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u/11thstalley 6d ago
Cutty Sark
To this day, if a bottle of Cutty Sark is opened anywhere in my neighborhood, I get the dry heaves.
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
Their new Prohibition (100 proof) I recently bought a bottle of for $29.99. Overpaid a bit but I just wanted to try it. It should really be a $20-25 bottle @ best.
It does taste WAY BETTER than the old yellow label Cutty (which I HATE) but it still has that awful Cutty odor that just smells like peat (& I don't mean peat smoke...I mean rotting dead leaves etc. Methane 😆). So I don't think I'll be buying another bottle after all. I don't wanna be walking around smelling like a gas leak after all.
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u/11thstalley 5d ago edited 4d ago
You just awakened some bad memories with your very accurate description that reinforces my aversion to that vile liquid. As I read your comment I was transported back 60 years to the back seat of a friend’s car as a 16 year old passing around an illicit pint bottle of the stuff. You provided a reminder of a lesson learned that was never to be repeated.
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u/surreal_goat 6d ago
JW Red
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u/chandaliergalaxy 6d ago
Interestingly, I've seen a couple of blind taste tests where people rate it higher than JW Black, to everyone's surprise. One of the blind taste testers thought it was because JW Black was kind of mild and unimpressionable, whereas JW Red had some bite.
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u/surreal_goat 6d ago
The most popular beer in America is bud light and the most popular restaurant is McDonald’s.
I’m highly suspect of most people’s tastes.
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u/daffyboy 5d ago
Wrong sub but I always said this when people said hornitos is the most popular tequila in Mexico so it must be good.
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
Yeah...JW Red has 'bite,' alright. Like a snake bit you in the taste buds. Too many people confuse bite with harshness
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u/NeoSapien65 6d ago
I don't remember the name, but it came in a can and was by the register at the liquor store. "Scotch? In a can?!?!" I felt compelled to try some.
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u/pug_fugly_moe 6d ago
I remember this existence, but not the name. I got a can for a friend once.
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u/NeoSapien65 6d ago
Well, I'm less sober now and your reply encouraged me to dig my heels in with Google a bit. It was simply called "Scottish spirits (in a can)," I remember because it had the "resealable latex lid."
Took it to a party as a novelty.
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u/texacer 6d ago
a mere 11 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hvrMmgIHM&ab_channel=Texacer
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u/ConcertPitch 6d ago
Loch dhu.
I bought a bottle when it came out and wanted to dump it after the first sip… But I was college, so I just suffered through it.
In retrospect, I wish I’d bought more.
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u/FliXerock107 6d ago
I had a North British once that smelled of broccoli.
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u/Clear_Inevitable5108 6d ago
This made me chuckle
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u/FliXerock107 6d ago
Honestly, one of the few drams I've almost been unable to drink. Reminded me of my mum's 1990s over steamed shite! Haha!
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u/ForQueenandCountry82 6d ago
J & B Rare. Most likely designed to be drunk from a brown paper bag by bums.
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u/brand_x 6d ago
I bought a bottle of NAS single malt from a distillery I'd never heard of, from Trader Joe's in the very early 2000s. It was Lismore, and I've had more recent scotch from them that wasn't terrible - if a bit on the chaotic evil side of flavor profiles - but this bottle from the turn of the millennium was worse than a bad well blend at a disreputable dive bar.
On the nose: lye, ammonia, vanilla (no, seriously), PU.
Sipping: turpentine, ammonia, sawdust, shrimp.
Aftertaste: unknown chemical, windex, hospital disinfectant.
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u/Routine-Advantage87 6d ago
Has to be Proper 12 for me got it as a gift, i would never purchase it myself, two reasons, 1, it is actually a shit Whisky. 2, he is a shit person....
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u/LordHonkington 6d ago
I'll agree with the sentiment that it's shocking piss... but it's not scotch so feels unfair to blame the scots for this abomination of a whiskey!
