Expensive whisky be damned! The serious Scotch drinker needs to have a go-to bottle that suits both the budget and the palate. Since most blended Scotch whisky is cheaper than single malts it's best to have a bottle one can turn to for piggin', flasking, and offering to whisky-curious guests.
ScotchBlog will host a tournament of 16 entries to determine the most enjoyable blended Scotch available in the LCBO in Toronto, Ontario. The winner will be endorsed as our "House Brand," and shall be well represented at our meetings.
Method:
All blended scotch whiskies of no specified age, SWA regulations notwithstanding, were put into a list and then seeded into a bracket of 16 based on 3 criteria: preconceptions, preseason performances, and outright guesses.
Matches will proceed as follows:
1. Two blends face off in a blind taste test, neat.
2. The winner is determined based on majority vote. The loser is eliminated and the winner moves on to fight another day.
3. Overall impressions are recorded for posterity and context.
May the best blend win.