Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Solera

Pros: Flavorful; well-crafted; wonderfully balanced.

Cons: Not widely available.

The Bottom Line: Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve Fine Old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is worth every penny and it a solid performer in its price range.

Review: Ah, Father's Day!

This year, my father asked that I not try to educate him by introducing him to a new scotch. He likes what he likes and sees no reason to toy with that simplest of equations. He enjoys Dewar's, The Glenlivet, and...

Pros: Delicious. Simply delicious.

Cons: Loses snob appeal because it's *scoff* Glenfiddich

The Bottom Line: A dram a day keeps the doctor away.

Review: Ask a layman about brands of Scotch whisky, and you're likely to get one of two responses though I've never conducted such a study, I'd be willing to hazard a small wager on its accuracy. The names that you're most likely to hear are (and probably...

Pros: Readily available, decent flavour, won't knock the wind out of you

Cons: There are much better scotches out there, & better whiskeys too -- if you can find them.

Review: Glenfidditch is no great scotch; you won't swoon at a sip, and I doubt it will win many (if any) awards. But at least around my part of the world (southern New England currently), in a variety of venues in which I have sought a malt-based...