wtf is that a meat breaded egg?

if you think hard enough I bet you could figure it out

looks like meatloaf to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_eggs

that sounds beyond gross.. english people eat weird ****.

These are delicious

Glenlivet, in a tumbler on its own. Preferably with no water, but maybe a splash, but certainly no ice! If you can, find Talisker, 'tis good stuff!

Single malts should not be mixed with anythim imo. no water, no rocks no nothing.

Personal favorites:

Dalwhinnie distillers edition
Balvenie doublewood, 12yr old

irish whiskey >>> scotch

TN/KY Bourbon ftw

even i don't agree with this

but jameson 18 is pretty awesome

as for op, don't drink single malts with ice. there's no reason to do that unless you want to water it down and dull the taste - you may as well be drinking screwdrivers.

screwdrivers with scotch would be nice becuz they you wouldnt have to taste the scotch. which tastes like new jersey in a headlock.

........fwiw......it all tastes the same to me...im not picky as long as it gets me drunk, ya know

ygos?

bad irish whiskey can taste like cat urine

altho then again bad scotch can taste like the underside of a highlander's sack

Look! I have a crotch!

well, whatever floats your boat

mixer=Mello Yello

It's traditional in Scotland to have some water mixed with the malt. Adding a small amount of water unlocks more of the complex tastes, try it it really is a different drinking experience. My favourite is on the rocks though, but you need to try with water.

My favorite whiskeys are:

Coopers 25 y/o
Talisker 16 y/o
Lagluvin
Glenkier Treasures
Caol Ila
Glemonrange
Laphoraig

I love single malts, I want to try them all eventually and im getting there!

Well, I guess I can comment on this...

None of these scotches are particularily interesting.

Johnnie Walker is a nice blend and is what it is... It is the coca cola of scotch. Nothing special but gets the job done.

Glenlevit is a readily available single malt. I don't personally like it much but single malts are all about personallity. Some people will like it some won't. I personally much perfer Glenfiddich. Again, just personal taste.


Macallan.. I can't comment here. Never had it. 10 Years leads me to believe that you should worry.

As for acquiring a taste. On the rocks dilutes the flavor a bit and makes it easier to drink. A splash of water will also help. "The water is not to dilute the drink but just to bring out the flavor". I have never really bought into that. I think that the water just dilutes it. Again, personal preference.

Once you aquire a taste, neat (or without ice) is the only way. It makes the flavors more apparent and really allows for everything to work much better.

I also think that scotch more than almost any other drink is very much polarized. Meaning that good scotch is really good and cheap scotch is absolutely miserable.

As is the case with so much in life, buy the best you can afford, try it out and don't let other people tell you what to like and not like.

Good Luck.
SMS

Listen BUCKO, first of all its JOHNNIE WALKER. And second, coca cola is the greatest soft drink ever invented ok? so dont call it "nothing special".

Yeah, where can I get some really high end cola?

Hmm, I suppose I'll keep drinking it on ice and try different bottles. It took me a really long time to acquire a taste for beer fwiw.

Wow, didn't expect the cola analogy to generate such debate. Use any analogy you want. Johnnie Walker black is average.

SMS

Basically everywhere. You gotta go with the classic though, or else you're gay.

RC, amirite?

obv