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Sure it's not because of whiskey for breakfast?
I assume you mean "whisky" of which single malt from Scotland is unrivalled as the best on the planet
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I assume you mean "whisky" of which single malt from Scotland is unrivalled as the best on the planet
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Was always curious about the spelling. Seems like either one works.
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Was always curious about the spelling. Seems like either one works.
Scotch is whisky; Irish, bourbon and rye are all whiskey. I don't know why the difference.
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Scotch is whisky; Irish, bourbon and rye are all whiskey. I don't know why the difference.
The spelling of whisky, or whiskey, differs geographically. As a rule, American and Irish prefer ‘whiskey’ and the Scots, Canadians and the rest of the world’s single malt makers prefer ‘whisky’. This originated during the 19th century. For in around 1870, Scotch whisky was of very low quality, much of it being distilled poorly in Coffey stills. For exportation to America, the Irish distillers wanted to differentiate their product from the poorer Scotch whisky, thus they added the ‘e’ to mark the crucial distinction. Today, Scotch whisky has become one of the world’s greatest spirits, but the spelling still differs. On mass, Americans still spell their spirit with an ‘e’, though legally it is spelt ‘whisky’. A few distillers, Maker’s Mark and George Dickel for example, prefer the Scottish spelling, this is to be attributed to their Scottish ancestry.
Source: Master OF Malt
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I've always just spelled it JD but I'm a silly American.
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I've always just spelled it JD but I'm a silly American.
Ew. I love bourbon, but you do know that most of what Jack Daniels produces is swill, right? It's the PBR of whiskey.
Do yourself a favour and go get a bottle of Knob Creek. It's a small batch bourbon, but it's made by Jim Beam and it won't break the bank. Try it next to JD and I promise you'll never look back.
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Ew. I love bourbon, but you do know that most of what Jack Daniels produces is swill, right? It's the PBR of whiskey.
Do yourself a favour and go get a bottle of Knob Creek. It's a small batch bourbon, but it's made by Jim Beam and it won't break the bank. Try it next to JD and I promise you'll never look back.
I agree there are some Bourbon's that are fantastic and inexpensive. I have Buffalo Trace in my freezer and if you had that and then had JD, the JD is pure trash.
There's a craft beer thread, lets have a bourbon/Whiskey thread. Also I think there's a huge difference between Tullamore Dew and Jamison, I think TD is a million times better than JD.
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There's a craft beer thread, lets have a bourbon/Whiskey thread.
I agree. Done.
I've tried really hard to get on with scotch, but I can't. I'm almost exclusively a bourbon drinker, although I do have a bottle of Crown Royal Northern Harvest which is a magnificent rye.
My dog Woodford is named after Woodford Reserve, which is my go to house whiskey for making cocktails.
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Whiskoey
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I agree. Done.
I've tried really hard to get on with scotch, but I can't. I'm almost exclusively a bourbon drinker, although I do have a bottle of Crown Royal Northern Harvest which is a magnificent rye.
My dog Woodford is named after Woodford Reserve, which is my go to house whiskey for making cocktails.
Awesome thank you!
That's pretty cool, I haven't had Woodford.
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I'm not a whiskey drinker. I've never liked the burn. But I had some scotch about a year ago with my boss' boss, and it was pretty good. I can't recall the name. I guess that's the case, right? Is it all about the quality of it? Admittedly, my whiskey experience otherwise has been Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Chivas Regal, Jamison, and whatever it was I had above.
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I'm not a whiskey drinker. I've never liked the burn.
Don't try and man your way through it. A lot of whiskey is improved immeasurably by adding a drop or two of water; it opens up the flavours and reduces the burn of the alcohol. In fact, a lot of the more expensive whiskies with ABVs of 50% and more are all but undrinkable without adding water.
Mind you, bad whiskey won't taste better if you dilute it. You'll just increase the amount of nasty tasting excrement in your glass.
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Don't try and man your way through it. A lot of whiskey is improved immeasurably by adding a drop or two of water; it opens up the flavours and reduces the burn of the alcohol. In fact, a lot of the more expensive whiskies with ABVs of 50% and more are all but undrinkable without adding water.
