Negative ghostrider. That's called getting started.

Nope that would be Gin.

Glenmorangie is just wonderful. It honestly taste like you took an orange dreamsicle and smoked it over a fire. One of my favorite single malts and it wont break the bank. Highland park is also a very nice single malt that won't break the bank either. I've read a bunch of W.E.B. Griffin's books about the Corps and about the beginnings of the CIA and in those books he mentions Famous Grouse often as the drink of choice for many of the main characters. I tried it an liked it. It's probably my favorite blended scotch whiskey. In fact I may buy a bottle this weekend. My buddy drank the last of my Highland Park Magnus I had up at the cabin.

I keep buying Monkey Shoulder

^^^ yup; i'm a Glenlivit 12 year guy myself ...

Just shows how far tastes can differ. I think Glenmorangie tastes like the smell of a latex bandaid. Literally turns my stomach.

Glenmorangie 10, Oban 14, Scapa 16.

yup

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/7637/glenmorangie-1993-post-oak-matured

There are 3 regions - Speyside tend to be fruitier, with some vanilla - think MaCallan and Glenmorangie or Balvenie.
Highlands, such as Oban or Glendronach, are more typical of some of the blends; a little harsher,
Lastly, the Islays include the peaty ones such as Lagavulin or Laphroag.

If you want to try single malts, I'd start with the Speyside or Highlands

BTW, I was told at one time that the largest single customer of Macallan was Famous Grouse. Macallan is essentially the base of the blend. That may or may not still be true.

well I just learned some good jargon, just in case I ever have to bump elbows with the high society.

The Scots are not High Society my friend. the liquor they made just happened to be the best in the world, and there are actually 4 regions, add the Lowlands There are five distilleries that remain in operation: Auchentoshan, Bladnoch, Glenkinchie, Annandale and Ailsa Bay from the Girvan Distillery plus four more—Daftmill, Eden Mill, Kingsbarns and Rosebank—are currently pending their first releases

Famous Grouse is basically a blend of Macallan and Highland park if I remember correctly.

Awesome. I got my foundation now for a good Scotch selection....I may pick up a bottle of Titos to clean the drains out with. Thanks everyone.

(Just kidding about using a good American drink like Titos for that just poking fun)

glenmorangie

A great budget blend. I would suggest it for anyone to try. Highland park is good also and would suggest it to get a hint of that peat if you think it’s something you may enjoy. I naturally liked the heavy peated stuff. Arbeg, laphroaig, are both heavily peated. Think leather, campfire smoke, ash, etc.

I like the scotch drink better than most bourbons but there is a very wide spread of flavor profiles. Johnny walker black is another one I like and even famous grouse.