Hey all,

My friend and I are planning to bring a pretty nice bottle of scotch with us on our next adventure. Is there a container you would recommend that doesn't effect the great taste as well as doesn't absorb orruin the container for other uses? Thanks all!

Chross16

Any stainless steel water bottle should do. Personally I take mine in Nalgene bottles.

I carry in an old Sigg .4L flask with spring top. Stainless Steel, and/or a .4L Brunton Flask Aluminum with food grade coating. Scotches from high attack Laphroig and Talisker to sherry cask aged Glenmorangie. Both work well and clean out without aftertaste.

butthead

Lexan bottles work very well and impart no taste.

This is my 1L narrow neck Nalgene Lagavulin single malt scotch decanter/Gorilla Tape dispenser.

glad to see there are some serious scotch drinkers in the mix! I have been a big fan of laphroaig 10 year original cask strength and lagavulin with some Ron Swanson quotes go great on a canoe trip. Well played friends. I knew I came to the right place!

HaHa! for sure!

Last time I used a Nalgene bottle; couldn't taste any off flavors from the plastic.

I prefer stainless and generally carry a number of large hip flasks with various different libations.

quote Chross16: "glad to see there are some serious scotch drinkers in the mix,

Just my opinion, but I do not believe the phrase "serious scotch drinkers" and the word "mix" ever belong in the same sentance. I suspect it was an accident.

quote Jaywalker: "

quote Chross16: "glad to see there are some serious scotch drinkers in the mix,

Just my opinion, but I do not believe the phrase "serious scotch drinkers" and the word "mix" ever belong in the same sentance. I suspect it was an accident."

+1000.

No mix allowed.

I have a buddy that brought some Grand McNish in one. I don't think it matters what container you carry IT in. :)

Cannot drink Scotch. I have a buddy who is a Scotch fiend, and every time I try it I immediately get horrible heartburn. Anyone else experience this?

I do not, but Scotchs' flavor varies as much as wine or beer. And quality from inexpensive blends to selected single malt cask strengths.

Light beer gives me "heartburn", but that is a personal assesment entirely!

butthead

no mixing here. that is sacrilege. imho

I use an empty pop bottle.

I swore off demon hard stuff after tasting blackberry brandy two times in college...........
However a friend brought along some booze called "Canadian Mist" on a trip for happy hour.
It has become a regular fare now when he is along and no juvenile boy scouts are in the group.
reasonable price as well
:-)

dr bob

Not to hijack the thread, but please clarify for me the "no glass or metal" rule for containers of food or beverages. Would a stainless steel flask be outside of this rule? We've always brought our booze in a plastic container thinking that was our best option but if a stainless steel flask is allowable, I'm doing that. May not physically improve the taste but psychologically it does and that's what counts!

quote bottomtothetap: "Not to hijack the thread, but please clarify for me the "no glass or metal" rule for containers of food or beverages. Would a stainless steel flask be outside of this rule? We've always brought our booze in a plastic container thinking that was our best option but if a stainless steel flask is allowable, I'm doing that. May not physically improve the taste but psychologically it does and that's what counts!"

Label it "for medicinal use only"
that should cover it

:-)

dr bob

A reusable/resalable container covers it.

butthead

Glenlivet from a leather wine skin is delicious and fun.

quote Bannock: "I use an empty pop bottle."

Exactly! don't waste your money on fancy steel/lexan bottles. Empty soda bottles are lightweight and bombproof. They never leak or break. When they are empty, just burn them (assuming you are in Quetico, of course!).

I use MSR Dromedary bags for my Scotch and bourbon. Weigh near nothing, and when empty, take no space.

Btw, master distillers I've heard speak tell you liquors weren't intended to be drank at 80, or whatever proof they're bottled - they're meant to be cut. Pretty sure they're not talking Coke, 7-Up, or Crystal Lite though! Splash of water makes them right, imo.

I just use a gatorade bottle, put that nice scotch in it just prior to leaving, never noticed a taste from the bottle. Gatorade containers are tough, you do not want a leak of that precious material, lol.

parkermag-you are correct on that. Laphroaig recommends with their cask strength scotch 1 part scotch 2 parts water. It opens it up nicely

Best drink I ever had in the B'dub was Kessler, with a few drops of water from lake Afton, shared by a couple very grateful guys who we let share the only campsite after they came out of the frost river looking absolutely traumatized!

I did caution them that they were in violation by storing the liquor in the original (disposable) bottle.

Seriously - store your booze in something obviously intended to be re-used, such as a nalgene, flask, etc. Getting ticketed would suck, having the ranger pour it out would be heartbreaking!

I did caution them that they were in violation by storing the liquor in the original (disposable) bottle.


Seriously - store your booze in something obviously intended to be re-used, such as a nalgene, flask, etc. Getting ticketed would suck, having the ranger pour it out would be heartbreaking!"

Was their bottle glass? If it was plastic, what is illegal about that?

Get Real!!
ANY container for scotch is a good container!

quote Chross16: "no mixing here. that is sacrilege. imho "

Ice is not a mix. Correct? Please tell me I am right. I use my Nalgene for transportation...storage is minimal in duration.

Nalgene..but make sure you get the labratory grade product. It does not react with alcohol or other solvents.

quote BobDobbs: "Best drink I ever had in the B'dub was Kessler, with a few drops of water from lake Afton, shared by a couple very grateful guys who we let share the only campsite after they came out of the frost river looking absolutely traumatized!

