How much would a double Chivas cost at a bar? Do most bars carry Chivas Regal?
What other types of scotch do most bars carry? How would you order scotch at a bar?
To be thought of as a credible Scotch drinker, there are only 3 ways to order Scotch.
"Neat" - at room temperature in an old fashioned glass (which is the only way a Scotsman will order a single malt).
"On the rocks" - poured over ice in an old fashioned glass (usually blends only - Chivas, Johnny Walker, Whyte & Mackay, Cutty Sark)
"With Water" - neat with a small vial of water served along side it (only for sinlge malts as the addition of water makes a sinlge malt "sweeter" - a drop to a teaspoon only)
There are over 100 different distillers of Scotch and each may have 5 to 10 different aged varieties and finishes. Commonly in the US, people think of Scotch as one of the blends: Chivas, Johnny Walker, Cutty Sark, Whyte & Mackay, Black & White, Dewars, Ballentines, Famous Grouse, Teachers.
The most promoted single malt in the world is probably Glenlivet 12yr in a green bottle. Not a great single malt, but a reliable one.
Common single malts would be the Macallan 12yr, the Glenlivet 12yr/18yr, Oban, Lagavulin 16yr, Laphroaig 10yr/15yr, Bruichladdich 10yr/12yr.
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US $49.98