Mind you, bad whiskey won't taste better if you dilute it. You'll just increase the amount of nasty tasting excrement in your glass.
What's your opinion on ice? I had Jamison at a wedding last year on the rocks and it wasn't "great" but it was more drinkable than anything apart from the unnamed I tried. It's the only time I've ever had Jamison, so I wouldn't know one way or the other if it was "better."
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What's your opinion on ice? I had Jamison at a wedding last year on the rocks and it wasn't "great" but it was more drinkable than anything apart from the unnamed I tried. It's the only time I've ever had Jamison, so I wouldn't know one way or the other if it was "better."
Ice is frozen water. It will melt and have the same effect as just adding water, but by reducing the temperature as well it dampens the flavours down. I'm not especially a fan, but it's not for me to tell people how they should or shouldn't enjoy their drinks.
Next time you're tempted to try a whiskey though, add a little bit of water instead of ice. Purists will tell you that it should be distilled water so that the minerals don't interfere with the whiskey flavours, but unless you're into poncey tasting it really doesn't make a difference. Just add the water a couple of drops at a time, taste, repeat if you still want to take the impact down util you've got the balance where you want it. Then you can enjoy the whiskey flavours without having it tear the back of your throat off.
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Ice is frozen water. It will melt and have the same effect as just adding water, but by reducing the temperature as well it dampens the flavours down. I'm not especially a fan, but it's not for me to tell people how they should or shouldn't enjoy their drinks.
Next time you're tempted to try a whiskey though, add a little bit of water instead of ice. Purists will tell you that it should be distilled water so that the minerals don't interfere with the whiskey flavours, but unless you're into poncey tasting it really doesn't make a difference. Just add the water a couple of drops at a time, taste, repeat if you still want to take the impact down util you've got the balance where you want it. Then you can enjoy the whiskey flavours without having it tear the back of your throat off.
Why isn't this common advice? It seems like something people would scoff at ("What are you doing watering down good whiskey!?") but makes complete sense.
Then again, it seems no one understands that there is a very good reason that wine glasses have stems.
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Why isn't this common advice? It seems like something people would scoff at ("What are you doing watering down good whiskey!?") but makes complete sense.
Then again, it seems no one understands that there is a very good reason that wine glasses have stems.
People scoffing are doing so because in their minds when they're drinking whiskey they look like Don Draper. You can ignore them, or you can tell them two things:
1. All whiskey is watered down already - cask strength whiskey is far more powerful than the stuff that arrives in bottles, and
2. The better the whiskey, the greater the need to water it down in order to open up the flavours.
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I remember hearing that tip years ago but can't recall where. I always pour a splash of water usually bottled.
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People scoffing are doing so because in their minds when they're drinking whiskey they look like Don Draper. You can ignore them, or you can tell them two things:
1. All whiskey is watered down already - cask strength whiskey is far more powerful than the stuff that arrives in bottles, and
2. The better the whiskey, the greater the need to water it down in order to open up the flavours.
Thanks, you definitely taught me something new today!
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I was drinking Bulleit quite a bit and that's good, Bulleit Rye is even better than regular Bulleit.
Honestly, I am not drinking too much Scotch because the good stuff is so damn expensive.
For instance, a good friend of mine received carte blanche to use the company expense account and went balls to the wall to the tune of $1800. We went to Total Wine and more, a alcohol superstore. We eventually went to the single malt section and went looking around. We settled on a Macallan 18 year old ($209) and Dalmore King Alexander III ($239).
The guy helping us there warned us that the Macallan was overpriced and that the KA was way better and worth the $$. So we tried the 18y/o and it was pretty good, I think Buffalo Trace a $31 per bottle bourbon, is much better.
The KA III, on the other hand was amazing, the best Single Malt Whisky I have ever tried and really it's not close. His wife even did a taste test and agree wholeheartedly. In fact we didn't touch the Macallan again and polished off the KA along with a couple of cigars.
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As good as the KA III was, there's no way in hell I am spending that on a bottle of Whisky without extenuating circumstances.
