Dec
06
2005
Phillip here. My thoughts on single-malt scotch, which I don’t really drink anymore…
J&B is to scotch what a Big Mac is to fine dining. I suspect most people who drink J&B do it to get drunk, and quickly so as to put themselves out of their misery from drinking the stuff in the first place. [...]
Tags: glenlivet, lagavulin, laphroaig, scotch, single-malt scotch, whisky
Dec
05
2005
Beginner’s single malt Scotch is a post at MetaFilter where someone asked:
What’s a decent, inexpensive and readily available single malt or good blend for a brand-new scotch drinker whose current dram of choice is a good dark sipping rum?
The first response recommends J&B, a common, inexpensive blend that I’d never recommend, although I do drink [...]
Tags: lagavulin, laphroaig, scotch, single-malt scotch, whisky
Jul
11
2004
The Best Single Malt Whiskies according to Forbes magazine:
We at Forbes.com decided to help out by conducting an exhaustive survey, the results of which are my highly personal, totally subjective list of the best single malt Scotch whiskies.
I don’t agree with many of the author’s choices, although they’re all quality single-malts. Many on the [...]
Tags: islay, scotch, single-malts, whisky