I'm an Uncle as of today!!!! I want to get my nephue a bottle of scotch today that I will give to him on his 21st B-Day. So I want something that was made this year and will be fantastic by the time it hits 21 years. What should I get??
2007-02-28 07:22:23 · 7 answers · asked by Ken T 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Trust me on this one go buy a bottle of craiggenmore scoth. It is the best scotch i have had and I have had a lot of scotch
2007-02-28 08:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by LT. DAN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You wont be able to buy any Scotch made this year... yet.
To legally be called Scotch, a spirit has to be aged for a minimum of three years from the time it was made. Generally, you won't find any decent Scotches on the market that have been aged for less than eight years.
It is also important to remember that Scotch, unlike wine, does not continue to improve once it's been bottled - so if you buy a Scotch now, it will take exactly the same tomorrow as it will in 21 years; nothing you get now is going to get any better by the time he opens it.
My advice? Instead of actually buying a bottle now, go to a printer and get a nice certificate printed up that is effectively an artsy IOU to your nephew, promising him a bottle of 21 year old Scotch on his birthday in 2028.
(I should note that Bruichladdie does offer the option of buying unbottled spirit, still in cask. This is great in some respects (it's just been made, it will continue to improve until being bottled, etc...) but unfortunately they only sell it by the barrel (225 litres), which is probably a bit more than you want to get for the kid (and ridiculously expensive).
ps: Congratulations!
2007-02-28 15:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by Guy Norman Cognito 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scotch whiskey must be aged a minimum of three years and a day. Once the whiskey is bottled, it stops "aging." So if you want to purchase a scotch that was made the year your nephew was born you will have to wait at least 3 years before they are on the shelves.
2007-02-28 15:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking for a great blended scotch, try Johnny Walker blue label, or Chivas Regal royal salute. If you want a good single malt there are many Glenfiddich, Glenlivet etc. You can't go wrong with the Royal Salute though.
2007-02-28 15:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by johnkmayer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a nice single malt scotch..It will cost you a few buck but be much better than you everyday scotches.
Glenfiddich - 12 Year old is a good choice
2007-02-28 15:35:19 · answer #5 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dewar's or Cutty Sark
2007-02-28 15:29:30 · answer #6 · answered by Gwot-expedition 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i imagine you should just give him the scotch now, that way he wont know the difference. you suck
2007-02-28 16:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