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Ice is frozen water. It will melt and have the same effect as just adding water, but by reducing the temperature as well it dampens the flavours down. I'm not especially a fan, but it's not for me to tell people how they should or shouldn't enjoy their drinks.
Next time you're tempted to try a whiskey though, add a little bit of water instead of ice. Purists will tell you that it should be distilled water so that the minerals don't interfere with the whiskey flavours, but unless you're into poncey tasting it really doesn't make a difference. Just add the water a couple of drops at a time, taste, repeat if you still want to take the impact down util you've got the balance where you want it. Then you can enjoy the whiskey flavours without having it tear the back of your throat off.
It depends on where the ice is made as well. Some bars have terrible ice machines and in turn it makes the whiskey taste crappier.
Anyway, I always get whiskey neat with a side of ice and I add a cube at a time. This protects against shitty ice and obviously you don't get a ton of ice with a shot, which waters it down too much.
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What's your opinion on ice? I had Jamison at a wedding last year on the rocks and it wasn't "great" but it was more drinkable than anything apart from the unnamed I tried. It's the only time I've ever had Jamison, so I wouldn't know one way or the other if it was "better."
I mentioned this earlier but Jamison isn't really that good. I think there's much better Irish Whiskey's than that. For instance, I think Tullamore Dew is way better as is Bushmill's and the price difference is essentially negligible. I used to drink TD for $4 a glass at a bar that was attached to the ice rink. Here in NY it's double the price.....oh well.
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I mentioned this earlier but Jamison isn't really that good. I think there's much better Irish Whiskey's than that. For instance, I think Tullamore Dew is way better as is Bushmill's and the price difference is essentially negligible. I used to drink TD for $4 a glass at a bar that was attached to the ice rink. Here in NY it's double the price.....oh well.
You reminded me, the whiskey that my boss' boss shared was Macallan. So, thanks.
As for the Jamison's, I was at a wedding and the father of the bride asked me to have a drink with him. I was sitting at his table, literally the first time I'd ever met him, so I wasn't about to say no. We walked up to the bar, and he ordered the drinks. The bartender said, "I'm not allowed to pour alcohol unless it's mixed." He said, "I'm paying for this whole thing, pour the drink." It was pretty amusing.
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It depends on where the ice is made as well. Some bars have terrible ice machines and in turn it makes the whiskey taste crappier.
Anyway, I always get whiskey neat with a side of ice and I add a cube at a time. This protects against shitty ice and obviously you don't get a ton of ice with a shot, which waters it down too much.
Sure. There's no right way and wrong way, if that's the way you enjoy drinking it. I don't get why people would smother good whiskey in soda, but some do and it's their call. And who doesn't like sitting at the end of a skeevy bar hammering down a couple of quick shots of a excrement rail blend and feeling like Mike Hammer or Philip Marlowe?
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The spelling of whisky, or whiskey, differs geographically. As a rule, American and Irish prefer ‘whiskey’ and the Scots, Canadians and the rest of the world’s single malt makers prefer ‘whisky’. This originated during the 19th century. For in around 1870, Scotch whisky was of very low quality, much of it being distilled poorly in Coffey stills. For exportation to America, the Irish distillers wanted to differentiate their product from the poorer Scotch whisky, thus they added the ‘e’ to mark the crucial distinction. Today, Scotch whisky has become one of the world’s greatest spirits, but the spelling still differs. On mass, Americans still spell their spirit with an ‘e’, though legally it is spelt ‘whisky’. A few distillers, Maker’s Mark and George Dickel for example, prefer the Scottish spelling, this is to be attributed to their Scottish ancestry.
Source: Master OF Malt
Just to add to this so we can better define the discussion of Whisky made in Scotland.
There are two types. The first is called blended scotch and includes virtually all the mass produced brands such as Johnny all colors but green and blue, Chivas, J&B, etc. The second type is called Single Malt.
Why is SM of higher quality generally.