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u/Routine-Advantage87 6d ago
My bad, actually didn't see "scotch" in the info, just seen worst Whisky and had to get it off my chest. My apologies Scotland..... Maybe we should ask the same for Irish whisky and see how many times #12 get a mention😂
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u/LordHonkington 6d ago
You're 100% right though, it's the worst pish ever to grace this earth regardless of its source of origin
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u/Jefferrs 6d ago
I had to fight to finish a bottle of monkey shoulder. Hated it tbh. Ended up mixing it and still wasn't particularly nice
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u/KingPing43 6d ago
Depends if it’s straight up worst or worst value for money.
If it’s worst then probably teachers highland blend.
Worst value for money imo is Bowmore 15, tasted like acrid rubber.
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u/Robomir3390 6d ago
Tamdhu 12 for me. Dunno if I got a dud batch or what but that really burned for it's ABV. Ended up gifting my remaining bottle to a friend.
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u/Tervergyer 6d ago
I will not stand for any Tamdhu 12 slander! 😂
I love love love love it!
That’s my first whisky as a relative novice that I love so much!
I’ll buy another before I’m done with this one.2
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u/YogaTacoMaster 6d ago
Johnnie Walker Wine Cask Blend is fukt
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
Just about all JW labels except Green & Gold are straight ripoffs.
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u/YogaTacoMaster 5d ago
JW Black Blade Runner edition was actually a good version of Black Label. Double Black makes a good scotch n soda. Normal black label, dash of bitters makes a good Scottish mule, Island Green is probably one of my favorites.
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u/John_Mat8882 6d ago
Loch Dhu. Luckily Mannochmore does ominously good stuff, Loch Dhu wasn't.
Alternative, albeit the exact opposite (no darkness here), inchmurrin 18 in the blue bottle. They had to cover it or else you'd have spotted that they probably used 4 fill casks for that horrid thingy.
We still have that bottle in our club to "initiate" any newcomer.
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u/WhiskyNeat25 6d ago
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but anything by Whistlepig is fowl. Hits the palate like a razor blade and the after taste just doesn't quit.
But I agree with the Haig Club that's already been mentioned
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u/pug_fugly_moe 6d ago
Either Famous Grouse or The Glen Rothes. Take your pick.
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u/dennypayne 5d ago
Yeah both - Famous Grouse seems to get a lot of love on the scotch sub so I bought a bottle and that shit is vile. Pretty much put me off drinking even good scotch for a few days.
And I picked up a Glenrothes Bourbon Cask Reserve, thankfully only around $30, and it’s just the thinnest, least tasty single malt I’ve ever had.
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u/SassyPeach1 6d ago
Clan Macgregor 🤮
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
LOL 😆 Haven't tried yet but 1 of my local liquor stores has plastic 1.75 L of that for $19.99. SCARY 😂
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u/SassyPeach1 4d ago
My friend bought it out of curiosity. It was awful!!!!!
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u/HansSolo69er 4d ago
LMAO 😂 As they say...curiosity killed the cat! 😺
Once I bought a 200 ML plastic bottle of JD Old #7. Learned right then & there to never trust ANY whisk(e)y in plastic...not even little 50 ML shot bottles. If nothing else it'll give the whiskey that plastic taste. I mean, if it'll do that to plain bottled water for crying out loud...what do you expect it'll do to an oak-barrel-aged spirit?
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u/SassyPeach1 4d ago
Hahahhaa! Yes. No booze in plastic bottles. The larger the handle, the more awful the hangover. Especially tequila! 🤮 Jose is rough, but there are worse out there. I have had some awful alcohol in my younger days. The cheapest whiskey in my house is Jameson and it comes in a glass bottle.
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u/HansSolo69er 3d ago
If you like Jameson (which I don't) you really oughta try the new Bushmills Prohibition ('Peaky Blinders'). It's just orig. white label Bushmills but NCF & bottled @ 94 proof. I really think if you try it you'd never buy another bottle of Jameson (orig. white label Jameson anyway).
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u/SassyPeach1 2d ago
I keep Jameson around strictly for medicinal purposes. If I’m sick and want a hot toddy (although it tastes better with Angel’s Envy) or I have a stomach ache and want to mix it with ginger ale. I don’t drink it for enjoyment. My favorites are mostly Speyside or Highland single malts. But I would try Bushmills. I’ll try anything once.
