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Macallan 18 year or Dalmore King Alexander III?

looking for my own "special occassion bottle", kinda thinking Dalmore because it's a little bit different and the bottle looks cool

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I haven't tried those two particular alcohols, though I do enjoy Dalmore's other whiskys. Haven't tried Macallan before. Personally, I think you could do far worse than those two bottles, and either one would be a great special occasion drink.

There is another user who is more familiar with the single malts than I am, I don't remember who though. In general, the longer a whisky has been aged, the smoother it be. My brothers rule of thumb is "if it ain't 18, it ain't legal." Meaning if he had his preference, he would only drink 18 year old whiskys, not that he really has a choice in what he can afford to drink.

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There's a bottle of Macallan 25 year as well, but I think the 18 year is better and 1/3 the cost. 18 years, perfect blend of fiery and smooth for a scotch

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"would a sausage by any other name smell as sweet?"

I've only tried Dalmore's 15 year old which was pretty tasty.

If I have the choice I tend not to drink any scotch aged less than 12 years, but a lot of places only have JW Red which is 8 years

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25 can suck it, the 18 is ballin' enough. it's real good stuff.

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I never saw the point to paying extra for longer aging. I prefer my whiskey younger, say at 12 years.

The 18 year is fine for this situation. The 25 year malt's bump in quality isn't worth the extra money. It's not even crazy for people to straight prefer the 18 to the 25.

Also Glenfiddich has a 21 year in that same price range that's pretty stellar. Super smooth, and light, the kind of scotch you can give to a non scotch drinker and they'll enjoy it.

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Uglyface2 posted...
I never saw the point to paying extra for longer aging. I prefer my whiskey younger, say at 12 years.

What brands?

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"would a sausage by any other name smell as sweet?"

omg i never noticed until this topic spelled the name as one word without the capital D

RayDyn = Raiden?

is that where you came up with your username from or is it just a weird coincidence

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From: Dauntless Hunter | Posted: 8/14/2011 2:49:19 AM | #009
RayDyn = Raiden?

is that where you came up with your username from or is it just a weird coincidence

Kinda

Andrei (First name)
Raiden
Raydyn
RayDyn

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have you tried the Lagavulin 16? one of my very favourites.

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Yeah it's good but not really cost prohibitive. I'm basically thinking... should I get the best quality $200 bottle or something a little different that I wouldn't normally want to drink. It's somewhat arbitrary but the universe is cold and random so I don't care

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