Because it us made in smaller casks, made of a single years crop of 100% malt and aged in Oak for a specific number of years
Blends are exactly that. They use 15 to 25% Malt whisky made as described above and blend it with the same cheaper grade continuous process Coffey still grain whisky described by Scotland Jet above.
So if you want to pay your hard earned dollars for the finest Scotch whisky, your choice should clearly be a Single malt product.
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If I'm not mistaken, I think all Johnnie Walkers are blends, even the blue.
JE hits the nail on the head here. A little ice or a little water is how anything halfway decent should be consumed. I agree with Puck on the Tullamore Dew, that's my go-to Irish whiskey but if you can find a bottle of 15-year Redbreast, I can't recommend that enough. It can be pricy, I've seen it as high as $92 here but it is amazing.
I've had Macallan 18 and Glenlivet 21 each once. Very special. My go-to, fairly cheapish, single malt is Glenlivet 15. Great tasting and at $60 a bottle, not bad. Balvenie 12 is a good, fairly cheap single malt too.
My favorite "cheap" bourbon is Basil Hayden. And, gotta nod to JE on this one, Woodford Reserve is good too. I can't believe I used to think so highly of maker's mark. A good NY, Brooklyn made bourbon is Widow Jane. It runs on the high side for bourbon, $60 in some places but it is really freaking good.
I don't drink much rye, but I find the High West to be fantastic.
A buddy of mine once gave me a glass of Buchanan's Red Seal which was one of the best single malt's I've ever had but after googling it, it's at least $160 a bottle. Damn.
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I got this as a wedding present 11 years ago. Still unopened. Is this any good? I know little about liquor.
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I got this as a wedding present 11 years ago. Still unopened. Is this any good? I know little about liquor.
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If it's still unopened I don't see why it wouldn't be. Glenlivet is great.
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I got this as a wedding present 11 years ago. Still unopened. Is this any good? I know little about liquor.
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mix it into your banana pudding
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mix it into your banana pudding
Gonna chug it during the next Jets loss. See you in hell lover of the older lady!!!
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Gonna chug it during the next Jets loss. See you in hell lover of the older lady!!!
wash down those salty ham sammiches
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If it's still unopened I don't see why it wouldn't be. Glenlivet is great.
I don't drink scotch very often, but if I'm invited to someone's house that likes it, Glenlivet is my go to gift. I usually use 1 ice cube.
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Now that I see the label, I'm pretty sure I've tried Glenlivet before.
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About to leave for Ireland. In Dublin I'm gonna check out the Guinness brewery and Jameson Distillery. Then Galway for some R&R, staying at this castle:
Then Edinburgh for 2 nights. Might Find a distillery there.
London for a night, spending thanksgiving with an old friend and her family. Stopover in Paris for a might to see the Louvre again. Then Amsterdam on the last leg of the trip to smoke some weed and bang some Hookers. Then the Heineken brewery.
That gives me until Sunday and I changed then flight to leave at the 29th (cheapest option), so that leaves me another 2 nights. May move Paris to those days or find another city near Amsterdam, maybe Dortmund? Any suggestions?
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have fun Tommy
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have fun Tommy
Thanks bud
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Tommy Goes To Europe. In theaters near you!
Have fun man. You should get one of those body cams the cops have and just live stream it all.
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Quick someone cancel Tommy's castle reservations.
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Hahaha don't you dare
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Quick someone cancel Tommy's castle reservations.
No,we need to hear the story of how he uses it to try impress a hooker but has whiskey dick from the Jameson.
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I can't wait to see the stories when you get back.
Safe travels Tommy!
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Jameson distillery was awesome. The Guinness brewery is awful. I do have tickets to the Teeling Whiskey Distillery, which I heard is amazing since they actually make the whiskey there.
At the Jameson brewery the tour chick was pretty cute and I kept cracking jokes. She loved it. At the end she asked me if I was a cop since I had my official NYPD shirt on. I said that I was a Lieutenant and I could almost hear her cream her pants. Asked her for some places to go tonight and she wrote them down, then I said "why don't you add your number too." She obliged and said that her and her friends will be at this one bar.