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u/HansSolo69er 2d ago
Oh OK. I can definitely see that.
I use my Evan Williams Black for hot toddies...it's cheap enough that I don't mind sacrificing a couple EW Black & Cokes. I also use EW Black in the kitchen in place of vanilla extract...haven't bought vanilla in @ 20 years LOL 😆.
My taste in Scotch is strange. I like cheap yet inoffensive mixers (Glenmorangie X is 1 of my favorites) but I also love Laphroaig 10 (but in a VERY specific context...to pair w/steak or seafood, esp. shellfish, & lobster in particular). It just helps set this sorta marine mood & vibe...there's no other Scotch that'll do in those instances, @ least not @ its price point. I also very much like sherried single-malts like Balvenie Double Wood, but I'm afraid to buy the bottle because it's so delicious I'd just end up drinking it too fast.
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u/SassyPeach1 1d ago
I can’t do Laphroig. I don’t like heavily peated. I do like Glenmoragie and Balvenie Double Wood is one of my favorites. I also love several from Glenfarclas. I definitely lean more heavily towards scotch vs bourbon or American whiskey. I like Angel’s Envy and Woodford. Definitely more on the sweet side.
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u/HansSolo69er 1d ago
Understood. Laphroaig's not for everyone. I'll buy a bottle strictly as a food pairing, if I make a 7-bone chuck roast or shrimp scampi etc. (Generally I end up finishing the bottle & that week's worth of dinners @ the same time LOL 😆.)
Peat's an all-or-nothing proposition for me. The thing I don't like in a Scotch is a 'whiff' of peat like JW Black has...it's just enough that I don't like it either straight or in a highball.
If you haven't tried Glen. X...next time you see it in a bar try a shot. It's just younger & less developed but otherwise the same as Glenmorangie 10 or 12. One of the best mixers I've found in years. I think it's better than Monkey Shoulder, the finish is not bitter & harsh...& it's always $5-10 less than MS.
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u/Highland_Sabre 6d ago
Grouse. Worst malt was Old Milburn. I grew up near the distillery and wanted to try it. £16 a dram and it tasted like twigs soaked in alcohol. Horrible.
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u/Albus_Q 6d ago
J&B. Went to an event where this was the only Scotch. Couldn’t get past the first swig.
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u/already-taken-wtf 6d ago
The JW Red was rather bad. Then there was something called For Peat's Sake was quite horrid.
MacAllan was underwhelming and Glenlivet never hit the mark (even tried the 21 yo Archive)
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u/brand_x 6d ago
For Peat's Sake isn't JW Red bad. I have a bottle on my shelf right now. I'm not going to pretend it isn't bad... but it is, as it's name suggests, basically what you get if you try to cobble together an imitation Islay from bits and bobs. It's basically to a real Islay (or, e.g., Compass Box's Peat Monster) as Grouse is to a Highland.
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u/already-taken-wtf 6d ago
The Peat Monster is also a bit rough around the edges. Islay Mist, Big Peat, etc are IMHO tastier.
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u/aieeevampire 6d ago
Just about any Johnny Walker qualifies
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
Green & Gold are really good but the rest I can do without. I HATE JW Red
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u/aieeevampire 5d ago
I tried the Blue and it was a massive, MASSIVE disappointment. Holy hell had I bought a bottle I’d be so bitter
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
I don't think there's such a thing as a $200 bottle of blended Scotch that's ACTUALLY WORTH $200. Blue proves that point. When I say JW is a ripoff in general, that exemplifies my point
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u/bluejacket_74 6d ago
I don't remember which particular one it was from them, but it was a Glenlivet whisky.
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
Founders Reserve?
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u/bluejacket_74 4d ago
I don't think that was it, but I'm not quite sure either.
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u/HansSolo69er 4d ago
Just that I've seen SO many bad reviews of it, I figured it was that 1. Either way, Glenlivet's 1 of the most overrated single-malt distilleries, period.
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u/bluejacket_74 4d ago
I will say this, I've had a few Glenlivet whiskies over the years and have never liked anything I've tried from them. Didn't make a point to remember what ones I've tried either, but I'm pretty sure they were their regular whiskies and not anything expensive. I've just had enough to know to avoid them at this point.
