Need a Good Bottle of Scotch
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@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@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.
This is a great idea! I will have to see if anything like this is going on in my area!
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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.
People outside IT just don't understand...this is why, every year at IT conferences, you have to warn newbies...lol
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@MattSpeller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@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
The bottle is for a friend. It's not because he helped me get the job, but it's because I did get a new job and can finally afford to pay him back for a couple favors I owe him.
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At Spiceworld EVERY YEAR, we lay down a couple ground rules for people who are new to the @scottalanmiller pub crawl:
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DO NOT try to keep up with Scott. Period. Don't try to go drink for drink. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage (sorry, couldn't resist).
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Don't try to keep up with my sleep schedule. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage.
I usually sleep 6-10 hours the entire conference. Over 3-4 days. And I don't try to match Scott on drinking...but someday I think I might be able to...then again, he's a Swede and German...his liver is built for this. But I'm English, French and German...so I will probably be okay...lol
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@thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
At Spiceworld EVERY YEAR, we lay down a couple ground rules for people who are new to the @scottalanmiller pub crawl:
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DO NOT try to keep up with Scott. Period. Don't try to go drink for drink. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage (sorry, couldn't resist).
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Don't try to keep up with my sleep schedule. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage.
I usually sleep 6-10 hours the entire conference. Over 3-4 days. And I don't try to match Scott on drinking...but someday I think I might be able to...then again, he's a Swede and German...his liver is built for this. But I'm English, French and German...so I will probably be okay...lol
I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right?
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@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right?
Nope. That's the same as the "RAID 5 is a special case when used from ZFS before ZFS is so good" argument. But I'm afraid we took that into account when we made the RAID 5 stats already.
Swiss/Scottish here.
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@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right?
Nope. That's the same as the "RAID 5 is a special case when used from ZFS before ZFS is so good" argument. But I'm afraid we took that into account when we made the RAID 5 stats already.
Swiss/Scottish here.
But I have a ginger beard. That has to count for something.
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@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right?
Nope. That's the same as the "RAID 5 is a special case when used from ZFS before ZFS is so good" argument. But I'm afraid we took that into account when we made the RAID 5 stats already.
Swiss/Scottish here.
But I have a ginger beard. That has to count for something.
I'm drinking right now. How about you?
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@scottalanmiller Yes, I'm drinking Starbuck's excuse for esspresso... X-D
And I primarily stick with ale if/when I do drink, and I don't do much volume when I do. I'm not dumb enough to even try and keep up with anyone in regards to alcohol consumption. I don't have the body mass or willpower to come out on the right end of that battle. My brittle old 35 year old body just doesn't recover quite as quickly as it did 15 or so years ago...
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@RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@scottalanmiller Yes, I'm drinking Starbuck's excuse for esspresso... X-D
And I primarily stick with ale if/when I do drink, and I don't do much volume when I do. I'm not dumb enough to even try and keep up with anyone in regards to alcohol consumption. I don't have the body mass or willpower to come out on the right end of that battle. My brittle old 35 year old body just doesn't recover quite as quickly as it did 15 or so years ago...
Neither does @scottalanmiller lol
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@thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
So I wanted suggestions from people on here for a good bottle of scotch. I'm looking for something in the $100 price range, maybe even a little more. Was just looking for any ideas people might have. Thanks!
Glenmorangie (company re-launched single malts into user space)
Glenlivet 12-15-18 (I actually prefer 15) <-- I you don't like one of those go get some Pepsi, I'm serious
Macallan - expensive Glenlivet
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(these are classic)
You can read some of my reviews here:
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1085003-whiskey-lovers-thread
What do you guys think if I'd create a whiskey thread here on MangoLassi as well?
AK
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@coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
Oh so many options! I'm looking for some good top shelf stuff...not like millionaire level spending, but something that's around $100/bottle or even a bit more.
I've tried the 16, 18, and 22 Glenlivet. The 22 was surprisingly smooth. The 16 was harsh.
16 ins\t "normal" year so it's a some "special edition" and it's VERY different from COTS 15 yo
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I really enjoyed the Highland Park Valhalla Collection: Thor, Loki, Freya, Odin. There's 800 others behind and around in that room. Still working on trying them all.
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@larsen161 How the hell do you open that, or do you pour 4 cups at once?
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@DustinB3403 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:
@larsen161 How the hell do you open that, or do you pour 4 cups at once?
I sure hope so!
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@DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller each bottle sold over a span of a few years. the display plinth was made available when the last one was released. It comes apart of course...
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@larsen161 ahh so it's hinged. I was looking at the original picture and couldn't figure out how it came apart.
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I think I'm a little late on this one, however, Balvenie 14 Carribean Cask and the Balvenie 17 are extremely smooth. The 14 is finished in a rum cask while the 17 has that soft maturity of a 17 single malt.
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So I wanted everyone to know that I picked this up this weekend...very smokey and very tasty...YUM!
