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Just gave my 2.5 year old son a sniff of ew black, and he says it's "too hot, too spicy" and doesn't want to smell it again. Success, I think!
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Spicy is the usual description, yeah, though it's not spicy in the cooking sense, not really. Rittenhouse bottled in bond is great.
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Tried a glass of Woodford Reserve Rye last night. Not bad, definitely not as rye-y as Rittenhouse or the like, but very drinkable for all that. Anyone have thoughts on it?
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Jan 28, 2018 13:32
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Budgie posted:Well, I'm not much of a fan of peaty whisky but this is a bit OTT to say the least. I can totally understand if it's the first smoky peaty whisky you've ever had though. Maybe it was meant as a compliment? 
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Jan 31, 2018 04:35
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This is in response to your work, right? Very tasty lookin, those.
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Feb 3, 2018 02:15
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Got to a tasting at my dad's synagogue men's club and it was pretty rad. Here's my extremely sparse notes because I'm not really a scotch drinker, more into rye and bourbon. Compass Box, Great King St. Blend Not at all peat, light, somewhat unremarkable. I couldn't get anything off the nose, not much of an anything, really. I'm sure it's fine for its price. This was just a "drink this while waiting for the event to start", not part of the tasting itself. Glen Grand 10 Apple nose, very clean taste and easy to drink, with a fruity finish. Not bad. Glen Moray 12 Weirdly, couldn't get anything from the nose. Bit of a creamy taste, with a smooth, very slow finish. I liked it. Signatory Mortlach 2008 Now we're talking. This is where things picked up for me. Slightly spicy nose, sugary start and then nutty as I tasted it, with an extremely heavy and rich finish. Excellent. Ardbeg An Oa Only scotch I had had anything from the distillery before. I can only describe the nose as Ardbeg, I love it, the bottle I killed a while ago was one of my favorites. Salty taste as expected, smoky and heavy finish. Taylor & Taylor Whiskey Co. & Gordon & MacPhail Single Cask of Highland Park 22yr Yeah so this was put on by Taylor & Taylor. They managed to finagle a cask of 22 year old whisky from Highland Park, without tasting it first. I've never had anything like this. Fruity and delicate nose, fruity, nutty, oily taste with a hot finish. Adding a drop of water made the whole thing sweeter without changing the taste much. Overall, the ardbeg was my favorite, but getting to try that last one was awesome.
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Feb 12, 2018 04:04
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spankmeister posted:Huh I find it strange that they would have a peat monster like ardbeg just before a much more delicate expression of Highland Park. Eh, it was a presentation too, with history and anecdotes and all that, so there was enough time between each glass.
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Feb 12, 2018 13:43
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I actually just learned that last fact at the tasting I posted about. Pretty funny.
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Feb 17, 2018 04:51
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I gotta finish this bottle of templeton rye so I can buy some sazerac or some other kind of rye. I want all the rye. (yes I already have a bottle of rittenhouse bib but I don't want to buy new bottles without finishing old ones, given the rate I go through em)
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Mar 4, 2018 14:59
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Looks like 1:1:1/2 with the half being whiskey?
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Apr 1, 2018 04:21
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Rittenhouse bottled in bond.
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May 2, 2018 21:23
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Isn't Templeton just the usual mgp stuff?
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May 4, 2018 19:02
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TobinHatesYou posted:The usual MGP stuff is good. Well yeah! But then it doesn't matter much which one you get. It's tasty!
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May 5, 2018 00:02
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I think there was one but it died from disuse. I'd probably put it in the cocktail thread rather than the whiskey thread if I had to choose?
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May 20, 2018 04:44
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Knew the answer without looking.
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Jun 3, 2018 19:19
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Gave my dad a bottle of ogd for Father's day because it's tasty and I was feeling ironic. (He's got six grandkids now!)
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Jun 17, 2018 16:23
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Nice piece of fish posted:You know, you got some excellent goddamned posts. Thanks for quoting it with this because I kinda blipped over the post and now that I read it, yes you are correct.
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Sep 28, 2018 12:33
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That is frankly an incredible post, showing way more than even a tour tends to! Really awesome, thanks for putting in the effort. Also can I try some.
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Oct 27, 2018 13:57
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God damnit why am I seeing his tweets in so many loving threads.
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Nov 3, 2018 00:19
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EW single barrel cork broke, so I had to try to work it out with a knife and then strain it to get rid of the larger bits. Then I canted it into the only empty bottle I had, highland park, I should probably drink it quickly before I forget and get very confused when I'm wanting a scotch.