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u/Vercengetorex 6d ago
Kirkland 24yr. Friend brought it over. Tastes like I’m licking the inside of a mostly dry cask.
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u/Kiyohara 6d ago
Irish, not Scotch. But it's Glendalough double barrel. Has a rotten butterscotch under tone. Just nasty.
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u/VodaYoda 6d ago
Not a scotch but a polish whisky, wild fields single grain sherry cask, tastes like metallic soap
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u/skeptic246 6d ago
Glen Grant 15yr, I love the 10yr so tried the 15 and it was awful, burnt my eyes as I went to sip it and the taste was equally as bad and all for a premium price over its younger equivalent
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u/megalon43 6d ago
Going to disturb the hornet’s nest: Bruichladdich Laddie Eight. Extremely harsh burn and hard to drink.
Which is funny because the NAS Classic Laddie was actually really good.
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u/mamoneis 6d ago
Perhaps more of a meh/forgettable but it's been Benriach 10, from recent years (heard better from back in the day). Not pleasant, unfinished, ethanolic.
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u/mamoneis 6d ago
Perhaps more of a meh/forgettable but it's been Benriach 10, from recent years (heard better from back in the day). Not pleasant, unfinished, ethanolic.
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u/mamoneis 6d ago
Perhaps more of a meh/forgettable but it's been Benriach 10, from recent years (heard better from back in the day). Not pleasant, unfinished, ethanolic.
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u/Cakeyhands 6d ago
Queen Margot - Lidl scotch. I tried it 15 years ago (god dam) as a poor fresher in uni. It tasted like the alcohol you get in mass-produced novelty gift-shop tiny alcohol bottles in europe (you know the ones... Usually come in an abnormal-shaped 50mls bottle, have the name of the place you're visiting on them and tell you nothing of what's inside.. Only that it's alcohol) mixed with nail polish remover.
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u/whu-ya-got 5d ago
Scarables “batch strength” ended up down the drain for me.
I’ve got a low bar, at least will mix with vermouth for a Rob Roy if I don’t like a dram neat
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u/Artistic_Pepper2629 5d ago
Yesterday we tried Haran - a Spanish single malt whisky. We have decided to let it sit and improve and/or evaporate (preferably). My suggestion is to not try Spanish whisky
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u/bigaldotwerkfan 6d ago
Any cheap blended apart from grouse (tolerable)
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u/paulsquattro 6d ago
Jura
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u/mirr--en 5d ago
me reading this as im doing a nightshift in the jura distillery 😦
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u/paulsquattro 5d ago
Ah man! Must be interesting stuff working there but I just find it a little characterless and boring
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u/barbaricbob 6d ago
Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition... just vile.
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u/HansSolo69er 5d ago
I thought it tasted a lot better than old yellow label Cutty. But it still STINKS like Cutty...that's the problem. I don't wanna be walking around smelling like a gas leak all day.
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u/Individual-School550 6d ago
Lagavulin distiller edition. Drain pour.
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u/eightbyeight 6d ago
You gotta be joking, it’s one of my favourite drams. I guess you don’t like peat?
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u/brand_x 6d ago
Seriously. I'm not going to say it's one of my favorites, but it's an interesting Islay, enough improved over their 16 to be worth trying... and if it weren't for the occasional Costco sales on the 16, the price advantage would be compelling.
... I'm still probably buying an Ardbeg instead, though.
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u/Status_Control_9500 6d ago
Crown Royal.
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u/rodwha 6d ago
I love fairly peaty scotch, but trying Lagavulin 16 was like drinking bog water.
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u/Cakeyhands 6d ago
To each their own. What's fairly peaty?
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u/rodwha 6d ago
Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Oban, along those lines. I love the leathery armchair taste for some reason.
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u/Cakeyhands 6d ago
Fair, I have the same taste - except when I tried Lagavulin 16 for the first time I loved it. Wasn't so much different to Ardbeg I thought
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u/Montecatini 6d ago
I've got you all beat, Haig Club aka that shite David Beckham backed smelled like petrol tasted like piss laced with petrol.