(September 17, 2015 at 4:42 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:(September 17, 2015 at 2:55 am)Alex K Wrote: I hate to say it because it is so mainstream, but Johnny Walker Black Label is a very decent blend for the price, dare I say excellent. Red Label is swill.
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I have never tried the Red Label. Johnny Walker Black Label I have tried, and, to me, its taste seems roughly proportional to its price. That is, it is as good as some cheaper single malts I have tried, but it costs as much or more than them. Johnny Walker Black Label is probably the best blended scotch I have tried, but it is also the most expensive blended scotch I have tried, so it ought to be the best blended scotch I have tried. I could live with Johnny Walker Black Label, but I presently only have single malt scotches. If I were not going to have wine with dinner (that is presently only a guess, as I am unsure what dinner will be), I would probably get out all of my scotches and do a taste test, that I have not done yet. I am only familiar with 2 of my 5 scotches; the local liquor store had a sale and I decided to try three that I have not had previously, though I still have not gotten around to it. What I have found thus far is that if I want to go cheap with scotch, Bowmore single malt from Islay has been my scotch of choice, and if I want something good, Highland Park from Kirkwall has been my scotch of choice. In between in price, I have felt like I am better off either saving money or spending more, as the price in between seems to me to go up faster than the quality. That, of course, is a very subjective opinion, based on only a few options, and the pricing is local for me, so other people may have different experiences. Maybe I should try a more expensive Bowmore scotch to see what they can do with more money.
I find that I like following beer with whisky, and I like following wine with cognac. As I more commonly drink wine than beer, maybe I should be stocking up on cognac, though I presently have several bottles of it, so it should last a while.
There was a green label once upon a time, but it seems to have vanished without a trace.