Getting ticketed would suck, having the ranger pour it out would be heartbreaking!"

1. That is the spirit of the north. I bet those guys will always remember that night. You may have saved their whole trip.

2. I cry just thinking about a fine scotch on the ground....

I usually drink only clear liquor. But in the woods, by a smoky fire a fine whiskey tastes just so much better. I think the smoke and the evergreen scent of the air make it so.

quote bottomtothetap: "Not to hijack the thread, but please clarify for me the "no glass or metal" rule for containers of food or beverages. Would a stainless steel flask be outside of this rule? We've always brought our booze in a plastic container thinking that was our best option but if a stainless steel flask is allowable, I'm doing that. May not physically improve the taste but psychologically it does and that's what counts!"

Yes a stainless steel flask is ok. They made the no cans rule for beer and food in cans.

can't wait for them to come out with a peach flavored scotch
or a watermelon
or a mocha raspberry
mmmmmmm....

;)

quote ZaraSp00k: "can't wait for them to come out with a peach flavored scotch
or a watermelon
or a mocha raspberry
mmmmmmm....


Blasphemy!

I would also say good beer should never contain a fruit or vegetable too.

quote BigCurrent: "

I did caution them that they were in violation by storing the liquor in the original (disposable) bottle.



Seriously - store your booze in something obviously intended to be re-used, such as a nalgene, flask, etc. Getting ticketed would suck, having the ranger pour it out would be heartbreaking!"

Was their bottle glass? If it was plastic, what is illegal about that?
"

yup - disposable non burnable glass (or metal)containers are a violation of permit rules. These didn't seem like the kind of guys to leave trash behind, and I hated the thought of A) them getting a citation or B) being forced to dump it!

JimmyJustice-In my personal opinion (I am sure there are many others that may be way more informed) I don't see ice as a mix. However, It is very rare for me to use ice in Scotch. I do love bourbon on ice though :)

10-4 on both comments. The ice topic is a common one with a buddy of mine who is a connoisseur of all brown waters. My tastes have moved me to bourbon over the past few years. In particular High Rye Bourbons for a daily drinker. But alas, a good Scotch is never far afield.

In God's country I either drink my spirits neat or with a little bit of lake water. Very rarely will they get added to a flavored drink, but the bourbon ice tea/lemonade was refreshing when it was really hot out last June.

At home its typically with cubes if at a friend's house or an ice sphere if at home. I got a Sharper Image silicone mold and each sphere fits perfectly in a lowball glass.

I was on a trip once, St. Croix River same glass rule, and we had 2 bottles of good good....really good whiskey in glass. A ranger saw the bottles and told us, normally we don't allow bottles but as a whiskey drinker I bet there is not a chance those bottles will get broke or be littered. We assured him there was not a chance of either happening.

And I now use stainless or Platy

Savage Voyageur: "Any stainless steel water bottle should do. Personally I take mine in Nalgene bottles. "

That's what I used back in my drinking days.

Nalgene bottles worked fine for spirits the last few years until I packed in some top shelf mescal. I could detect some off notes and it was a bummer. Luckily I enjoy drinking when I'm sad.

I'm back to stainless for all my drinks whether it's good booze, coffee or tea. I'll use my Nalgenes for drinking water and overnight relief in the tent. But not the same ones.

I typically use a narrow-mouth nalgene bottle. My Aberlour A'bunadh hasn't melted it yet! At 60% ABV, I do find it necessary to add perhaps a teaspoon (or so) of water to it. Ice? No way! It is bit of a space saver, since a little can go a long way. This is especially nice when I'm out for a two-weeker (or a bit longer).

If I'm carrying multiple nalgene bottles, I might go with Glenfiddich 15 YO. It's a nice compromise as well as a tip of the hat to the master distiller, who I met after a tour of the distillery. (Balvenie is a [pricer] close cousin ... by that, I mean the distilleries are about a stiff 9-iron apart.)

dd

I use older Sigg bottles that are lacquered on the inside for use with alcoholic and acidic beverages.

DentonDoc has already spoke of my favorite...A'bunadh. Treating myself anytime I am in the Quetico...which sadly is usually only once a year.

MB

I usually use a platypus container. It doesn’t impart any noticeable flavor and takes up less pack space as the trip progresses. I just have to use some care when putting it in the pack.

I've used the 1L narrow-mouth Nalgene and their smaller flask-style bottle, good stuff.

I use .75 alcohol containers. I like drinking E&J brandy so I just use those bottles. Once I finish the bottle, I just clean it out and put whatever other alcohol I want in there. The bottle is extremely light weight and the bottle is a decent shape so that I can fit it in the food pack.

I also like the plastic piece that makes you less likely to spill, especially compared to a wide mouth Nalgene.

Ever since Kanoes' infamous run in with the Everclear marauding bear on the Henson portage I have preferred to split my alcohol into numerous smaller bottles so as not to put "all my eggs in one basket"...

I use repurposed rigid (Honest Tea) 16.9 ounce bottles.

I fill bottles just before the trip so the alcohol isn't sitting in plastic for longer than necessary and I haven't had any issues with off taste.

I find these bottles lighter than the stainless steel bottles that I have used in the past.