Preface: I know this info is available in the vastitude that is the internet, and that I could probably find this-- however, I much prefer a discourse to a dissertation so I'd like the community's thoughts here:
My brother was just (honorably) discharged from the Marine Corp after completing a 5 year enlistment. As a parting gift, his CO and squad mates gave him a bottle of scotch to celebrate with--
I am not a scotch drinker, my father is. So this weekend we all got together, and my brother produces his gifted bottle and they start going on and on about how amazing it is--
I have no palate for this stuff, they offered me a glass and I declined multiple times because I didnt want to waste his good hooch on my heathen palate. They both persisted in insisting that I try it, so we set up a litle taste test:
I sampled EVERY whiskey we had....
Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Jack Daniels, Cown Royal,
and then I tried all the scotch
Chivas Regal 12,
Dewar's (white label), Dad's"everyday" scotch
Dewar's 18,
The Glen Livet 12, Dad's "everyay" Singlemalt
The Glenmorangie(sp), Gift from my sister
Balvinnie(sp), gift from my sister
Johnny Walker (Red, Black, Green),
and then my brother's special bottle: The Glen Livet 25...
I understand that there are different 'categories' of scotch, but of the ones that I tried, where do they fall in that spectrum?
I know dewars and chivas and johnny walker? are blended but:
smoky? peaty? salty? it all tasted like booze to me... help me refine my palate
thanks in advance
PS: I failed the taste test
I didnt drink enough to get drunk, didn't even get a buzz on (small samples) but I did clear my palate before each new trial-- I did notice that the GL25 was MUCH smoother, but flavor wise? I got nothing....
ALL were tried in a clean glass, with 1 ice cube, added after the drink was poured. (brother's rule, not mine)
My brother was just (honorably) discharged from the Marine Corp after completing a 5 year enlistment. As a parting gift, his CO and squad mates gave him a bottle of scotch to celebrate with--
I am not a scotch drinker, my father is. So this weekend we all got together, and my brother produces his gifted bottle and they start going on and on about how amazing it is--
I have no palate for this stuff, they offered me a glass and I declined multiple times because I didnt want to waste his good hooch on my heathen palate. They both persisted in insisting that I try it, so we set up a litle taste test:
I sampled EVERY whiskey we had....
Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Jack Daniels, Cown Royal,
and then I tried all the scotch
Chivas Regal 12,
Dewar's (white label), Dad's"everyday" scotch
Dewar's 18,
The Glen Livet 12, Dad's "everyay" Singlemalt
The Glenmorangie(sp), Gift from my sister
Balvinnie(sp), gift from my sister
Johnny Walker (Red, Black, Green),
and then my brother's special bottle: The Glen Livet 25...
I understand that there are different 'categories' of scotch, but of the ones that I tried, where do they fall in that spectrum?
I know dewars and chivas and johnny walker? are blended but:
smoky? peaty? salty? it all tasted like booze to me... help me refine my palate
thanks in advance
PS: I failed the taste test
I didnt drink enough to get drunk, didn't even get a buzz on (small samples) but I did clear my palate before each new trial-- I did notice that the GL25 was MUCH smoother, but flavor wise? I got nothing....
ALL were tried in a clean glass, with 1 ice cube, added after the drink was poured. (brother's rule, not mine)