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I predict that most of the participants will taste each scotch twice, with the second tasting having distinct notes of bile and stomach acid.

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Yeah, in fact I have a bunch of bottles that I will never finish anyway. I have some Bowmore, Talisker, Arbeg 10-year old (which is my favorite), Macallan, a few others. I also have a bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold in my freezer.

Can we include bourbon just to break up the monotony?

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The Islay malts are the best ones IMHO.

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I agree about Islay, although Id include Highland Park and Talisker into my favorites.

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I'd be up for this. Let me know time/place

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I have some Bowmore, Talisker, Arbeg 10-year old (which is my favorite), Macallan, a few others.

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your selection kicks ass

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These are very good, only Macallan is a favorite, provided it's the 18-year old. The 12-year old Macallan is a fine well-balanced scotch, but nothing special IMO. I only have two bottles right now, Isle of Jura 10-year old, which I hate, and Bruichladdich 15-year old, which I absolutely love. It's a fairly unknown Islay malt, a bit less punch than the rest, but marvellously complex, well-rounded, and with a great lingering finish.

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Just as an aside... for information on Scotch, this website is teh pwn

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These are very good, only Macallan is a favorite, provided it's the 18-year old. The 12-year old Macallan is a fine well-balanced scotch, but nothing special IMO. I only have two bottles right now, Isle of Jura 10-year old, which I hate, and Bruichladdich 15-year old, which I absolutely love. It's a fairly unknown Islay malt, a bit less punch than the rest, but marvellously complex, well-rounded, and with a great lingering finish.

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The Macallan 18 is great. Have you tried the 25? WOW. Its expensive as hell... but one bottle for special occasions... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

The higher aged Glenlivets are pretty good too. My GF runs a bar here in boston and Glenlivet has events there a lot. They have some great stuff.

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I only dream about the 25 year old. One day... Haven't drunk a lot of Glenlivet, no, only some cheap one which was too tame, IIRC.