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Old 05-06-2021, 8:25pm   #1
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Tonight I am sipping Glenlivet 18 which still tastes like Glenlivet, but better.

I like The Dalwhinnie a lot but find their 15 year release has lost quite a bit of the "gentle spirit" advertised on the "standard" bottle. It is sharper and no longer has the sweet nose of the original.

The Balvenie is a fine whisky but doublewood tastes (to me at least) like an attempt to doctor up a failed batch so it can be salvaged... the character of the straight malt is muddled and indistinct. Ditto most of the other variants on a single cask aging I have sampled. Many are interesting but most lose the distinct flavor and aroma of the base stocks.

Malt spirits which have spent time in either port wine or rum casks simply taste like shit as far as I am concerned... discuss??
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Drink Oban and stfu
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Drink Oban and stfu
Actually if money were no object I would drink Glen Grant exclusively. Then I would happily STFU.
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Highland Park 25 and Macallan 25 FTW.

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The Balvenie is a fine whisky but doublewood tastes (to me at least) like an attempt to doctor up a failed batch so it can be salvaged... the character of the straight malt is muddled and indistinct. ?
Peat Week FTW.
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Scotch is turrible and has no redeeming qualities. That is all.
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I just take a typical insulated tumbler, fill with ice, pour enough 80P Canadian to see it, fill with water and sip it like that, more ice water than booze....
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Sipping on Crown Royal right now.

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Sipping on Crown Royal right now.

Baller!

Crown Royal isn’t Scotch.
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Scotch

Can't beat smooth Georgia shine

Same effect, and homemade

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Baller!

Crown Royal isn’t Scotch.
I know.
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If you tried really good Scotch you’d give up drinking paint thinner.
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If you tried really good Scotch you’d give up drinking paint thinner.
If you tried really good Shine you'd give up drinking fake booze.
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Fake booze?

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Fake booze?

Shine was around before fake booze
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I am enjoying Glen Morgangie Extremely Rare 18 Year single malt tonight. Neat.
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One of these days..........
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Shine was around before fake booze
So was dirt. Your point is? : shrug:


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I am enjoying Glen Morgangie Extremely Rare 18 Year single malt tonight. Neat.
Nice!

[Rikki] You should try paint thinner. [/Rikki]
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One of these days..........
Chill, perfection takes time, just like y'all's crap
Ever wonder why shine is clear and your crap is brown?
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