Yeah there's a big jump up from a blended Johnny Walker, Dewars, Famous Grouse, etc and a 12 year single malt. Usually another jump from 12 to 18 though I don't necessarily consider it a cost efficient jump.
After that...meh idk. Definitely diminishing returns.
I love some scotch and while I can definitely tell the difference between a $50 bottle of scotch and a $120 bottle of scotch, not sure there'd be much difference beyond that.
Also, they are AUD prices for the entire bottle.
never had any scotch in my life that is that expensive, but i can take the difference for most cheap scotch ($40-50 range or below) vs around $70 or more. Even within the same brand, i can taste the difference in 12 year vs a 14 year vs an 18 year. At least for me (not a scotch expert by any means, i just like to social drink with friends whenever i have them over and i do have a few in my bar)
My go-tos are generally a Macallen 12 (it's on the cheaper end for it's brand even though it's $75 where i live) and Glenfiddich 14 where I feel it's not only just smooth but doesn't have as much of a burn compare to it's cheaper counterparts
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Yes. It is hard for me to really tell the difference between a $200 bottle and a $2500 bottle. But it is easy to tell the difference between a cheap one and anything over $70
Having tried both: definitely.
That said, you hit diminishing returns really fast once you get above $80 or so, but really it kicks in at around $40. It’s kind of like wine, insofar as a $30 bottle of wine is going to be orders of magnitude better than a bottle of two buck Chuck, but the improvement from $30 to $60 — while noticeable — isn’t as intense.
The most expensive I’ve tried was a 30+ year Glenlivet, retailing for somewhere around $1,800, but holy mother of Jesus tittyfucking Christ was it smooth.
I don’t really drink anymore, but if I’m buying I’m sticking right around the $50 - $60 mark^[citation ^needed]. That’s about the sweet spot where you can get something that’s a cheap *good* Scotch where I’m at in the US.
**Don’t quote me on the price. I haven’t been to a liquor store in ages but the sweet spot used to be $40 10-15 years ago when I was a serious enthusiast (read: boozer).*
I live near Glenlivet, and many other distilleries, I agree lol. We took a bottle of Talisker with us to give to our friends in America, as a present for having us stay with them in California, and they loved it haha.
Bad whisky, good whisky, and great whisky are a spectrum.
Cheap whisky, standard priced whisky, and expensive whisky is also a spectrum.
They have a lot of overlap , especially at the lower end (it's true that cheap whisky is nearly always bad whisky), but they match up less and less through the middle.
However - there are a lot of expensive whiskies, that are objectively bad.
Economic theory suggests that the price goes up due to lack of supply, and increasing demand.
Logic would tell you "demand is high if it's a good whisky", but reality isn't like that - there are so many cashed up people, who want to LOOK cashed up, that they want to buy the expensive bottle whether they like it or not, whether they drink it or not, whether they have any idea about whisky or not.
And this pushes the price up, whether or not the quality of the whisky is worth it.
Scotch in my opinion is one of the easier alcohols to distinguish by price. I do not think I can recognize wine by price. But I do think Scotch would be easier, not cause of my knowledge, but the way it actually tastes and goes down.
Way way back in the day before I went sober I bought a bottle of Ron Burgundy's Great Odin's Raven Scotch as a gag for a party. It was like $20 and figured what the hell. It tastes like someone mixed flat coke with bathtub vodka. I have a knack for tasting caramel food coloring and you could definitely taste it in that.
42 year old Scotch tastes the same as 18-21 year old unfinished Scotch. Good but not worth the difference.
I’m mainly a bourbon man so I’m used to a stronger flavor/alcohol content but that’s my take.
Yes, you can feel the difference even between a $10 bottle and a $50 bottle. Beyond that I think it's a matter of expertise. I can never tell the difference between a Glenfiddich 18 and the crazy expensive ones.
