Whiskey

smoothmoniker · 05-12-2008, 03:27 PM

Discuss.

lumberjim · 05-12-2008, 03:29 PM

i killed a hobo

smoothmoniker · 05-12-2008, 03:41 PM

Well, there goes that new year's resolution.

Sundae · 05-12-2008, 05:22 PM

It's not a real whiskey.

Aliantha · 05-12-2008, 05:41 PM

I used to drink scotch whiskey, and then someone got me started on bourbon and coke, but bourbon is really like lolly water when you mix it with coke, or even if you have it straight compared to scotch whiskey.

Makers Mark is a nice one to have straight or on the rocks I think. JD is a bit harsh.

Elspode · 05-12-2008, 06:10 PM

I used to drink a lot of whiskey. Then I discovered why I had hangovers. Now I stick to gin and vodka, but still enjoy the slightest taste on really good bourbon now and again...but only a very little.

SteveDallas · 05-12-2008, 06:17 PM

I'm the opposite... I can get a much worse hangover from gin than from Scotch.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-12-2008, 09:21 PM

Hangovers I got from bourbon -- Southern Comfort counting as sweet bourbon. I favor Scotch and make a point of never getting drunk on it.

wolf · 05-15-2008, 07:57 PM

It's bourbon. When I was in college I drank several of my floor-mates under the table doing that shot challenge from Raiders of the Lost Ark. These days I could probably still hold my own, but I am out of practice.

For whiskey, I go Glen Morangie.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-15-2008, 10:55 PM

Any particular variety of Glenmorangie?

And if you like them, try a bottle of Balvenie Doublewood from Trader Joe's.

wolf · 05-16-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Any particular variety of Glenmorangie?

And if you like them, try a bottle of Balvenie Doublewood from Trader Joe's.

Just the regular stuff (what is that, 8 year, 10 year? The older ones are too expensive for drinking)

This is Pennsylvania, son. We can't buy booze in the regular supermarkets here. We have to go to the State Store. Self-serve liquor is a fairly recent innovation.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-21-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Just the regular stuff (what is that, 8 year, 10 year? The older ones are too expensive for drinking)

What I had in mind was the Port Finished, Sherry Finished, or Bourbon Finished flavors. Like Balvenie, Glenmorangie is taking to using two-barrel systems, finishing off the ageing in barrels that previously were used for one of the above.

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This is Pennsylvania, son. We can't buy booze in the regular supermarkets here. We have to go to the State Store. Self-serve liquor is a fairly recent innovation.

Rather familiar with it; I've bought beer in Penna. before -- many years ago now.

Undertoad · 05-15-2008, 11:42 PM

I bought a bottle of the 12yo Balvenie in 1996, and found that it required 10 years to develop a taste for it.

Considering buying another bottle. It's cost-effective at that rate of consumption.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-21-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I bought a bottle of the 12yo Balvenie in 1996, and found that it required 10 years to develop a taste for it.

Considering buying another bottle. It's cost-effective at that rate of consumption.

Huhm... you're the first guy I've met who doesn't like Speyside scotches. Or is it scotch in general, and from anywhere? That's actually easier to understand.

The only Speyside I've tasted that I didn't like was 12y.o. Glenfiddich. I dislike its bitter finish and prefer whiskies without it.

SteveDallas · 05-16-2008, 12:15 AM

For my money, the 12yo Balvenie is not as good as the 10yo. I'd recommend either it or the 15yo

over the 12.

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I bought a bottle of the 12yo Balvenie in 1996, and found that it required 10 years to develop a taste for it. Considering buying another bottle. It's cost-effective at that rate of consumption.

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