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    • C
      Carnival Boy
      last edited by

      Quite a few whisky drinkers on ML then.

      So............water? ice? mixer? or straight?

      I'll often have an ice cube, but no water. And if it's cheap whisky and I'm in a bar, I might have ginger ale with it.

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      • coliverC
        coliver
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        Any Gin drinkers? Can't stand the stuff but my brother loves it. I got him Bombay Sapphire last year as a gift and he really enjoyed it.

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          scottalanmiller @coliver
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          @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

          Any Gin drinkers? Can't stand the stuff but my brother loves it. I got him Bombay Sapphire last year as a gift and he really enjoyed it.

          Love it. Believe it or not, low cost, California-made New Amsterdam is the best that I have ever had.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

            @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

            Any Gin drinkers? Can't stand the stuff but my brother loves it. I got him Bombay Sapphire last year as a gift and he really enjoyed it.

            Love it. Believe it or not, low cost, California-made New Amsterdam is the best that I have ever had.

            I'll have to pick up a bottle for him. Thanks.

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            • brianlittlejohnB
              brianlittlejohn @Carnival Boy
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              @Carnival-Boy Neat is the only right way to drink a scotch 😉

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              • s.hacklemanS
                s.hackleman
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                Myself it is either Macallen or Laphroaig, but see if this helps. alt text

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                • brianlittlejohnB
                  brianlittlejohn @s.hackleman
                  last edited by

                  @s.hackleman said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                  Myself it is either Macallen or Laphroaig, but see if this helps. alt text

                  I'm going to have to save a copy of this...

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                  • RamblingBipedR
                    RamblingBiped
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                    I'm pretty big fan of Scotty Karate: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1471/28039/

                    The next time I brew a strong dark belgian I plan on grabbing a bottle of okay scotch and making hot scottchies with some of the wort; I've been told they are fantastic.

                    And if I'm not drinking an Ale I'm usually enjoying a gin and tonic. Hendrick's and Tanqueray are usually on standby at all times.

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                    • s.hacklemanS
                      s.hackleman @RamblingBiped
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                      @RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                      I'm pretty big fan of Scotty Karate: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1471/28039/

                      The next time I brew a strong dark belgian I plan on grabbing a bottle of okay scotch and making hot scottchies with some of the wort; I've been told they are fantastic.

                      And if I'm not drinking an Ale I'm usually enjoying a gin and tonic. Hendrick's and Tanqueray are usually on standby at all times.

                      Best cheap scotch IMHO is Famous Grouse. It is mixed from the leftovers of several major labels.

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                      • MattSpellerM
                        MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                        Laphroaig makes you cry inside a bit.

                        Strange, it just makes my beard grow thicker 😉

                        Laphroaig Quarter Cask, best bottle under $100

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                          Brett at ioSafe Vendor
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                          I don't claim to be any sort of expert- I haven't sampled too many varieties - but, of those I have sampled, Ardbeg Uigeadail is definitely my favourite (and it's less than $100).

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                          • RamblingBipedR
                            RamblingBiped @thanksajdotcom
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                            @thanksajdotcom If he is a big fan of Scotch you might look into finding a local tasting somewhere and take him to that. You'll probably spend less than $100, learn something, and have a better time.

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver
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                              Not scotch, but if you are in the Cooperstown area there has been a bunch of distilleries that have popped up in the last 4 or 5 years. They have been getting really high remarks from a lot of people from what I can tell.

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                              • RamblingBipedR
                                RamblingBiped
                                last edited by

                                Also, if your plan is to consume a high-end $100+ bottle of scotch in a single sitting, you're probably doing it wrong. The exception being you're splitting that bottle between multiple people and not just two.

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                                • wirestyle22W
                                  wirestyle22
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                                  An outsider might think asking about Scotch on an IT forum doesn't make sense. It makes the most sense.

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                                  • coliverC
                                    coliver @wirestyle22
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                                    @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                    An outsider might think asking about Scotch on an IT forum doesn't make sense. It makes the most sense.

                                    I think that works for a lot of different alcoholic beverages.

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22 @coliver
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                                      @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                      An outsider might think asking about Scotch on an IT forum doesn't make sense. It makes the most sense.

                                      I think that works for a lot of different alcoholic beverages.

                                      here here!

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                                      • wirestyle22W
                                        wirestyle22
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                                        My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

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                                        • david.wieseD
                                          david.wiese
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                                          @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                          My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

                                          wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

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                                          • MattSpellerM
                                            MattSpeller @david.wiese
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                                            @david.wiese said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                            My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

                                            wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

                                            For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

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