My first lay this trip may not be a hooker! Though I have to call my buddy who's an actual lieutenant to pick his brain about cop stuff so I can tell some cool stories.
She did ask me if I ever fired my gun, and I looked away and said "I don't want to talk about that." She said she was sorry. Working out perfectly. Not illegal to impersonate a cop in another country.
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Tommy did a Tommy
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Wow. International Tommy is like American Tommy, with greater opportunity.
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It will be way better if you just look up the plots of a few episodes of random cop shows and tell her those.
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It will be way better if you just look up the plots of a few episodes of random cop shows and tell her those.
Yeah this.
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Also tell her that your name is Lieutenant Mackey.
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Ew. I love bourbon, but you do know that most of what Jack Daniels produces is swill, right? It's the PBR of whiskey.
Do yourself a favour and go get a bottle of Knob Creek. It's a small batch bourbon, but it's made by Jim Beam and it won't break the bank. Try it next to JD and I promise you'll never look back.
I've had all different kinds of whiskey/whisky, I like Jack, what can I say? The green label is especially nice for Jet games.
But I like a lot of different ones, can't tell a $100 bottle of wine from a cheap one, but I do like all different kinds of whiskey.
What's your opinion on ice?
For me a couple cubes takes an edge off and cools it, which I like. Bars almost never get it right except my regular stop where they know me. A lot of times I'll get an ice water too and redistribute the ice as needed.
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Bruichladdich Octomore for me. I had a friend say it tastes like a tire shop smells, but I love the smoke.
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Bruichladdich Octomore for me. I had a friend say it tastes like a tire shop smells, but I love the smoke.
Nothing wrong with smoke. If you like it than Islay or Island are what you want.
The other three major areas are lowland, highland and speyside. They are less peaty and there are many varied flavors. Best way to decide your preference is to taste them. In New York there is a restaurant named St Andrews that has 250 single malts available by the dram (6 oz) and the taster (3 oz).
Neat, water on the side, thank you
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Nothing wrong with smoke. If you like it than Islay or Island are what you want.
The other three major areas are lowland, highland and speyside. They are less peaty and there are many varied flavors. Best way to decide your preference is to taste them. In New York there is a restaurant named St Andrews that has 250 single malts available by the dram (6 oz) and the taster (3 oz).
Neat, water on the side, thank you
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I know Islay is what I want. I just said my favorite is Bruichladdich. That's Islay.
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Also tell her that your name is Lieutenant Mackey.
I had to call my buddy who is head of police security at Trump Tower for some tips and talking points. Worked wonders. By the end of the night we were grinding and making out (lucky for me Irish girls can't dance). Only issue was the my cheap hotel room has 3 single beds for some reason so we had to put two of them together. You can imagine what happened - I was on the bottom and almost fell right into the crevasse. It was funny but I hurt my back. Afterwards I slowly pushed her head down to my rooster so she can blow me, and it was glorious. Took some Melanin to sleep and woke up at 8 to head to Wicklow Mountains Tour, so kindly told her to get the freak out. She had work anyway. I could do it again tonight but want to find another at Temple Bar, but she's a fallback option.
Day 1: 12 miles of walking, Jameson Distillery, Guinness Brewery, half of Dublin, and got laid. (Success).
Oh and this morning for breakfast they actually had filtered coffee. The only other place I can get it is Starbucks. I hate Americanos or Flat White.
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Tomorrow is the Teeling Distillery! Bunch of tastings and you get to fill your own bottle. Can't wait!
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Dude make your own thread.
The Adventures of Tommy.
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Yeah, this took a sudden turn lol.
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Took some Melanin to sleep
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Tommiskey
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Dude make your own thread.
The Adventures of Tommy.
Seriously. I said a long time ago he had enough stories to make his own thread. We live vicariously through him.
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Seriously. I said a long time ago he had enough stories to make his own thread. We live vicariously through him.
I would not have a good time doing pretty much anything Tommy does. The stories are entertaining though.
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I would not have a good time doing pretty much anything Tommy does. The stories are entertaining though.
Getting a BJ isn't fun??
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Getting a BJ isn't fun??
