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What do people think of Makers Mark 46 vs the regular version? 46 isn't the best thing I ever had but I liked it a lot better than the generic version.
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Feb 24, 2022 13:20
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Yeah, agreed. I like 46 better than the original and I think it’s got some nice oaky notes and a long palate as a straight pour, it just doesn’t stand up even to an old fashioned.
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Feb 24, 2022 14:08
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sean10mm posted:What do people think of Makers Mark 46 vs the regular version? 46 isn't the best thing I ever had but I liked it a lot better than the generic version. For the price I really like Maker's 46 and I've never enjoyed regular Makers. It's not one of those bottles where I'll ever put in any real work to find but it's become one of those good but not special bottles in the same tier was WT101.
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Feb 24, 2022 14:10
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I was gifted a bottle of Firestone and Robertson Texas bourbon. For only being aged 4 years it was smooth and tasty. Apparently, the Texas climate speeds things along because it tasted more like 6-7 year bourbon. No doubt being wheated didn't hurt either. It's made with Texas corn, wheat, and yeast. Good middling bourbon.
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Feb 25, 2022 06:17
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Got a couple of more mini-reviews of the Canadian whisky I got my hands on last year: Stalk & Barrel 100% Rye Whisky - $36.10 - a nice surprise, at least for that price. Not really all that interesting, but it's more mellow for a 100% rye whisky than I was expecting. Best way I can describe it is if you made a Speyside whisky out of rye: light oakiness, crisp apple, with a hint of overall spiciness. Glynnevan Double Barrelled Canadian Rye Whisky - $48.80 - Nah. Not for this price. I mean, it was drinkable, but it's a touch too sweet for my palate. I don't recall the specific notes, but I remember a decent amount of berry and maple and caramel. Which is nice, but I like it more subtle. What's weirder is that it's probably one of the few Canadian whiskies that didn't mix nicely into coke (not all mix with ginger ale, but they should at least with cola). Decided to take a break from the home-grown stuff for now, so I'm going through a bottle of Bushmills Black Bush. Not bad for a $40 import. Nothing special about it, but it's a nice palate cleanser.
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Feb 25, 2022 20:48
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sean10mm posted:What do people think of Makers Mark 46 vs the regular version? 46 isn't the best thing I ever had but I liked it a lot better than the generic version. I don't like it quite as much as regular Maker's. Private Select, however, is one of my favorites of all-time.
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Feb 26, 2022 19:05
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Is this a real thing?
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Mar 1, 2022 22:05
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Just searching, it looks like it definitely was a thing at some point https://www.drinkhacker.com/2012/06/15/review-scottish-spirits-single-grain-scotch-in-a-can/
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Mar 1, 2022 22:20
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Holy God lol
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Mar 1, 2022 22:20
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What I especially love is that it’s not even resealable at all. Here’s 12oz of 40% booze you have to drink in one sitting! That said, last time I was in Japan some of the canned highballs you can get in convenience stores were very decent for the like $2 they cost. And I did enjoy that they came in high and low abv versions (usually like 7% and 12% I think) so you can choose what kind of night you’re having!
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Mar 2, 2022 01:10
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Yeah it looks like a bad time lol
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Mar 2, 2022 01:28
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Scythe posted:That said, last time I was in Japan some of the canned highballs you can get in convenience stores were very decent for the like $2 they cost. And I did enjoy that they came in high and low abv versions (usually like 7% and 12% I think) so you can choose what kind of night you’re having! There are scotch highballs here now too. This one is actually pretty good; Tomatin is the key malt. 8% abv so it probably couldn't be labeled "Scotch Whisky" in the UK. 
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Mar 2, 2022 02:50
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Scythe posted:What I especially love is that it’s not even resealable at all. Here’s 12oz of 40% booze you have to drink in one sitting! Sounds great to me actually.
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Mar 2, 2022 05:00
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zmcnulty posted:There are scotch highballs here now too. This one is actually pretty good; Tomatin is the key malt. 8% abv so it probably couldn't be labeled "Scotch Whisky" in the UK. Couldn't even at the minimum 40% since it's "bottled" with more than just water. (CO2) And a highball at 40%, at that point you're just drinking fizzy whisky. Makes sense that it's Tomatin btw, they're owned by a Japanese company.
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Mar 2, 2022 08:32
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I mean there's no shortage of distilleries, scotch or otherwise, owned by japanese companies if you count beam suntory
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Mar 2, 2022 10:42
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Yeah, Jim Beam highballs at izakaya here are usually like 20-30 yen cheaper than kakubin highballs. It's cheaper for Suntory to make whiskey in America and send it to Japan than it is for them to bring import crude booze from Brazil and mix it with actual Japanese whisky.
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Mar 2, 2022 11:48
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Stumbled onto a bottle of the Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength Rye. First big release of their own stuff, not blended with any sourced whiskey. Pretty excited!
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Mar 3, 2022 07:29
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I picked up an Eagle Rare 10 and an Old Forester Single Barrel store pick last night. My wife is on a Scotch kick at the moment, so I may not get to them for a bit.
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Mar 3, 2022 16:57
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 I was given a pour of Lot B tonight. There's no goddamn way I'd pay secondary prices for this, but this was a really, really delicious pour and I wish more ppl could taste this at retail cost.
