I got $50 in the mail, and I'm going to take this opportunity to buy my first bottle of scotch. I've only noticed a handful of single malts in this price range, and I'd love to hear your opinion of them. The ubiquitous options seem to be the Glenmorangie 10 and then Glenlivet/Glenfidditch 12s. Allegedly the Glenfiddich has a nice apple/pear taste, which sounds great, but is a bit weak tasting. On the other hand, the Speyburn 10 is incredibly cheap relative to all other options -- does this reflect poor quality? On the very edge of my price range, I think I can also swing an Arran 10.
I'm a big fan of fruit notes, which it sounds like all of the Glens have in spades. Ideally I'd also be able to find some smokiness, but these seem to demand more money. Currently I'm leaning towards the Glenmorangie. Feel free to shitpost more generally.
Carter Collins
Drink some garbage by Macallan. It's caramel, fruity and altogether vile.
Landon Hill
Or just drink Courvoisier and stop pretending you like whisky.
Brody Nguyen
>has never had any Macallan besides 12 year
Adam Taylor
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Leo Lewis
15 year old oak, dipshit.
Lincoln Sullivan
I can't recommend glenmorangie enough, especially the sherry-aged ones, at their current price points which are around $55 here on the east coast. They're popular for a reason.
Justin Powell
>willfully drinking courvoisier
Just admit you're a nigger or that you have garbage taste. Only people who drink that dogshit are blacks and people who wish they were black.
Logan Reed
I'm trying to cater to OPs tastes. I'm not a brandy fan, other than asbach uralt and that shit is basically turpentine that tastes like scotch made by crazy germans.
Hudson Ross
This was actually what I most wanted to try. I went to a scotch tasting this week and tried an Islay that was the most incredible beverage I've ever had, but was almost $200 for 750ml. Unfortunately Laphroaig near me will run about $65, and I'm hoping to keep around that $50 mark.
This is probably enough of a confirmation to get me to go with it.
Elijah Brown
While I haven't tried it myself, Balvenie's Doublewood was recommended to me and is also finished in a sherry cask. I believe the price is similar.
Camden Cruz
Glenmorangie is pretty boring. I've had 3 test bottles from their kit and it's very milquetoast. You'd be better off with Talisker, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Ardbeg, Lagavulin or Laphraoig.
You won't drink more than a dram a night.
Luke Howard
>milquetoast
Samuel Martinez
Drink some peaty islay garbage so you can brag about how cool you are on Veeky Forums and reddit
Wyatt Flores
I found me a place selling Lagavulin 16 for $65. How many should I get?
Charles Taylor
>tfw love Old Crow just as much as I love a good scotch, just for different reasons
What is wrong with me?
Gabriel Davis
You should buy cases of it. It's 135 CAD here.
Caleb Stewart
Nothing sir.
I love both fine wine and $8 rose, great scotch and shots of Wild Turkey 101. Variety is the spice of life, and half of scotch drinkers are just trying to cultivate an image anyways.
Leo Howard
quads have spoken
Wyatt Taylor
Nicely got, have a sogwich
Dominic Reed
Why do you people not kill yourselves? I don't know if it's autism or just some social anxiety that's rotted you at your core, but stop this shit right now.
Dominic Diaz
why do people like YOU not kill yourselves? Actively trying to put down other people for the harmless fun of pointing out a quads get. Why do you feel the need to do that, user?
Gabriel Morris
There's a certain novelty to rotgut that knows it's rotgut and doesn't try to hide it.
>You're trying to get fucked up, right? >I'm right here on the shelf. >$8.99 >You won't remember the next twelve hours, but think of the savings!
I usually keep a fifth laying around.
Jace Gomez
who /blantons/ here
Jason Murphy
>le painfully mediocre brandy
Fuck off. Get real brandy, cuck.
Evan Anderson
In that price range, the best single malt I've had is Talisker 10 year old. Not sure how it compares to the Glens, although it's in the "Islands" subregion of the Highland whisky region.
Talisker has a notable salty flavor with a hint of black pepper as well. It's fantastic.
Henry Nelson
Man, Talisker is far out of that price range where I live.
Isaiah Johnson
Same, Talisker is $70 and over in NY and CT.
Elijah Torres
>Get real brandy What does Veeky Forums consider as real brandy?
Nathaniel Myers
glens boring imo
go islay or go home
Benjamin Flores
Look guys, I drink saltwater flavoured Islay scotch, am I cool yet. P-patrician master race right?
Ch-cheers!
Cooper Hill
What would it be besides "oak"? That's what scotch is always aged in.
James Morales
I like scotch I hate people who are "into scotch" I hate talking about scotch Scotchfags and beerfags are the true cancer that scotchfags and beerfags erroneously believe winefags are See:
Thomas Reed
this is my new favorite
only like 30 bucks a bottle and its fucking delicious