Booze advice

[parsons_12b]

To celebrate my last final tomarrow Im going to partake in some adult beverage comsumption. I thinking either some good scotch or a very good rum. what suggestions do you guys have. I want to keep it around the $50 range for a bottle.

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[Buddhalux]

I doubt that you'd find a good scotch for under $50 so I guess that leaves rum!

My favorite is the Captain Morgan's Private Stock or Sailor Jerry's.

 

[parsons_12b]

I enjoy both of those rums. Have you tried anything in the pyrate line it looks nice and dark and thick. but I have never tried it im also thinking rouge dark hazelnut

 

[PhysicsGuy]

There are plenty of scotches under $50 per bottle, I prefer blends, and my favorite is Johnnie Walker red or black.

 

[Edgewaters]

For scotch try Glenlivet 12 yr old french oak or a Glenrothes both about $45
For rum I am a Meyers fan.

 

[Sun195]

Scotch: Balvenie 12 Double Wood, Aberlour 12, Macallan 12, Glenlivet 12, Glenmorangie 10 are all decent and within your price range. Read about them online to get a sense of their flavor range. Personally, I'm fond of the Balvenie in that price range.

Rum: Pyrat is great stuff or Flor de Cana would also be a good choice. Cruzan Estate is ok, but not outstanding.

For something a little different, you might also try an Irish whiskey like Red Breast, Clontarf or Knappogue. I'd pick Red Breast of the three.

im also thinking rouge dark hazelnut

I'm not a big fan of the Rogue's line of rums. I think they lack complexity. In general, I think Rogue is distilling some interesting things, but none of them are remarkable in the same way their beers are.

 

[.45ballers]

To celebrate my last final tomarrow Im going to partake in some adult beverage comsumption. I thinking either some good scotch or a very good rum. what suggestions do you guys have. I want to keep it around the $50 range for a bottle.

What does the last final tomorrow mean?:huh:

A real Scotch would be a single malt 12yrs old. From a used american whisky charcoal barrel. A blend is the same scotch aged 1-2 years blended with newer stock.

If you like blended whiskey I would suggest Pendelton, A great whisky from the great state of Oregon. A+++

 

[Sun195]

If you like blended whiskey I would suggest Pendelton, A great whisky from the great state of Oregon. A+++

I don't believe so - I think it's <broken link removed>....

Not that it's not good, just that it's not from Oregon. Edgefield, McCarthy or Rogue would fit the "Made in Oregon" label.

 

[Buddhalux]

I wouldn't put Jonny Walker in the scotch catagory. However, I've never tried the ridiculously priced blue label though. I would of mentioned Balvanie but the last time I bought it it was $56 a 5th and that was a few years ago.

 

[PhysicsGuy]

I wouldn't put Jonny Walker in the scotch catagory.

Then what else would it be?

 

[.45ballers]

I don't believe so - I think it's <broken link removed>....

Not that it's not good, just that it's not from Oregon. Edgefield, McCarthy or Rogue would fit the "Made in Oregon" label.

Pendleton is an oak barrel-aged whisky distilled in Canada. Before bottling, Hood River Distillers in Oregon adds glacier-fed spring water from Mt. Hood (Oregon’s highest peak). Pendleton Whisky has an uncommonly smooth taste and a rich, complex flavour

Hmm, I geuss your right. Other than the distilled part looks like the botteling is all in oregon. Like it really matters, it is a canadian blend after all.

 

[parsons_12b]

It means by tomarrow at 2 I will be done with this term.
I do want to explore some of the rums you guys are talking about I might have to venture out of Sweet Home for a liquor store with a little better selection.

What does the last final tomorrow mean?:huh:

A real Scotch would be a single malt 12yrs old. From a used american whisky charcoal barrel. A blend is the same scotch aged 1-2 years blended with newer stock.

If you like blended whiskey I would suggest Pendelton, A great whisky from the great state of Oregon. A+++

 

[Sun195]

Hmm, I geuss your right. Other than the distilled part looks like the botteling is all in oregon. Like it really matters, it is a canadian blend after all.

I totally fell for their branding when we visited Oregon a few years ago. I knew that Oregon allowed distilling (which Washington didn't allow at the time) and I wanted something local. So, when I saw "Pendelton", I thought I'd really found something home-grown. About a half-bottle later, I realized it was Canadian... or, I realized something...

Hood River Distilling (HRD - which bottles Pendelton) does make a lot of base distillates for other distillers. For example, Rogue uses HRD stuff for their gin. Rogue does re-distill it, but I kind of think that's cheating in a way.

Washington's new distillation law doesn't allow the use of base distillates. So, if something comes from a Washington distillery, it actually came from that place.

I should say that I do actually like Pendelton and wouldn't turn down a glass.

 

[swoop]

I like 15 yr. old Pinch for the money.

 

[Buddhalux]

Then what else would it be?

Blended pisswater imho.

 

[mallard8767]

Get some Makers Mark whiskey and make yourself an old fashioned

 

[Doc In UPlace]

If it's not the last it isn't final!

Glenfiddich! Yummah!

 

[parsons_12b]

You are correct but after the way this term has gone I'm ready for a break however short it is.

 

[The Dude]

"...any scotch will do, as long as it's not a blend of course. A single malt: Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glengary, any Glen..."

-Swingers

 

[Frog]

He said under $50.00 a bottle, Doc in UPlace!

I'm with the PhysicsGuy, blended scotch!!

I really like the little known, and rarely sampled, Famous Grouse.

I swear; try it! You will be as surprised and as impressed as I was, some 10 years ago.

If you prefer blended scotch, one on the rocks, with a splash of water, and it will become your Scotch of Choice!!

It about $25.00 a fifth. If you don't like it, I buy the rest of the bottle!

Frog.