I got a Visa gift card today for participating in a research study at work. I went to my bank to deposit it, but I couldn't. They told me many stores won't take it, but PA liquor stores and Wawas do. Now I enjoy a nice sandwich as much as the next guy, but the desire to finally get a decent scotch prevailed. So I picked up a bottle of Johnny Walker Black.
I'm more familiar with my irish whiskeys, Jameson and Tullamore Dew being my favs. I have Dewar's and Johnny Red, which are O.K. if I'm in the mood for something beyond the whiskey, but this Johnny Black was a noticeable step up from them. Goes for about $70 for 1.75L in PA whereas Johnny red is about half as much. Well worth it though. I was immediately impressed with how smooth it was but remained more "Challenging" (for lack of a better word) than the irish whiskeys. Really digging this. I had one drink on the rocks then I made a Godfather which is 1.5 oz of Scotch and .75 oz of amaretto. So Johnny Black and Dissarono made a wonderful little cocktail to go with my Rocky Patel Vintage 1990.
Laphroaig 10 Year. Just picked up a bottle on sale at the local state store. My goodness this is a wonderful single malt. Lots of flavor though. Very smokey. There's also an herb quality I can't quite put my finger on. And there's also a hint of vanilla. Great scotch but some of the aficionados might be turned off that it's TOO flavorful with a cigar. I think there's no such thing :-)
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