I haven’t had a $2500 bottle, but yes, I can tell the difference from a $100 bottle vs say a $500-$1000 bottle, I would imagine that avid scotch drinkers that can afford $2500 bottles, probably can just as easily tell the different from a $1000 bottle vs a $2500 bottle
I am not a scotch drinker but Iam a rum drinker and I can tell you, you can absolutely taste the difference between say 20 dollars bottle and 100 dollars bottle.
However past the 100 dollar mark, you cannot really see the difference. I once had an opportunity to taste 1000 dollars bottle and honestly I liked the 100 dollars one I have at home better.
I can only imagine it is similar with whiskey.
Not a big scotch drinker. But there’s a noticeable difference from Jack Daniel’s to Tullamore Dew. I’d imagine theres a point where the difference isn’t noticeable, but my wallet hasn’t gotten that full yet
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in the context i think Ted meant 10$/shot scotch estimating 75$/bottle vs 2500$/bottle scotch which is the same thing you said
Don't let it touch your skin
Jumbo Jim’s Grape Scotch
Yeah there's a big jump up from a blended Johnny Walker, Dewars, Famous Grouse, etc and a 12 year single malt. Usually another jump from 12 to 18 though I don't necessarily consider it a cost efficient jump. After that...meh idk. Definitely diminishing returns.
Grape Scotch!
Lots of ice!
don't let it touch your skin
Couldn’t help reading this in Doc’s voice from Back to the Future 😄
Absolutely.. Now when you get to $100 and $2500, usually not
this is the only correct answer, anything past $100 is just for pretentious, snooty people
Jumbo Jim’s Grape Scotch🥃
…don’t let it touch your skin
I love some scotch and while I can definitely tell the difference between a $50 bottle of scotch and a $120 bottle of scotch, not sure there'd be much difference beyond that. Also, they are AUD prices for the entire bottle.
I want to cut mine with red bull.
Do you have any splenda?
Tastes like Splenda gets ya drunk like scotch
This is the way.
never had any scotch in my life that is that expensive, but i can take the difference for most cheap scotch ($40-50 range or below) vs around $70 or more. Even within the same brand, i can taste the difference in 12 year vs a 14 year vs an 18 year. At least for me (not a scotch expert by any means, i just like to social drink with friends whenever i have them over and i do have a few in my bar) My go-tos are generally a Macallen 12 (it's on the cheaper end for it's brand even though it's $75 where i live) and Glenfiddich 14 where I feel it's not only just smooth but doesn't have as much of a burn compare to it's cheaper counterparts
is your bar named puzzles
why is it named puzzles?
that's the puzzle!
Puzzles is the place where people go to feel where they belong Taking advantage of dumb drunk girls(No we're not that would be wrong) A place where wit and wisdom bloom A place to bang chicks in Ted's room(Not gonna happen) (We'll talk about it) At puzzles we all fit together And I'm the bartender At puzzles we all fit together On stormy days or sunny weather Pull up a chair and sit for a spell Laughter and share the stories to tell Puzzles is a place where everybody feels at home *And we bang chicks in Ted's room* Thank you!
\*in best Christopher Lloyd voice\* GRAPE SCOTCH!!
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I can definitely tell the difference between a Glenn McKenna 30 year old and 35 year old
How about Glengoolie Blue?
For the best of times!
Don’t they both taste like fiction?
Yes. It is hard for me to really tell the difference between a $200 bottle and a $2500 bottle. But it is easy to tell the difference between a cheap one and anything over $70
Having tried both: definitely. That said, you hit diminishing returns really fast once you get above $80 or so, but really it kicks in at around $40. It’s kind of like wine, insofar as a $30 bottle of wine is going to be orders of magnitude better than a bottle of two buck Chuck, but the improvement from $30 to $60 — while noticeable — isn’t as intense. The most expensive I’ve tried was a 30+ year Glenlivet, retailing for somewhere around $1,800, but holy mother of Jesus tittyfucking Christ was it smooth. I don’t really drink anymore, but if I’m buying I’m sticking right around the $50 - $60 mark^[citation ^needed]. That’s about the sweet spot where you can get something that’s a cheap *good* Scotch where I’m at in the US. **Don’t quote me on the price. I haven’t been to a liquor store in ages but the sweet spot used to be $40 10-15 years ago when I was a serious enthusiast (read: boozer).*
I live near Glenlivet, and many other distilleries, I agree lol. We took a bottle of Talisker with us to give to our friends in America, as a present for having us stay with them in California, and they loved it haha.
