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iStockphoto/UPROXX Dropping around $250 for a single bottle of whisky is no small feat. At this price point, you’ll be getting bottles that are well past 12-year or 15-year entry-level single malts or blends. This is the price where you start to get into the 20-year-old single malts, the crazy blended malt whiskies, and peated …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Scotch whisky in the $150 to $200 is generally going to be pretty f*cking good. The key to finding the best bottles is less about the quality of the booze and more about knowing what you actually like at this price point. Not many Scotch whiskies that reach a $200 price tag — peated …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Scotch whisky at around $150 gets really good. We’re not to the elite stuff yet (or the 20 years and higher bottles), but we are in the midst of what can be called “the good stuff.” Even though this is a prime spot for Scotch whisky, there are still a lot of hits and …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Once you reach over $100 in Scotch whisky, things start to get really interesting. We’re still a few levels away from the true high-end Scotch whisky that reaches into the 20 years old and above categories. Still, right above $100 per bottle, you’ll find great whisky distilleries putting out subtle peated smoky whiskies, unique …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX The beauty of Scotch whisky is that it doesn’t have to cost you a fortune to enjoy. There are plenty of modestly priced (in the grand scheme of things) bottles that absolutely rock. In fact, some great Scotch whiskies are priced under $50. The best part? You can usually find these lower-cost gems on …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Yes, there are good Scotch whiskies that only cost around $30 to $40. Hell, I’ll even go so far as to say that a good $35 Scotch whisky isn’t all that rare. The thing is, there’s a lot of hot garbage on those lower Scotch whisky shelves too. Sometimes you need a primer to …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Cask strength single malt Scotch whisky is usually the rarer stuff. The vast majority of single malt whisky is proofed down to 46% or 43%. Generally, if you’re looking at a 46% ABV bottle, you know it wasn’t filtered. 43%, it was. Cask strength single malts are often only released as limited edition batches …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Finding a good cheap Scotch whisky can be tough. There’s a lot of junk on the shelf right next to gems. And the words “glen” or “loch” or “malt” on the label aren’t an indicator of quality on any level. You kind of have to know where the good stuff is and that’s where …
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Unsplash/UPROXX It’s time to stock your bar cart with really good Scotch single malt whisky for New Year’s Eve 2022. I’m not talking about blended malts (a blend of multiple single malts) or blended whiskies (a blend of single malt and single grain whiskies) either. I’m talking about the good stuff made from one single …
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Aberfeldy/Mortlach/Glenfarclas/Cardhu/istock/Uproxx When we think about holiday gift giving, we’re over wrapping up socks and sweaters for our friends and family members. Instead, we opt for a gift they’ll actually want: a bottle of booze, specifically some nice Scotch whisky. In our opinion, there are few gifts that say “happy holidays” quite like a bottle of …
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Diageo/iStockphoto/UPROXX Every year, Diageo (the massive international alcohol conglomerate) releases its beloved Single Malt Special Releases Collection. It’s like Scotch whisky Christmas Morning and as anticipated as Sazerac Company’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The bottles just landed on my desk, so I’m going to take a deep dive into each one and rank them according …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Finding the best value in anything is a tricky prospect. You never really know where to draw lines. Is it about price? Not really. $40 might seem like a lot to pay for a bottle of whisky to one person while others might not even blink at a $100 price tag. For us, value …
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