i bought GLENLIVET SINGLE MALT SCOTCH 18 YRS AGE, was this a good choice?

Question

its for my brother on his birthday, he kept talking about pure scotch, not scotch whiskey, i think all scotch is scotch whiskey, am i right? anyways this is what i bought, will he like it.

Answer 1

all scotches are whiskey. think of whiskey as the family. scotch is a type of whiskey. bourbon is a type of whiskey.

your brother is probably talking about single malt scotches, as opposed to a blended scotch. glenlivet is a single malt. i've had the 18 before -- tahts not exactly a cheap bottle. what a nice sibling

Answer 2

Single malt scotch is probably what he was talking about. He did not want the blended scotch (like Chivas Regal). Glenlivet single 18 is good, not my flavor, but many like it. Scotch can be divided between 2 regions---highland and lowland. Highland scotch is more amber in color and smoky in flavor; whereas lowland scotch is lighter in color and has a mossy/green flavor. This refers to the region where the scotch was made. My fav is The Macallan 21 year old.

I am sure he will enjoy nevertheless.

Answer 3

An 18 year-old Glenlivit!

You are the best sister in the world...that's a very good scotch.

Answer 4

Yes, your choice should be fine. If he doesn't like it, take it back and drink it yourself. :) He might have thought he was referring to a vatted malt, in which case, you could take back the single malt and look for a vatted malt. If I were him, I'd be thankful you cared enough to listen and get it in the first place. :)

Scotch whisky is a whisky made in Scotland. In North America, the term is often abbreviated to "Scotch". In Great Britain, the term whisky almost always refers to Scotch whisky, and the term "Scotch" is rarely used by itself.

Scotch whisky is divided into four distinct categories: single malt, vatted malt (also called "pure malt") blended and single grain.

The Scotch Whisky Association recently introduced new terminology, whereby a "Vatted Malt" is to be referred to as a "Blended Malt". This has met with much resistance from the industry.

Types of Scotch whisky
In 2005, the Scotch Whisky Association released new guidelines for nomenclature. Many in the industry feel that the new guidelines do little to clarify confusion among confusion, and some believe they create new confusion.

There are two major categories, single and blended. Single means that all of the product is from a single distillery, while Blended means that the product is composed of whiskies from two or more distilleries.

Single malt whisky is a 100% malted barley whisky from one distillery.
Single grain whisky is a grain whisky from one distillery (it does NOT have to be made from a single type of grain).
Blended malt whisky is a malt whisky created by mixing single malt whiskies from more than one distillery.
Blended grain whisky is a whisky created by mixing grain whiskies from more than one distillery.
Blended Scotch whisky is a mixture of single malt whisky and grain whisky, usually from multiple distilleries.

Answer 5

Glenmorangie and Glenlivet are similar in style, so he will appreciate it. Glenmorangie is actually the biggest selling Scotch whisky in scotland (the home of scotch). Also I believe (not 100% sure) that Glenlivet 16years is only available in duty free at airports.

Answer 6

If he likes single malt scotches, which it sounds like he does, you made a very good choice.

Answer 7

Seagrams makes a great scotch-most bars serve it.

Answer 8

Look for Oban. Not 18 years but oh so very smooth.

Answer 9

to learn more about whiskey, go to http://www.bruichladdich.com

Very cool, and has webcams that show how it is made.