Help with Scotch please?

Question

I've had Scotch once and I thought it was pretty good. The problem is I have no idea what kind it was or anything about it. I'm looking to find some affordable types of Scotch that are also pretty nice.

If it helps any the types of alcoholic drinks I already like and know some things about are: any type of wine though I prefer red (Wine is my favorite drink), Smirnoff Ice, Smirnoff Ice Triple Black, most drinks with Kahlua in it, and Bailey's Irish Cream. I really don't like beer at all.

Answer 1

Dewar's White Label is my favorite moderately priced Scotch...give it a try, man.

Answer 2

go for dewars.very affordable and great.

Answer 3

Single Malt Scotch is the best there is.  It depends solely on your taste.  There are highlands, lowlands, etc...  The Bowmore collection is affordable and very good.  Kragamore is another fine scotch.  Try different ones out, but my suggestion is to make sure it is Single Malt.

Answer 4

There are thousands of whiskies out there, so it's tough to narrow down what you might like without some more information.

Affordable scotches I like are: Dalwhinnie, Balvenie, Glenmorangie, Glenfarclas, the list goes on and on. There are also quite a few nice blends out there: Grouse, Johnnie Walker Black, but with blends you have to be wary of the cheap stuff.

Answer 5

a good drinking whiskey is tullamore dew, but its whiskey not scotch.

Any bruichladdich gets a thumbs up from me, especially the 10yr old which tastes like spiced apples.

Laphroig quarter cask is the most heavenly peaty scotch ive had in a while. All laphroig expressions are heavy on the peat but highly rated.

Arborlour Abundah is a high alcohol sherry casked delight. Arborlour 10 is also another favorite, easy to drink and affordable.

But my all time favorite is Auchentoshan three wood. Its an alcoholic dessert in a bottle. It smells like it should give you a hangover, but is initial taste and lingering aftertaste are heavenly.