I wouldn't have enjoyed any of the activity leading to said BJ 99% of the time.
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Seriously. I said a long time ago he had enough stories to make his own thread. We live vicariously through him.
Speak for yourself.
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Seriously. I said a long time ago he had enough stories to make his own thread. We live vicariously through him.
You do what you want, but he posted a photo of the girl on Facebook, and I'm not living vicariously through excrement.
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Fine, fine, guys. "Living vicariously through him" was too hyperbolic.
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You do what you want, but he posted a photo of the girl on Facebook, and I'm not living vicariously through excrement.
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I don't think he did but he probably will now because you have a hold over his ego.
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Haha say what you want but I'm just doing what I have to do.
I knew the Irish loved Guinness but holy excrement. I can count on my hand how many people in this bar are drinking something else besides it.
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Geez just had some Bookers tonight, it without a shadow of doubt needed ice in it. It was too strong to just sip neat. All in all I still like Buffalo Trace better, although Bookers is pretty good.
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I finally had Blanton's tonight, the one with the famous round bottle that is in a lot of shows, notably Justified. I loved it, it was way better than the Bookers I had last night and the best part was the freebee. The bartender poured a sparse one, I get it neat with the side of ice. I was wondering if that was a legit drink or not. Anyway, I didn't complain, I was with my Mom and Pizza. The BT said about 10 minutes in, " Hey that drink was not an amount we serve it's on me."
There wasn't much left in the bottle. I had Bulleit Rye after as they ran out of Blantons, which is a bit pricey but it's worth it, it's very good. The Bulleit Rye is fantastic as Rye's go and is moderately priced.
Edit: they also had regular Bulleit and Bulleit 10. Don't get Bulleit 10, it's more expensive and just not worth it. The regular Bulleit or Rye is just as good.I made that mistake and the extra money was just not worth it.
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Oban single malt tonight at home as snow falls. Decent single malt, a really nice fruit/honey taste. No peat to speak of for a Scotch but got the bottle for free so never going to complain.
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Macallan 18. A friend gifted me a nip of it and it is soooooo smooth. Only my 2nd time having it.
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My son graduated this past weekend, so we rented a house up in Massachusetts for our whole family to hang out all weekend. There was a bottle of 18-year Glenfiddich in one of the cabinets with a couple of glasses worth left. I've had regular Glenfiddich in the past, and I like it, but the 18 year was absolutely delicious. It was incredibly smooth and full of flavor.
I'm definitely a scotch fan, but I still haven't found a single bourbon or rye I can stand.
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George Dickel is damn good whisky I found since moving to TN. I would take it over JD every single time.
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Oban single malt tonight at home as snow falls. Decent single malt, a really nice fruit/honey taste. No peat to speak of for a Scotch but got the bottle for free so never going to complain.
I got a bottle of Oban 14 from one of my former customers as a going away gift and I concur. It is a damn fine scotch.
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Picked up a bottle of heavily discounted Yamazaki 12 year yesterday. Really pleasant, fruit and citrus forward. Almost creamy, really easy drinking to close out a hot day.
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I got wrecked off a bottle of Crown Royal last night. I’ve already shat twice this morning.
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Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.
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Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.
My favorite is Maccallan. A 15 or 18 year, if you can find it in your price range, but those are almost always >$100. Personally, I'd go with the Sherry cask 12 or 15 year: https://www.caskers.com/the-macallan-12-year-old-sherry-oak-single-malt-scotch-whisky/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Caskers%20-%20Shopping%20-%20Freshly%20New&utm_term=4575411483285765&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231 (https://www.caskers.com/the-macallan-12-year-old-sherry-oak-single-malt-scotch-whisky/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Caskers%20-%20Shopping%20-%20Freshly%20New&utm_term=4575411483285765&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231)
The Sherry Oak is my favorite Maccallan. I also like Dewars white label on the cheap side, but I haven't tried their higher-priced options. My second favorite scotch is Glenfiddich (They have a good Sherry Oak option as well but not as good as Maccallan's), and number 3 on my list is Glenlivet but I've only had their standard variety.
