So I found this bottle of whiskey

[postulater]

in my cupboard. 6yr old Canadian Club. Unopened. The tax tapes on the cap are dated 1978. It was a gift to my dad back then. He never drank. I never did. But I just received a 10yr old Laphroig as a gift.

Which should I drink first?

[MrScorpio]

1. Go with the CC...

Toast your pops

[postulater]

8. Good idea, maybe I'll wait for a family gathering and break it open.

[LostInAnomie]

2. Once whiskey is taken out of the barrel it is effectively done aging.

It isn't going to taste any better because it's older at that point. The fact that it hasn't been opened just means it hasn't gotten worse since it was bottled.

Drink which ever you like the flavor of first.

[kwassa]

3. One is really good, the other isn't.

Do a side-by-side taste test and see which one you like best.

[postulater]

7. By the prices ($8 for the CC in 1978, $45 for the Laphroig)

I'd say most whiskey drinkers prefer the Laphroig?

[pokerfan]

4. The CC is well beyond its expiration date

Feel free to send me a PM for an address you can send for safe disposal.

[postulater]

6. Only if you're from Canadia and belong to that club.

That way I know you will dispose of it properly.

[B3Nut]

5. It's probably better than today's CC, I'd wager

A lot of whiskies were more well-made back then than today, hence the affinity many whiskey-hounds have for "dusty hunting", finding desirable older bottlings languishing unsold in liquor stores.

Pop it open and try it...CC mixes with ginger ale well too. That Laphroag is another kettle of fish altogether...that's usually a smoky/peaty Islay malt. I haven't had Laphroag but I have had Langavulin...really interesting whisky. I tasted peat smoke for 10 minutes after sipping it...and not in an objectionable way either. Very intriguing dram...

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[postulater]

9. We visited Scotland about ten years ago.

At a B&B near Glencoe we asked the bartender for his recommendation. He gave us Laphroig and Lagavulin of all the hundred or so behind the bar. I don't remember much about either or about that night.

[Deep13]

10. Save the CC for mixed drinks and open the single-malt Scotch. nt

[postulater]

11. That sounds like the plan.

The water of life!

[Rambis]

12. Peateee goodness

:toast: