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Single Malt Scotch!

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Vic said:
I usually just drink mine neat, and slowly. A shot will last me anywhere from 5-30 minutes depending on my mood and what it is (how complex, etc).
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Oh wow, I got some learnin' to do. When I had some poured for me the other night, I drank it in less than a minute. No wonder everyone looked at me like I was crazy.

-Mike
 
#1,142
i_got_a_mohawk said:
Maybe I'm just cheap, but you could always just pick up some regular riverbed stones, wash them then boil them to clean them off and bung them in the freezer.
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Problem here is, supposedly, it also has to be a particular type of stone to avoid affecting the flavor of the dram, and I guess no amount of washing can "fix" a stone of a "bad" type. I read all about this stuff a while back before buying my whiskey stones, and decided to buy them at the end. I'm also a skeptical type, so while it's been a while and I can't tell you who said what, I think it generally means I found very credible comments from folks.

FWIW, anyway.

Just picked up the book, got it on the cheap with an order of the good stuff :)
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Yeah, I think I'm gonna' go paper. Cheaper than the app, tho a bit less convenient.
 
#1,144
MJ5150 said:
Oh wow, I got some learnin' to do. When I had some poured for me the other night, I drank it in less than a minute. No wonder everyone looked at me like I was crazy.

-Mike
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At least you didn't dump it in a glass of Coke. I've seen that happen, and at that moment, I was sure I was about to witness a murder. :)
 
#1,145
Vic said:
Question time...

Have any of you bought the whiskey bible pro 2012 app? It's expensive, but it might be worth it.
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A few of my friends use it, it's basically the book. I just chose to go cheap and bought the book for like 8$ on amazon.


MJ5150 said:
We had some friends over this past Saturday. One of our guests brought a bottle of the Glenlivet 12. I haven't opened it yet. Is it best over ice? Seems like it would get watered down.

-Mike
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I drink mine neat or with whiskey stones.

MJ5150 said:
Oh wow, I got some learnin' to do. When I had some poured for me the other night, I drank it in less than a minute. No wonder everyone looked at me like I was crazy.

-Mike
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Are you sure it was about the scotch? :ninja:
 
#1,146
Vic said:
Problem here is, supposedly, it also has to be a particular type of stone to avoid affecting the flavor of the dram, and I guess no amount of washing can "fix" a stone of a "bad" type. I read all about this stuff a while back before buying my whiskey stones, and decided to buy them at the end. I'm also a skeptical type, so while it's been a while and I can't tell you who said what, I think it generally means I found very credible comments from folks.

FWIW, anyway.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna' go paper. Cheaper than the app, tho a bit less convenient.
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Historically that's what was used. I'd also suspect riverbed stones should be reasonably inert.
 
#1,148
I've got a couple Glencairns and a some short/round tumblers (not sure if the link will work):

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I do worry about the Glencairns because the glass seems reasonably thin and I'm clumsy as buggery.
 
#1,152
Vic said:
At least you didn't dump it in a glass of Coke. I've seen that happen, and at that moment, I was sure I was about to witness a murder. :)
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I shared some of my Macallan 18 with an acquaintance once, I walked in just in time to stop him from pouring another into a glass of Coke. I thought I was going to have an aneurysm. Funny thing is, he always spoke of how he was such a connoisseur.
 
#1,155
nickbass79 said:
I shared some of my Macallan 18 with an acquaintance once, I walked in just in time to stop him from pouring another into a glass of Coke. I thought I was going to have an aneurysm. Funny thing is, he always spoke of how he was such a connoisseur.
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People are such posers in this regard. The wine world is full of such people, but they can more easily blend in because, unlike scotch connoisseurs, most wine snobs are just posers who really know absolutely nothing about wine, so they just spend all their time trying to make other people think they are more informed. Faking scotch knowledge is much harder to do if you get around other scotch drinkers.
 
#1,156
Eublet said:
People are such posers in this regard. The wine world is full of such people, but they can more easily blend in because, unlike scotch connoisseurs, most wine snobs are just posers who really know absolutely nothing about wine, so they just spend all their time trying to make other people think they are more informed. Faking scotch knowledge is much harder to do if you get around other scotch drinkers.
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Yep! A couple of buzz words and reading the back of the bottle makes everyone an expert.
 
#1,157
Vic said:
I have one on the way. Xmas present to myself. :)

I'm generally a fan of the Sherry Cask types, with my current fave being a bottle of Glendronach 25yr 1968. I also generally like the fine oak scotches too, but I also like the scotches with a lot more unique personalities, like the super peaty Islay stuff... not the every day dram, but something "different" when I'm in the mood. That's what I'm looking for in the OP. With this rating, that price per bottle is only going to go up, and by the time I finish this bottle, if you can find it, it'll probably be for at least double or triple what it is now.

I still have a little bit of a bottle of a Bowmore 1968 I bought many years ago. Those go for $800-$1000 USD these days I think.
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Big fan of Glendronach here. I have a bottle of the 18yr I've been milking and I tried a 33yr old while in Edinburgh. Great stuff, just wish it was sold here.
 
#1,158
nickbass79 said:
Yep! A couple of buzz words and reading the back of the bottle makes everyone an expert.
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Yep, I actually have to fight the wine crowd, as in not feeling animosity toward them. I used to really love wine and enjoy trying new things, but that was 20 years ago before the more modern fad caught on. I really have to try not to let other people's comments on wine deter me from enjoying. It drives me crazy.

The craft beer thing is starting to become that way also the last 5 or so years, with everyone trying to tell you which craft beer is good or which one is bad, etc. I think people should be able to enjoy anything without having some snob telling you why the beer isn't good, and how you should drink something else instead, simply because they read it in a book somewhere. Drives me crazy. It's totally my fault, but I can't help it.

God help me if Scotch becomes that way. I've found scotch drinkers to be pretty open minded for the most part, until you just want to enjoy something simple, and they have to complain that it's not a $40 glass of something else. When it all boils down to money and what something costs, I'm usually ready to check out at that point.
 

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