re: Father is turning 60. Gift suggestions (Scotch)

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I thought Macallan was Highland?

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Speyside is technically a sub region of highlands. So macallan, while being located in the speyside boundaries, labels themselves highlands.


The boundaries weren't even defined until 2009. Speyside was carved out of highlands.

HIglands and Speyside are two different regions, Macallan is in Speyside. The other regions are Islay, Campbelltown and Lowlands. Speyside has the most distilleries.

I don’t. Why is that?

Man. Why does Perkins get all the love?

Houma Sapien stop.

It's honestly a little confusing. Macallan is in the Speyside region, which can be considered its own variety or a subset of the Highland variety, and Macallan markets itself as Highland, although it kind of calls itself Speyside on its website. So either is probably correct. I was really just contrasting it with the islay variety.

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The Macallan 18 is usually just under $200

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Please tell me where this place is you speak of.

One of the best bottles I've had as of lately is the Glen Grant 18. I believe Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible had it ranked first or second last year. It is around the $120 price point, though.

You need to know what flavor profile your father enjoys most (smoky/peaty, oaky, sherry finished, etc.) before you shell out that kind of cash on a bottle.

Martin's has a pretty good selection of scotch from independent bottlers (e.g. A.D. Rattray)that can be excellent scotches that would normally run well over $200 but are priced at or below $200.