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BTW, a lot of people will suggest Johnnie Walker, and while I can't say I've ever tried their big-ticket bottles, both their red and black labels are absolutely awful.
And this is coming from someone who drinks Grant's on the super-budget end.
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Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.
Whichever bottle of Highland Park costs $100
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BTW, a lot of people will suggest Johnnie Walker, and while I can't say I've ever tried their big-ticket bottles, both their red and black labels are absolutely awful.
And this is coming from someone who drinks Grant's on the super-budget end.
Blue will cost you around 100$
Seems to be one of the most popular "mainstream" high end whiskeys. I've bought it for gifts before.
But I prefer bourbon so freak if I know how it taste
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Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.
I’ve asked for a bottle of scotch for Christmas but it’s an extremely smoky/peaty single malt: Laguvulin 16. It’s a little more than $70. I’ve been gifted a bottle of Oban 14 before which I thought was amazing. Prob in the $75-80 range. Are you married to that $100 number?
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Blue will cost you around 100$
Seems to be one of the most popular "mainstream" high end whiskeys. I've bought it for gifts before.
But I prefer bourbon so freak if I know how it taste
Where do you get Blue from? The cheapest I’ve EVER seen in is $180. Normal price is more than $200. I’ve seen it for more than $250 numerous times.
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My favorite is Maccallan. A 15 or 18 year, if you can find it in your price range, but those are almost always >$100. Personally, I'd go with the Sherry cask 12 or 15 year: https://www.caskers.com/the-macallan-12-year-old-sherry-oak-single-malt-scotch-whisky/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Caskers%20-%20Shopping%20-%20Freshly%20New&utm_term=4575411483285765&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231 (https://www.caskers.com/the-macallan-12-year-old-sherry-oak-single-malt-scotch-whisky/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Caskers%20-%20Shopping%20-%20Freshly%20New&utm_term=4575411483285765&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231)
The Sherry Oak is my favorite Maccallan. I also like Dewars white label on the cheap side, but I haven't tried their higher-priced options. My second favorite scotch is Glenfiddich (They have a good Sherry Oak option as well but not as good as Mdaccallan's), and number 3 on my list is Glenlivet but I've only had their standard variety.
Sherry is a nice cask for a dark liquor. I got a bottle of Legent bourbon earlier this year which is finished in a sherry cask and it is freaking delightful. One of the best, smoothest bourbons I’ve ever had.
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BTW, a lot of people will suggest Johnnie Walker, and while I can't say I've ever tried their big-ticket bottles, both their red and black labels are absolutely awful.
And this is coming from someone who drinks Grant's on the super-budget end.
This times a million, Johnny Walker tastes like dish water to me.
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I’ve asked for a bottle of scotch for Christmas but it’s an extremely smoky/peaty single malt: Laguvulin 16. It’s a little more than $70. I’ve been gifted a bottle of Oban 14 before which I thought was amazing. Prob in the $75-80 range. Are you married to that $100 number?
I am if it's USD, that's more like $130 in ice dollars.
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Peaty stuff is usually Islay's, the highlands are more caramel flavored.
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I am if it's USD, that's more like $130 in ice dollars.
So something in the $50-60 USD range? Glenlivet 15 or Macallan 12.
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Where do you get Blue from? The cheapest I’ve EVER seen in is $180. Normal price is more than $200. I’ve seen it for more than $250 numerous times.
Costco in Holbrook long Island sells the 750ml for 150
(well the liquor store is in Costco, it's not owned by them, or at least not technically). But regardless hands down this is the best priced liquor store I've ever been in, in the US at least. I'm sure there's better priced places out there, but I drink the cheap excrement anyway
They used to have 500mls for 100 but I don't think they make them anymore
https://holbrookliquors.com/sku200029_JOHNNIE-WALKER-SCOTCH-BLUE-LABEL-750ML
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Sherry is a nice cask for a dark liquor. I got a bottle of Legent bourbon earlier this year which is finished in a sherry cask and it is freaking delightful. One of the best, smoothest bourbons I’ve ever had.