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Mar 5, 2022 02:39
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I’ve tried all the main van winkle releases and Lot B is probably my favorite relative to age and what it should be priced. I’d never pay secondary prices for it but in a world where I could walk into a store and have my pick of van winkles for msrp, Lot B is the one that would be my regular.
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Mar 5, 2022 18:16
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Lawen posted:I’ve tried all the main van winkle releases and Lot B is probably my favorite relative to age and what it should be priced. I’d never pay secondary prices for it but in a world where I could walk into a store and have my pick of van winkles for msrp, Lot B is the one that would be my regular. This is a correct and good opinion.
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Mar 5, 2022 21:51
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How is Lot 40 as far as Canadian Ryes go?
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Mar 13, 2022 01:39
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Professor Shark posted:How is Lot 40 as far as Canadian Ryes go? Perfectly drinkable neat but nothing special, from what I remember.
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Mar 13, 2022 06:43
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Managed to snag a bottle of Blue Spot for €65 straight from Ireland with free shipping (to Netherlands). Seems a bit suspicious but so far I'm not complaining!
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Mar 13, 2022 14:53
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I just found a bottle of Blue Spot in Lansing. Single bottle delivered. They had a single bottle of Red too but that was gone when I showed up. Irish goons, mail me liquors.
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Mar 17, 2022 20:45
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I finished the bottle of Bushmills I opened a while back and opened The Balvenie 16 Triple Cask I bought a few years ago while travelling. Light, oaky, with a hint of berries from the partial-aging in sherry cask. It's pretty good, but as a duty-free exclusive, I think there's a certain amount of diminishing returns for the price. If I was travelling, I'd rather find the Golden Cask 14 I had a few years before that, or at least save my money and get Doublewood at the LCBO. Professor Shark posted:How is Lot 40 as far as Canadian Ryes go? coiol posted:Perfectly drinkable neat but nothing special, from what I remember. Pretty much. I think I wrote a number of pages back that it's almost as good as Canadian Club 100% Rye but not cheaper.
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Mar 18, 2022 20:04
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zmcnulty posted:There are scotch highballs here now too. This one is actually pretty good; Tomatin is the key malt. 8% abv so it probably couldn't be labeled "Scotch Whisky" in the UK. No picture but my Dad brought home some new canned Crown Royal & Cola 4-pack from the gas station at the end of our road. $11 at the MS/TN state line. It tasted exactly like a Crown Royal with cola, which I guess is ok. Nothing special, but not like JD Honey or anything that bad. 7% alchohol so you can't even get drunk off of it. Better to put $13 to a case of Natural Light Ice... It was nice enough to drink on the deck while smoking my pipe, so I'm not making GBS threads on it...just seems like the small bottle of Elijah Craig BiB with a bit of coke and ice cubes would be more effective and taste better all around. Still have one in the fridge, but I'll take a snap on my iPad if anybody just has to see what I'm talking about.
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Mar 24, 2022 19:04
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Neighbor came to visit inside my house first time. She went bananas over the Blanton’s airline bottles I had, so I gave her one. Think it’s all over her Instagram now.
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Mar 25, 2022 16:49
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I'm in the Nashville airport. Any of these particularly worth getting?
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Mar 25, 2022 17:05
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Data Graham posted:I'm in the Nashville airport. Any of these particularly worth getting? No
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Mar 25, 2022 17:06
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Nothing super noteworthy. That being said, a couple of the liquor stores here mentioned that Belle Meade might become allocated. I haven't had much of their bourbon, but I don't remember it being good enough to be in that high demand.
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Mar 25, 2022 17:29
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None of that seems rare or cheaply priced.
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Mar 25, 2022 17:48
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I mean it’s literally a tourist trap shop exploiting a captive audience so no surprise. Just making sure I’m not missing some hidden gem.
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Mar 25, 2022 17:52
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Casu Marzu posted:That being said, a couple of the liquor stores here mentioned that Belle Meade might become allocated. I haven't had much of their bourbon, but I don't remember it being good enough to be in that high demand. It's just another MGP IB and they're running low on aged stocks like every other MGP IB
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Mar 25, 2022 18:30
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Deceptive Thinker posted:It's just another MGP IB and they're running low on aged stocks like every other MGP IB totally forgot it was yet another MGP
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Mar 25, 2022 20:17
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Headed to London next month and will have to check a bag. Anything in particular I should look out for/pick up? Wife and I are both in to bourbon while I'm in to scotch. I've liked sherry-style scotches like Aberlour 12. Is international Blanton's still a thing? Any scotches worth picking up in London? Figure $50-$100/bottle or so.
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Apr 5, 2022 16:34
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English whisky is actually making waves now, Cotswolds and Bimber
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Apr 5, 2022 17:22
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Those sound like joke names.
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Apr 5, 2022 18:28
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That's how I feel with pretty much every English name
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Dr. Lunchables posted:Those sound like joke names. Brown Willy, Cornwall Cock Alley, Calow Shitterton, Dorset Fanny Barks, Durham Fingringhoe, Essex Bitchfield, Lincolnshire Moisty Lane, Staffordshire Shitlingthorpe, Yorkshire Wetwang, East Yorkshire Butt Hole Road, South Yorkshire Assloss, Ayrshire Cock of Arran, Isle of Arran Fannyfield, Ross and Cromarty Dick Court, Lanarkshire Twatt, Orkney Three Cocks, Breconshire Bullyhole Bottom, Monmouthshire
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