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Single Malt Scotch!
- Thread starter tombowlus
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Nice shot
So you got in and around the castle ok? I wasn't sure what it'd be like, with the military tattoo on the go and whatnot.Isn't 15 still a bit young to be taking back to the hotel?
One of two things you missed is that this is a thread about scotch and not semantics.Nothing went over my head.
You said they had a massive "whiskey" collection.
We were concerned with their "whisky" collection.
You said it's "whiskey" in this country. No, it's not. In this country, we make whiskey, and over there they make whisky. They are not different spellings, they are different products.
You now say it's whatever the makers call it.
Congratulations, now you've got it right.
Don't you think it a little silly to say the same thing everyone already understands as you bust balls trying to change the meaning of other peoples words?
You're not even paying attention close enough to who said what and your suggestion that I've finally got it right, simply because I wrote it out in a way you could finally agree with meant that I'd changed my understanding suggests that you need to go pour yourself a dram and relax.
Ouch!Nice shot
Isn't 15 still a bit young to be taking back to the hotel?
i popped open a $25 bottle of mclellands lowland last night. i've already had their islay and liked it a lot.
say what you will, i think these $25 bottles are really good stuff! they're just young bottlings of popular malts, and they taste as such. not super complex, but really tasty nonetheless. if they had a couple more years (im assuming they're around 5 probably?) in the cask they'd probably go from the high 70s/100 to mid-high 80's/100.
great to keep around for friends who aren't super experienced malt heads and you dont wanna share that springbank 18 or glenlivet 21 with.
can't wait to try their speyside and eventually i'll get around to the highlands. good quality whisky for $25 is better than more complex whisky for $60! (well, kinda)
say what you will, i think these $25 bottles are really good stuff! they're just young bottlings of popular malts, and they taste as such. not super complex, but really tasty nonetheless. if they had a couple more years (im assuming they're around 5 probably?) in the cask they'd probably go from the high 70s/100 to mid-high 80's/100.
great to keep around for friends who aren't super experienced malt heads and you dont wanna share that springbank 18 or glenlivet 21 with.
can't wait to try their speyside and eventually i'll get around to the highlands. good quality whisky for $25 is better than more complex whisky for $60! (well, kinda)
Nice shot
Isn't 15 still a bit young to be taking back to the hotel?
It wasn't bad at all. I think the performances happened later in the evening. During the day there was no problems. 15 would be too young is we weren't talking Scotch.
I had a smiley.
If you cannot recognize just a bit of tongue in cheek, EVEN with a big green grin, then perhaps I am not the one who need a dram.
Only one of us has (apparently) been taking this seriously. I thought my last post might get that across. Apparently not.
If one of us has their panties in a bunch, I can assure you, it is not myself.
Once again:
It wasn't bad at all. I think the performances happened later in the evening. During the day there was no problems. 15 would be too young is we weren't talking Scotch.
Stephen my apologies if you have covered this as I haven't seen it, but what was the impetus of your going to Scotland?
Money.
Although I just got another scholarship today, a celebratory bottle might be in order.
Back to my first malt tonight: Glenmorangie 10. The first one I tried (2001)- a colleague insisted a single malt was the only way to finish a night out and that was the one behind the bar. And also the first one I bought in 2002 - a litre bottle from the off-duty on board a Mediterranean cruise ship.
Believe it or not, that's the same bottle I still have. I reckon there's one dram left in it. I've never actually finished a bottle - I drink sparingly and buy quicker than I consume. 11 years is a pretty good return on my investment.
Believe it or not, that's the same bottle I still have. I reckon there's one dram left in it. I've never actually finished a bottle - I drink sparingly and buy quicker than I consume. 11 years is a pretty good return on my investment.
Apologies if this has already been posted.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/essentials-every-whiskey-lover-should-own?s=mobile
http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/essentials-every-whiskey-lover-should-own?s=mobile
Pretty tough to beat that on the "Intensity per Dollar" scale.Had a nice little laphroaig 10 in said glaincairn
Apparently you've already had one too many. Take an aspirin, get some much needed rest and stay away from talk of panties in threads dedicated to drink, for as we all know, panties and booze go well together, but best in private.I had a smiley.
If you cannot recognize just a bit of tongue in cheek, EVEN with a big green grin, then perhaps I am not the one who need a dram.
Only one of us has (apparently) been taking this seriously. I thought my last post might get that across. Apparently not.
If one of us has their panties in a bunch, I can assure you, it is not myself.
I'm heading back to the boat to pour a Glencairn of Corryvreckan - perfect.Had a nice little laphroaig 10 in said glencairn
Tony, I assume you meant the Glencairn glasses when you mentioned the tumblers? Get some and you'll only wish you bought them sooner.
