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Whiskey again...

Silver

find me a tampon
Jul 20, 2002
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My dad had a bottle of Glenmorangie 1971 hanging around he got as a gift a long time ago...I feel guilty drinking it, but no one else in my family will touch scotch.

Good stuff. Thank goodness Maker's Mark is good too (Yes, I know it's bourbon. It's still good, and it's $17 a bottle). I can't afford a $400 a bottle habit :D

Any other reasonable scotch suggestions? I'm not a huge fan of the overly peaty stuff.
 

BikeGeek

BrewMonkey
Jul 2, 2001
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Hershey, PA
Yossarian said:
All bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey is bourbon
and scotch isn't whiskey, it's whisky.

Try the Glenmorangie port finished ($50-$60). The Aberlour is also nice and a bit cheaper ($30-$40).
 

fonseca

Monkey
May 2, 2002
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Virginia
BikeGeek said:
and scotch isn't whiskey, it's whisky.

Try the Glenmorangie port finished ($50-$60). The Aberlour is also nice and a bit cheaper ($30-$40).
You've got good taste. I love both Arberlour and the Glenmorangie Portwood Finish.

A great deal in VA is Dalmore 12 year old. $30 a bottle and it's as good as other $50 scotches. I also like The Singleton, which isn't available in-state, but is excellent.
 

BikeGeek

BrewMonkey
Jul 2, 2001
4,573
273
Hershey, PA
fonseca said:
A great deal in VA is Dalmore 12 year old. $30 a bottle and it's as good as other $50 scotches. I also like The Singleton, which isn't available in-state, but is excellent.
Thanks for the tips, I'll give them a shot. (no pun intended) :D
 

narlus

Eastcoast Softcore
Staff member
Nov 7, 2001
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behind the viewfinder
black bush?

midleton is the high-end spendy irish whiskey, and i've had some but i'm not enough of a whiskey fan to feel the need to fork over the $$$ for it.
 

Acadian

Born Again Newbie
Sep 5, 2001
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narlus said:
black bush?

midleton is the high-end spendy irish whiskey, and i've had some but i'm not enough of a whiskey fan to feel the need to fork over the $$$ for it.
word...I feel the same way. Most Whiskey's I've tried have been pretty good - I can tell a slight difference in taste, but after 2-3 glasses it don't matter anymore ;)
 

llkoolkeg

Ranger LL
Sep 5, 2001
4,329
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in da shed, mon, in da shed
Our client's Xmas party was this past Saturday in D.C., and the wife and I had more than our fair share of fine liquor. I was mostly sticking with the Blue Sapphire gin, Old Bushmills and Makers Mark while the wife put down the rum.

In total, I had:
2 glasses of cab sav
2 glasses of pino grig
4 gin-n-tonics
4 whiskey cokes
2 black russians
3 irish coffees
& no beer whatsoever

Thank God for Metro.
 

Acadian

Born Again Newbie
Sep 5, 2001
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llkoolkeg said:
Our client's Xmas party was this past Saturday in D.C., and the wife and I had more than our fair share of fine liquor. I was mostly sticking with the Blue Sapphire gin, Old Bushmills and Makers Mark while the wife put down the rum.

In total, I had:
2 glasses of cab sav
2 glasses of pino grig
4 gin-n-tonics
4 whiskey cokes
2 black russians
3 irish coffees
& no beer whatsoever

Thank God for Metro.
dude...I would of passed out with all that.
 

mrbigisbudgood

Strangely intrigued by Echo
Oct 30, 2001
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Charlotte, NC
Evan Williams Reserve is the best Bourbon you'll ever sip.

Makers is up there too, but it's too smooth for me, I got hammered last time I drank Makers.
 

llkoolkeg

Ranger LL
Sep 5, 2001
4,329
5
in da shed, mon, in da shed
Acadian said:
dude...I would of passed out with all that.
The drinking was over the course of seven hours with dinner and hors d'ourves, so I was able to hold it together. Because it was a client's Xmas party, I had to maintain some composure and dignity about me. It's funny b/c I can still hold my liquor even though my ability to drink much beer has gone down the toilet. I can't remember the last time I had more than a six-pack- this coming from a guy that regularly drank anywhere from a 12-24 pack of Milwaukee's Best Ice(6.9%) throughout college.
 

OGRipper

back alley ripper
Feb 3, 2004
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NORCAL is the hizzle
I'm currently working on bottle of 18 year old Glenlivet that I'm enjoying more than I thought I would, at $46 it's about 1/2 the price of the Macallan 18 and pretty damn good.

I also had a great bottle of Oban, 14 y.o. I think, was about $60.

Pricey stuff but a bottle of the good stuff will last me at a least a month sometimes longer, even when I share with friends on occasion. I prefer to sip it in relatively small amounts, I don't mix it with anything, just float a couple rocks in it and I'm good to go. Really warms the cockles.

:)