I don't know anything about it, except for the Johhny Walker Black I drank overseas that helped get the BO out of my nose.

What is a good top of the line Scotch, for a Scotch drinker? The best without spending thousands.

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Tequila = mezcal (burnt tequila)

Whiskey- scotch (burnt whiskey)

No thanks!

Can’t go wrong with Johnny Walker. Blue or Black.

Glenlivet (for a single malt).

Chivas (for a blended).

There's a hundred more to discuss.

Balvenie

Aberlour A’Bunadh good stuff. Smokey, peety and smoooooth.

The Alba runs around $90. Cask Strength is just north of a hundred when you can find it.

This in Carribean Cask is the bomb.

Most scotch is low proof and I typically don’t enjoy anything under 100 proof.

This one’s great, doesn’t smell like dirty socks and has a little proof.

Worth every penny!

Balvenie or Dalwhinnie for me. Wasn’t a fan of glenlivet.

First cocktail I ever made was "Three fingers Chivas and Sprite" for my pawpaw.

My wife is the Scotch drinker, I never developed a taste for it but I haven't tried in years. She likes Balvenie 14 and Craigellachie 17, both Speyside Scotches.

The folks. South of us really like the Buchanan 18. I’ve drank a lot of it with good results

I thought whiskey was expensive until I look at scotch.. I’ll mostly pass

First time I ever tried Scotch I was 16. Was a bottle of I don't know what in the trunk of a hot car but it was Scotch. I was trying to impress a really hot girl and took a shot or two,

Next thing I knew I was trying to break up a fight and faceplanted in the sand. I never got hit, but that Scotch threw a hard upper cut.

Yep can’t go wrong w either

A step further would be the balvenie Caribbean cask

Balvenie or MacAllan.

Glenlivet if nothing else is available.

Those are especially good for someone who wants to dabble a bit before jumping into more complex offerings.

Personally I don’t care for Scotch. Have had some really good ones but the flavor profile is not for me.

Prefer bourbons.

When I travel I always get Johnnie Walker Black. Cost $20 for a 750 ml bottle and they have them at all 7/11's so it easy to get.

Here is the latest deal they are running

https://www.7-eleven.com.ph/whatsnew/johnnie-walker-black-700ml-get-a-free-johnnie-walker-red-200ml/

I’m surprised these are listed together. I really like the Blue but can’t afford to drink it very often. It’s the only scotch that I can say I like.

When I was 18 or 19, my neighbor wanted someone to celebrate a new contract he won with, so he found me coming home from work. He broke out a bottle of JW Blue and we started drinking. About 2 glasses later he hands me the bottle and he leaves to meet his wife for dinner. I had no idea what he gave me, so we poured it into trash can punch later that night.

Never acquired a taste for Scotch, When I worked for Goody Goody liquors way back I use to keep a bottle of Chivas and Johnny Walker Red & Black at the apartment for friends, but I would not touch the stuff.

If you like the A'Bunadh try this one. It's a barrel proof Sherry aged scotch as well and fantastic.

That is my fathers preferred pour.

Not big on scotch but my dad and grandmother are huge scotch drinkers. So I bought them both a bottle for xmas. Their favorite is lagavulin 16.... $95 a bottle at total wine. Hope they like it lol. I have some really nice liquors in the cabinet, but I RARELY drink the stuff. I am either having a refreshing beer or nothing at all. When I hit the hard stuff, I am usually celebrating or getting over something. Then I regret it the next day and lock the cabinet because I aint going near anytime soon.