25005 Mon Jul 21 15:21:49 -0700 2003 11 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 99052 reading through the Scotch posts on the general board makes me salivate... i hear Edinburgh Castle has the best selection -- is this true? Where else has a good selection of Scotch? and what do you eat with scotch sipping? -- a beginnig scotch drinker that can't afford the habit! Mon Jul 21 15:21:49 -0700 2003 0 god of cookery 1 99073 I imagine any better drinking establishment would have a representative selection of various single-malts available to try. The important thing is to sample scotch from the various regions in Scotland that produce whisky- Highlands, Lowlands, Speyside, Islands, the Isle of Islay, etc. Each region has a different set of taste characteristics. Some you may like and others you may not care for. The single-malts from Islay have a very smoky, peaty taste that many do like. I would start with a Speyside single-malt (such as Glenlivet, Glenfiddich or MacCallum) and then branch out from there. I have found that eating peanut brittle goes great with drinking Scotch! Mon Jul 21 17:43:10 -0700 2003 99052 0 DavidT 2 99075 Peanut brittle is good, but caramel-chocolate brownies are even better. Two brownies and a generous helping of a Highland single-malt such as the Macallan or Glenmorangie makes for a lovely late-night snack. Mon Jul 21 17:51:50 -0700 2003 99073 0 Anand Sarwate 1 99074 The Cannery Wine Cellars in SF (between Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman's Wharf) has one of the best selections of single malt scotch in the country. Don't be put off by its touristy location. Mon Jul 21 17:44:37 -0700 2003 99052 0 berkeleybob 1 99144 You post has made me nuts. A friend of mine who's dad was seriously into scotch & told me about a bar in or near McLaren Park (by the golf course in the Visitation area not Golden Gate Park) maybe even the golf clubhouse(?) that had an excellent collection of scotchs at reasonable prices. And it hadn't been discovered by the Trend-oids - old golfing guys only. I've been doing web and yellow page searches for at least 30 minutes and haven't been able to find a trace. Has anyone heard of this place? Mon Jul 21 22:50:43 -0700 2003 99052 0 Pssst 2 99150 You are looking for the Gleneagles Golf Course in McClaren Park, 2100 Sunnydale Avenue. Phone is 415-587-2425. My advice is to call for directions and to find out the hours they are open. It is not the easiest place to find and it is not in an area where you want to make any wrong turns. It is a pretty neat spot worth finding! Mon Jul 21 23:51:11 -0700 2003 99144 0 DavidT 3 99174 Let me clarify- I think you are looking for the clubhouse bar at Gleneagles golf course. To get there drive south on Mission Street and take a left on Persia Street (which is a little bit north of where Ocean Avenue intersects Mission). Go uphill on Persia St. until it enters McClaren Park (about 8-10 blocks). Immediately upon entering McClaren Park, take the very first right turn, which I believe is Sunnyvale. Go down the hill about 100-200 yards and you will see a parking lot with an entry way thru a fence on the left. There may or may not be a sign for the golf course. Drive thru the gate and you are there! Tue Jul 22 10:03:45 -0700 2003 99150 0 DavidT 4 99207 And the SF Bay Guardian had an article on this place a bit ago - the hyperlink should take you to it. Link: http://www.sfbg.com/37/30/x_bottle_rockets.html Tue Jul 22 17:20:59 -0700 2003 99174 0 gourmaise 5 99230 Thank you for posting the link to that article! It does a pretty good job describing the vibe at the clubhouse bar of the Gleneagles/McClaren Park golf course. Definitely one of the more "tucked away" spots in SF. Tue Jul 22 19:38:39 -0700 2003 99207 0 DavidT 6 99253 What's your favorite pour at Gleneagles? Tue Jul 22 22:17:21 -0700 2003 99230 0 Melanie Wong 7 99258 It's hard to beat 18-year old Macallan, especially at that price! Tue Jul 22 23:23:48 -0700 2003 99253 0 DavidT 1 99155 It is a ways off but you might want to check out whiskies of the world expo in March. http://www.celticmalts.com/expo2004SF-home.htm I have never been to this event, but I went to a similar sounding event in Boston years ago and I still remember it fondly. Getting to taste different bottlings gave me a great perspective on improvements as you move up the price range. As an example, one highlight was tasting Glenmorangie 12 yr, port, sherry, madeira, 18 year and then a (as I remember it) 1978 bottle that made my knees weak. I was also able to try things like Laphroaig (sp) 30 yr, Ardberg 30yr, McCallan 25 yr and other tasty offerings that are generaly above my budget. Nathan Link: http://www.celticmalts.com/expo2004SF-home.htm Tue Jul 22 00:20:19 -0700 2003 99052 0 Nathan P.