sure why the smiley face on the post. I did not select
I just found this thread...couldn't believe I would find a thread on Scotch on TexAgs.
Looks like you seem to prefer SM in the center of the chart back a few pages. My wife and I like that as well. You might try
Edradour 10, it has a clean bite to it. I visited the Edradour distillery back in 2002...was smallest in the world. About 200' long. We have tended to stay in the $70 -$150 range, simply because the taste is cleaner, and you can get some pretty potent single malts, like 57% strong.
Glenmorangie, finished in Port or Sherry casks is good. Nectar D'oro is great, so is Bacalta, which we are currently working on, along with Arran 18.
Dalmore 18, Glenfidditch 18 good also.
We avoid Speyside, as it tends to be a bit "peaty". You will also find that an increasing amount of single malts are not carrying an age year (like the Bacalta above). Yeah, we are disappointed, too. Don't know how old it is. At least there still Single Malts and Blends.
Good luck in your Scotch pursuits.