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This inspired me to revisit my bottle of St George whisky from a few years ago and I like it a lot. I remember being disappointed in it when I bought it but now it reminds me of a couple of my favorites.
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On Saturday I'm running a whiskey tasting for some friends and acquaintances, and I've never done it before. Aside from the whiskey itself, what else should I think about? Water for people to add to compare the difference? I'd like to provide some robust snacks since it will be around dinner time -- various cheeses, crackers, nuts, hummus, dark chocolate -- any other ideas there? What else am I forgetting?
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Thanks all! Very helpful.
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The whiskey tasting went well, everyone had a great time. I had crackers, cheeses, olives, dried fruits, nuts, and it was plenty. For the whiskey I went with a bit of a split line up -- American and then Scotch:
And then a couple of bonus items, a barrel aged gin and an añejo agave spirit from a distillery I love in Santa Cruz:
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Best value? Bulleit. Best overall? I’m still looking, I’ll be sure to take notes from what you all suggest.
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bloody ghost titty posted:drat, I didn’t mean to kill this dead. Prompt- which small, newer makers are people enjoying? I saw New Riff in the chat, anything else I should keep an eye out for? I'm in Northern California, so not exactly the heart of whiskey country, but I've been seeing more and more of Lost Republic (founded 2013) and Redwood Empire (founded 2015) and enjoying both quite a lot. I'd like to dive deeper into their lineups, they have four and eight different whiskeys, respectively. And of course St. George always has interesting stuff, but they're not new (1982) and can be a bit pricey.
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:I still don't think Caol Ila 12 year gets enough love in the Islay world. It's like it's respectibly good whiskey, but not hip enough to Garner the following Ardbeg or Bruichladdich garnered over the last 15ish or so years. Caol Ila is fantastic.
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Data Graham posted:Thanks for lettting me know about these. I'm from the Ukiah area and between these and Charbay I'm starting to think there's plenty of good gift ideas for my trips home (both giving and getting lol). And thank you for letting me know about Charbay -- I'll keep my eye out for them locally.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:I've got a secret santa thing coming up, my santee has requested alcohol but he's in North Carolina. Seems like none of the normal delivery services can send liquor there, probably related to the state having ABC stores. Does anyone know how I could get alcohol to him since shipping it myself is illegal? I was going to get him a nice bottle of bourbon but this has me very confused. Many categories of mail are sealed against postal inspection unless they get a warrant: https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Can-my-mail-be-opened
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Nov 15, 2023 18:33
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You could look at local delivery from within North Carolina from a service like Drizly. e:f;b
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One of the attendees from my whiskey tasting was super kind. He just came back from Thanksgiving at home in Nashville and brought me a bottle from his favorite distillery, Corsair. It happened to be a Dark Rye and while he didn’t know it, rye is my favorite kind of whiskey. And drat if this whiskey isn’t probably my new all time favorite. Thankfully he seems to have been wrong when he said they don’t ship to California!
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poisonpill posted:What’s the best scotch for $50? “Scotch” is a big category. What do you like and not like?
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:Not exactly a peathead, but my favorite smokey Scotch has been Caol Ila 12. Seconding this. I do like a good amount of peat, including the smokiest, but Caol Ila 12 is so well-rounded and balanced that it's my favorite.
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Lowness 72 posted:It's hard to find though and I think there's a bunch in JW Black? Feels like you get close enough drinking JW. Not hard to find around here (California). I've never had trouble finding it and both large alcohol chains near me (BevMo, Total Wine) show it as in stock in every store near me or available for 30 minute delivery.
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A friend gave me a bottle of Oban - Distiller's Edition for my birthday and it's really excellent, well balanced and interesting. It's the first time I've read the tasting notes/description and agreed with everything they said and tasted everything they called out.
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sean10mm posted:Also, the spirit you drink for performative masculinity is clearly Jack Daniels. Scotch is expensive snob juice from Yerp. Ah, but performative masculinity exists at all class levels. Gotta serve every segment of the market.
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