An Everyday Scotch...

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McClelland's Highland Scotch

Distilled in Glasgow

Age: ~5 years

Cost: ~$25

40% Alc./Vol.

Rating: 5/10

You know how your mother has her special bottle of red for wine and cheese parties? Then she has her "everyday" bottles of wine to take the edge off on week nights. The McClelland's Highland scotch is just that.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Highland's sharp taste. It has the color, the sting, and the warming touch of heart-burn. Maybe a bit too much heart-burn. The characteristics of a good scotch are there, but it doesn't have the rich flavors of better single malts. There is something manufactured, artificial about the smoky Highland taste...

The most appealing part of Scotland's most mass produced brand is its price. If you went broke spending your money on $50 and $60 bottles of scotch, you could still afford McClelland's Highland Scotch to curb your addiction. At $22 (before tax) it has to be the cheapest bottle out there... by far.

As payday approaches I look forward to a better bottle of scotch. Come next week, it's back to McClelland's I suppose... Such is the life of a poor Americorps wage worker with expensive hobbies.

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-CH/AZ