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Nov 6, 2018 21:46
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Enigma posted:Wild Turkey 101 Yeah if you can find it for that price, this is an amazing whiskey both alone and mixing.
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Dec 1, 2018 00:42
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I got the same rye for myself but haven't had a chance to crack it open yet. Excited though!
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Dec 9, 2018 21:31
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So I tried my new Pikesville Rye. Very good, but very strong, it's 110 proof. Added a splash of water and that mellowed it a bit but I'm not sure if I can say I like it any better than the cheaper rittenhouse bonded rye.
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Dec 27, 2018 13:22
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Holy crap that was really really cool.
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Feb 5, 2019 13:56
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Whiskey tasting! It was scotch last year, and american this year. Starting taste: Evan Williams Single Barrel I've had this before, had half a bottle even, nothing new to note. Perfectly pleasant. Michter's Rye Sweet on the tongue, could definitely taste that rye on the front of my tongue, and then a loooong finish. Honestly think it was quite good. Willet Pot Still Bourbon Very sweet nose, kind of neutral on the tongue, finish was quite fast and a bit of a burn. Eh. It was fine, but nothing important. Blanton's Deep nose, lingering taste, with a slow finish. I mean I haven't had it before but I knew roughly what to expect, very good. Pikesville Rye Gahaha I just picked up a bottle of this last month, so not a whole lot new to say here either, very high proof, I like it but not as much as rittenhouse because really what rye is as good as rittenhouse. Then a couple on the stranger side. Westland American Oak Billed as single malt but young and not-from-Scotland, I wrote that it had a quick nose, strong characteristic single malty taste, hot on the tongue, and a hot, long finish. Quite good. Westland Peated From the same guy, Matt Hofmann, who apparently has won all sorts of awards, mild nose, very smooth like really really smooth, and I could only taste the peat on the finish. Would happily drink again. So, long story short: I think I'll look into the Michter's some more, and the Westland stuff was super interesting! The presenter was asking the host whether he could arrange Japanese whisky next year...
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Feb 14, 2019 05:57
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Rittenhouse BiB is my favorite rye, yeah.
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Feb 14, 2019 10:36
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Hot take, people who insist peat is the best measure of whisky are like people who insist hoppiness is the best measure of beer.
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May 17, 2019 21:35
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DoctaFun posted:I bought an LL/G bottle of rare breed awhile back and am just now getting to open it. Okay I'm trying to figure it out and I cannot. What the gently caress is LL/G?
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Jul 26, 2019 11:44
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Gravitee posted:Most of the secondary bourbon groups got shut down on Facebook last week. It'll be interesting to see how that affects retail pricing, if at all. Huh. Any official comment or article about it you can share?
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Jul 29, 2019 18:27
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Oct 6, 2019 12:17
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No need to apologise, imo.
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Oct 22, 2019 21:40
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mango sentinel posted:I find Glenlivet 12 to be too anodyne to bother with. What can you tell me about the other ages? Read this as androgyne and was really loving confused
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Dec 21, 2019 01:09
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Odd Mutant posted:Laphroaig 10 is what I imagine the rum ham Is that good or bad
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Dec 28, 2019 16:08
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Vox Nihili posted:Costco had Laphroaig 12 Cask Strength IB bottles for $50 a week or so before Christmas. Tastes like a salty hock of meat over a big open wood fire. Is That Good Or Bad
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Dec 28, 2019 23:25
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ITGOB okay I'll go with this as the acronym.
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Yeah that's a really good list.
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Quiet Feet posted:Or candlestick makers! This is a weird version of that song from wakkos wish
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poo poo. I'm going to a whisky tasting tomorrow and I still have this lingering cough I've had for two weeks. Any suggestions as to how to enjoy myself without hating everything in existence?
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SpookyLizard posted:fire up with some actove decongestant (like vicks nasal spray) before and clean out your sinuses the best you can. good luck. Such stuff doesn't react to alcohol? I know DayQuil is a no... Thanks.
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Okay so that whisky/e tasting was today, my cough somehow didn't bother me until afterwards. Tastes were in pairs for mostly good reasons. Glendronach 15 revival was good but I think I just like scotches more peaty. Old Forester 1897 bib was great, I love bottled in bond, very caramel and smooth. Makers Mark 46 was fine but unremarkable like I find most Maker's Mark I guess. Compass box spice tree was good, especially the nose. These two were oak stave/head linked. Glenmorangie signet was not my thing at all, I dunno what was up with it, just tasted meh. Mad River rye was super cool, my favorite of the night, didn't really taste spicy but these were linked by chocolate malted, so that's understandable. Not mgp rye. Completely new taste to me.
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