The sherry finish completely changes everything. I don't need it, but I love it.
This times a million, Johnny Walker tastes like dish water to me.
Johnnie Walker: It's like Budweiser, but scotch.
So something in the $50-60 USD range? Glenlivet 15 or Macallan 12.
I feel validated. #thumbsup
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Been on a Jameson kick lately. Started with the Jet-Giant game actually, went with a bunch of people.
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Been on a Jameson kick lately. Started with the Jet-Giant game actually, went with a bunch of people.
Tullamore Dew is way better and there are others way better than that. They're not appreciably more expensive if at all.
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Anyone recommend a bottle of Scotch for about $100 please? I know freak all about Scotch, it's for a gift.
Depends who you’re buying for. In your price range of $100 Canadian:
Peaty and Smoky: Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Uigeadail
Sweeter and Nuanced: Macallan 12 Sherry Cask, Highland Park 12 (Viking Honour)
Spicy and unpeated/light smoke: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Blended: Johnny Walker Green Label (underrated)
I say it depends who you’re buying for because a relative “beginner” will absolutely hate something heavily peated generally. If you’re looking for something really “smooth” you’d probably want to venture towards a 40% alcohol scotch with an age statement of 15 or even 18 to round off the edges. Glenfiddich 18 can probably be had for that price.
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bunch of a aristocrats in this thread. Do you guys all wear monocles?
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bunch of a aristocrats in this thread. Do you guys all wear monocles?
Aristocrats? Wednesday 8:08 a.m. spells bunch o' drunks. : )
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Aristocrats? Wednesday 8:08 a.m. spells bunch o' drunks. : )
You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.
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I don’t drink as much anymore but I do enjoy Scotch. My boyfriend and I usually have it on weekends after we pound each other’s asses out
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It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.
Peaty and Smoky: Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Uigeadail
Sweeter and Nuanced: Macallan 12 Sherry Cask, Highland Park 12 (Viking Honour)
Spicy and unpeated/light smoke: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Blended: Johnny Walker Green Label (underrated)
Gotta try these.
Tullamore Dew is way better and there are others way better than that. They're not appreciably more expensive if at all.
Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.
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Thanks all for your suggestions. Very helpful. Will let you know what we end up with.
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Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2019/10/17/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-irish-whiskey-awards/#2b45b8ca1e20
You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.
good point
Thanks all for your suggestions. Very helpful. Will let you know what we end up with.
fwiw http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2019/taste
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bunch of a aristocrats in this thread. Do you guys all wear monocles?
LOL, even Jameson isn't high end enough for them. It's like $20 a shot at the Jet games.
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LOL, even Jameson isn't high end enough for them. It's like $20 a shot at the Jet games.
Tullamore Dew is cheaper knucklehead.
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It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.
Gotta try these.
Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.
I’ve been out of the Irish Whiskey game for a bit but I swear by Redbreast 15 although it’s expensive. I’ve seen Green Spot a lot whenever I’ve seen IW, and Black Bush is good premium IW.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2019/10/17/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-irish-whiskey-awards/#2b45b8ca1e20
good point
fwiw http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2019/taste
I’ve been out of the Irish Whiskey game for a bit but I swear by Redbreast 15 although it’s expensive. I’ve seen Green Spot a lot whenever I’ve seen IW, and Black Bush is good premium IW.
Awesome. Thanks guys!
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It seems I need to expand my pallette. Going to have to try some of these suggestions.
Gotta try these.
Any other suggestions? The only Irish whiskey I've ever had is Jameson, which I really like.
Connemara is really good. It's smoky and peaty which isn't my favorite but it's super smooth and relatively cheap.
Redbreast is good.
I have a bunch I need to try.
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Saturday night i got stinkin drunk off the following combo
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I have no clue how i found my way home.
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(https://cdn4.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/p-2813/balcones/balcones-texas-single-malt-whisky.jpg?ss=2.0)
Friday night's beverage of choice
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I’ve tried it. It’s alright.
I’m a big fan of Green Spot.
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I saved some of the Gibsons' Finest for this Sunday....gonna need it for the Jets game.