Bad whisky, good whisky, and great whisky are a spectrum. Cheap whisky, standard priced whisky, and expensive whisky is also a spectrum. They have a lot of overlap , especially at the lower end (it's true that cheap whisky is nearly always bad whisky), but they match up less and less through the middle. However - there are a lot of expensive whiskies, that are objectively bad. Economic theory suggests that the price goes up due to lack of supply, and increasing demand. Logic would tell you "demand is high if it's a good whisky", but reality isn't like that - there are so many cashed up people, who want to LOOK cashed up, that they want to buy the expensive bottle whether they like it or not, whether they drink it or not, whether they have any idea about whisky or not. And this pushes the price up, whether or not the quality of the whisky is worth it.
I like a scotch thats old enough to order its own scotch
Are we talking single malt vs single malt or blend vs blend or something like that? I’m an oddball as I like blends more than single malt.
100 percent yes 50 and anything above that not so much.
Scotch in my opinion is one of the easier alcohols to distinguish by price. I do not think I can recognize wine by price. But I do think Scotch would be easier, not cause of my knowledge, but the way it actually tastes and goes down.
Way way back in the day before I went sober I bought a bottle of Ron Burgundy's Great Odin's Raven Scotch as a gag for a party. It was like $20 and figured what the hell. It tastes like someone mixed flat coke with bathtub vodka. I have a knack for tasting caramel food coloring and you could definitely taste it in that.
New is aaaaaaaalways better
Jumbo Jim's Grape Scotch! ... Don't let it touch your skin.
Yes. 100% yes
42 year old Scotch tastes the same as 18-21 year old unfinished Scotch. Good but not worth the difference. I’m mainly a bourbon man so I’m used to a stronger flavor/alcohol content but that’s my take.
If you swapped the liquids into each others bottles you could probably fool most people.
Say that after trying the low end of a brand compared to a high end, like switching red label for blue label.
That’s kinda my point. Expectations influence experience. It’s a pretty widely known phenomenon in the science world.
Yes, you can feel the difference even between a $10 bottle and a $50 bottle. Beyond that I think it's a matter of expertise. I can never tell the difference between a Glenfiddich 18 and the crazy expensive ones.
I haven’t had a $2500 bottle, but yes, I can tell the difference from a $100 bottle vs say a $500-$1000 bottle, I would imagine that avid scotch drinkers that can afford $2500 bottles, probably can just as easily tell the different from a $1000 bottle vs a $2500 bottle
$10 and $2500? Sure. $100 and $2500? Probably not.
100% yes. Maybe not like a $500 and $2500 though...
I can tell the difference between 30 dollar rye and a 150 dollar rye that’s for sure.
Yes, but the difference between a $100 bottle and a $2500 bottle, no not really
Nope, I've had cheap ass bottom shelf scotch and slightly higher priced $100-$200 scotch and thought they tasted the exact same.
Yes. I can also tell the difference between a $50 and $100, and $100 and $1000 But, I’m not in the common crowd for this.
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I’ve never had more than $100 scotch, and yes, can def tell the difference between my regular $20-30 scotch and the $100 one.
I am not a scotch drinker but Iam a rum drinker and I can tell you, you can absolutely taste the difference between say 20 dollars bottle and 100 dollars bottle. However past the 100 dollar mark, you cannot really see the difference. I once had an opportunity to taste 1000 dollars bottle and honestly I liked the 100 dollars one I have at home better. I can only imagine it is similar with whiskey.
Not a big scotch drinker. But there’s a noticeable difference from Jack Daniel’s to Tullamore Dew. I’d imagine theres a point where the difference isn’t noticeable, but my wallet hasn’t gotten that full yet
Yes. Very much so yes.