Whiskey general

Question about scotch. I'm just a beginner in whiskey drinking and I have decided to give a try for a scotch. But then I saw, that there are numerous types of scotch regions, like highlands, Islay, Speyside. The question- should I care about these regions when buying scotch? Do they give some knowledge, like how scotch will taste like? Also, is pic related good stuff?

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GO here:

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Then Google your ass off. Lots of info on the web.

Go to Scotland, go on tours.

Find a good bar in the area, make friends with the bartender.
Taste, taste, taste,

Me? Taliskers.

The specific differences between Whisky Whiskey Bourbon and Scotch and nearly endless, and sometimes totally irrelevant.

Personally my cheap go-to is Bullit Rye.

Related to this, I will be going to Scotland for about 5 days with access to a car. Suggestions on distilleries that anyone has seen or wants to see? Other things like castles and nature are also appreciated.

Haven't been to Scotland so I can't comment, but there should be tours that combine all that stuff. I did a cool tour in Northern Ireland that went around to some awesome historical landmarks, nature shit, and then the last stop was the Bushmills distillery.

Yeah, the regions give some indications about what the whisky will taste like, the more famous example is that islay produce peated whisky.

'lay style 'sky is the best.

Talisker tastes smokier than Lagavulin to me.

Yeah, about smokyness. Is this a good thing in scotch, is it pleasant?

peat smoke makes the whisky taste entirely different to regular, run-of-the-mill scotch, blends or single malts. defo a thing to experience. first time I tried Laphroaig, I didnt even feel the "regular" scotch taste, just a stench that filled the entire room and burned my nostrils with its dryness

>Do they give some knowledge, like how scotch will taste like

Yes.
Islay is the bullshit that tastes like smouldering peat moss.

Lowland is the stuff that actually tastes good.

The other regions are okay.

It's a bit of a knock. The first Laphroig I tried was the Select NAS. It had an almost Talisker character to it - smoky as hell but sweet and palatable.
The Laphroig 10 yr old initially smelt like damp rags but halfway through the bottle and, I assume, some form of oxidization with the air it mellowed out and became less offensive.
The taste certainly changes as well - mellows out and with that more flavours appear.
I preferred Ardbeg desu but Talisker is my fav peaty whisky so far.

Anyone have a list of good Irish whiskeys?

One more question. How much do I have to drink to be expert in whiskey? I mean, can you guys tell which one is blend and which one is single malt or to indicate if whiskey is scotch, irish and etc, just by tasting it?

I like The Irishman and Black Bush.

>the bullshit that tastes like smouldering peat moss
That would actually be your mom

What's a good Tennessee Whiskey?

None

This stuff is great

You got your Jameson's, you got your Bushmill's.
Powers? Teeling? Tullamore?

Me? Redbreast.

thewhiskyexchange.com/p/2906/redbreast-12-year-old

Go to Ohio. Find one there.

Whereabouts in scotland? Might be able to help a little if its the north-east

ive tried a few japanese whiskeys, yamazaki and nikka pure malt. what would you recommend i try in more widely available scotch?

I would go to Islay for sure, Ardbeg and Laphroaig. Maybe Springbank, Bruichladdich, Arran.

I like it but your mileage may vary.

It can be hard to tell between blends and malts if the quality is good. Pretty clear difference between Irish and Scotch whiskey generally.

Redbreast cask strength

Correct

I, for one, dont like to spend my money on dishonest, or half-truth-based marketing ploys with memewords like: traditional, original, secret family recipe, hand-selected, expertly matured, small batch, family reserve.

Starting in either Glasgow or Edinburgh but we have a car rented so we can travel in any direction

From what I drank I liked
MacAllan Amber
Jura
GlenLivet Founders Reserve
Dalmore 12 years

Any recommendations for more? Didn't like Ardbeg when I drank it

So i'm assuming that all this shit doesn't taste like jack daniels or fireball or some shit right?

like, what's the difference?

i'm actually not trolling, i'm ignorant on the subject.

Fireball is basically whiskey-flavored cinnamon candy.

Most scotches either taste like flaming band-aids (which people start to like after a while) or they're like most whiskies that taste like old wood juice, like licking a wooden spoon that you used to stir some homemade orange jelly or cinnamon applesauce. You can smell it but it's not very sweet, mostly woody and spicy and warm.

>flaming band-aids
uwot

Glenlivet 15 Yr old french bird

Pretty good description