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Uisge beatha or usquebaugh are two different spellings of the old Gaelic term for "water of life." This, to English speaking people, sounded like "uishgi" and over time was corrupted to "whisky." |
Best Blended Scotch
Once the names were revealed one thing became clear to our tasters: Chivas Regal was generally not appreciated at any price. While a number of people expressed surprise at how well the Johnnie Walker Red had scored it was not ranked first by anyone. However it was not ranked last either and once the scores were compiled Johnnie had come up the middle to end up with the highest median score. When you consider that a bar standard scotch should appeal to a wide range of tastes and not be too distinctive or off-putting it seems that Johnnie Walker Red was a good choice for our rail after all. |
Wednesday January 20, 2010 a packed house was eager to answer the question: What Is The Best Blended Scotch? From the smokey Teachers Highland Cream to the subtle J&B Rare, the ubiquitous Johnnie Walker Red (our current offering) to the pricey Chivas Regal opinions were easy to solicit even when tasting "blind".|
Median scores |
Appearance |
Aroma |
Flavour |
Aftertaste |
Likeability |
Total |
|
out of 4 |
out of 4 |
out of 6 |
out of 8 |
out of 8 |
out of 30 |
|
| Johnnie Walker Red |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
20.0 |
| Whyte & MacKay |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
| Teachers |
3.0 |
2.25 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
17.75 |
| Famous Grouse |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
17.0 |
| Dewars |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.75 |
4.0 |
16.25 |
| Ballantines |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
16.0 |
| J & B Rare |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
16.0 |
| Chivas Regal |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
15.0 |
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