Scotch

[meatman]

The Balvenie Doublewood 12 year

[Sawin]

The Balvenie Doublewood 12 year

Absolutely

[MarkCO]

The Balvenie Doublewood 12 year

Thanks, that look like a strong contender.

[Sawin]

Thanks, that look like a strong contender.

Prepare yourself to become a scotch drinker. Balvenie's very good.

[MarkCO]

Prepare yourself to become a scotch drinker. Balvenie's very good.

Neat, with ice water, on the rocks, or ice stones?

[meatman]

I prefer neat. A splash of water or a single ice cube if you must.

[Sawin]

Neat, with ice water, on the rocks, or ice stones?

Neat or with a single cube is how I prefer it. Ice stones don't work.
2 cubes at most if you want to experience a wide spectrum change from the first sip to the last, assuming you let the ice melt and finish it along the way.

[meatman]

Prepare yourself to become a scotch drinker. Balvenie's very good.

Balvenie turned my dislike for scotch around 180 degrees. I like to call it the gateway scotch.

[wctriumph]

Lot of good scotches out there for under $50. If you don't drink it yourself, pick out a blended scotch, easy to drink and no one gets too picky about them. A Johnny Walker Black, Buchanan's, heck, I've never seen anyone turn down a Famous Grouse on the rocks.

[BladesNBarrels]

I've never seen anyone turn down a Famous Grouse on the rocks.

I see Famous Grouse in a lot of novels, especially by W.E.B. Griffin.
I tried it a few years ago and thought it was pretty good.
I am not a Scotch drinker, as it was the first alcohol I drank when very young, and I had the proverbial "coming of age" hangover.
How does it compare to other name Scotches?
Did not mean to hi-jack the thread!