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#289,241
GBassNorth said:
Always on the hunt for a creamy smooth Scotch to drink neat or on the rocks, ideally low burn rich flavor - I have yet to find one. I recently bought a bottle of this…
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OMG - smells like a combination of rubbing alcohol, iodine and hydrogen peroxide (strong hyper medicinal antiseptic type odor) and tastes even worse. Not sure if I'm just not a Scotch kinda guy or if this brand is an outlier in the Scotch world, but I absolutely hated it and couldn't spit it out fast enough. Good news is, my medicine cabinet is now fully stocked with antiseptic fluid to sanitize open wounds. :D
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I adore whisky, but give me a bottle of that stuff and I'll pour it away. Isle whiskies are my least favourite region. Try Speyside for an easy to drink whisky.
 
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GIBrat51 said:
Well, yeah... it's definitely an acquired taste - or, it was. When I started drinking it - in the 1980's - they were one of the few distilleries that used peat to heat the fermenting vats, which gave the scotch... well, a "peat-y", earthy taste and smell. To be honest, I haven't had any of the stuff in a couple decades, now. It was reasonably priced in the base's Class VI store in the UK; when I got back to the states? It was either unavailable - or wicked expensive... What it costs, and what it taste like now? No idea, but... from your description? Doesn't sound like the Laphroaig I remember. Think I'll stick to Bourbon and Rye...:cool:
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They don't use peat to heat the vats. They use heat to smoke/ dry out the grains. The smoke flavour gets into the grain, and i HATE THAT FLAVOUR. I adore Scottish whisky as a Brit, but I drink critically.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Always on the hunt for a creamy smooth Scotch to drink neat or on the rocks, ideally low burn rich flavor - I have yet to find one. I recently bought a bottle of this…
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OMG - smells like a combination of rubbing alcohol, iodine and hydrogen peroxide (strong hyper medicinal antiseptic type odor) and tastes even worse. Not sure if I'm just not a Scotch kinda guy or if this brand is an outlier in the Scotch world, but I absolutely hated it and couldn't spit it out fast enough. Good news is, my medicine cabinet is now fully stocked with antiseptic fluid to sanitize open wounds. :D
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Oh, Scotch isn't supposed to taste like that? Good to know. :smug:

The few times I tried it I did not like it. In my encounters, most people who like Scotch are not that fond of Bourbon, and those who love Bourbon tend to not be fond of Scotch. Exceptions no doubt abound.
 
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Gaolee said:
You kinda have to work your way up to Islay whisky. Islay typically needs a bit of water to be at its best. Not much, but it's not a whisky you drink neat. The other areas don't have the same kind of peat content, although they can be a bit smoky. There's also single malt Irish, which approaches a good whisky. The usual Jamesons or Tullamore has a whole lot of corn liquor in it. I think it tastes like bourbon, which I don't care for because corn liquor is way too sweet.

I'm all about the noise, vibration, and harshness anyway, so take my opinions with that in mind. Lager is too sweet. I like IPAs. So there you have it. I don't eat dessert and don't even like sugar very much.
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I think I understand. So you just prefer gasoline without ethanol? :D
 
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Rickplaysbass said:
I liken Laphroaig to scotch like IPAs to beer. Those that like it really like it. Those that don't really don't.

I've yet to find any Scotch that would warrant the word creamy in the description without dropping some serious bucks on something 18 yrs or older.

That last part didn't sound right.
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Sounds better than if you said younger.
 
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dagrev said:
Oh, Scotch isn't supposed to taste like that? Good to know. :smug:

The few times I tried it I did not like it. In my encounters, most people who like Scotch are not that fond of Bourbon, and those who love Bourbon tend to not be fond of Scotch. Exceptions no doubt abound.
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I like Bourbon and Single Malt, but then, I play for both teams :laugh:
 
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My 4ish year old Glenfiddich bottle is finally below half.

I think I like it well enough, maybe I just don't drink much.

-BUT- if it were Crown Royal I'd have gone through 5 bottles in that same 4 year time period.

So I'm not sure if there is something about the Glen I'm not liking? and I'm too stubborn to know what it is?

I don't drink enough to experiment in various types....

I do know I don't like makers mark for whatever that means... it was too "busy", too many overtones and weird ass flavors....
 
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Tube Fryday?

Getting a good going through, cleaning and testing before listing for sale. And getting some learning in.

More pic to come. Especially of the vintage 6550's and other still good preamp tubes, as we dig in…
 
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GBassNorth said:
Always on the hunt for a creamy smooth Scotch to drink neat or on the rocks, ideally low burn rich flavor - I have yet to find one. I recently bought a bottle of this…
View attachment 5436529
OMG - smells like a combination of rubbing alcohol, iodine and hydrogen peroxide (strong hyper medicinal antiseptic type odor) and tastes even worse. Not sure if I'm just not a Scotch kinda guy or if this brand is an outlier in the Scotch world, but I absolutely hated it and couldn't spit it out fast enough. Good news is, my medicine cabinet is now fully stocked with antiseptic fluid to sanitize open wounds. :D
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Chivas Regal is smooth, and my first choice for a blended over ice or straight (Ballantines was my gateway Scotch).
But for a single malt I bought a triple distilled "The Balvenie" - a small dash of water to open it - smooth, little to no burn.

I find Irish Whiskey smoother. Of the widely distributed brands I like Tullamore DEW as my go to. "The Dubliner" is nice, and of course Jamiesons.
 
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RedVee said:
Chivas Regal is smooth, and my first choice for a blended over ice or straight (Ballantines was my gateway Scotch).
But for a single malt I bought a triple distilled "The Balvenie" - a small dash of water to open it - smooth, little to no burn.

I find Irish Whiskey smoother. Of the widely distributed brands I like Tullamore DEW as my go to. "The Dubliner" is nice, and of course Jamiesons.
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Dubliner isn't common here. Proper 12 is, although I much prefer the whiskey from the Republic.
 
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GBassNorth said:
And therein may lie the problem. I detest IPA but really like a good ice cold Lager.
I'd drop serious bucks on Scotch that tastes good, just need to find it first. Veronica mentioned McCallan 12 so I might try that first, I gotta believe that Laphroaig isn't the taste people are after who typically ask for a Scotch on the rocks. If it is, then I don't get it.
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Same.
I hate IPA's and whatever makes La Frog taste like that, the peat maybe.
 
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