at home i drink single malt scotches but when i hit bars ill either get jameson or tullamore dew

i find beer to be "spatially inefficient"

Durk wrote on Aug 7^th, 2016 at 12:17am:


ive had a couple bottles of oban, few weeks ago seen a new one called "little bay" in a light blue case that i was unfamiliar with. wasnt too bad at all. worth trying out if oban is your shit

Try the double-aged Glenkinchie.  It is delicious.

Strakeln wrote on Aug 5^th, 2016 at 9:35pm:


I was at a wedding this past weekend, and ending up spending quite a bit of time with my uncle, his not-inconsiderable fine spirits collection, and the best man, who manages a high-end bar&restaurant in downtown Toronto.

I learned quite a bit, and got to drink some very nice scotch.

Oban 14 was my first of the night, and I liked it quite a lot.

I found that I prefer Laphroaig Quarter Cask to the 15 Year, which is really good news to me, as it's $100 less per bottle here.  Also Lagavulin 16 is really good as a fourth or fifth taste, since I'm apparently not a fan of heavy iodine until I'm nicely toasted.

Also learned that drinking a large amount of scotch on a hot, humid night is probably a really bad idea for me.  I think my sweat was ~80 proof.

Starkjade wrote on Aug 7^th, 2016 at 5:52pm:


How many cannucks are there on here?!

Starkjade wrote on Aug 7^th, 2016 at 5:52pm:


Based on your post we prefer the opposite sides of Scotland.

I far prefer the Speyside and Highland Scotches, while it sounds like the Islay varieties will be your thing.  It will help picking them at a pub or restaurant for you.  Both Laphroaig and Lagavulin have a huge punch if of Peat right off the start with a huge smoke character.  Both of which just aren't my thing.  If you like the two above, you would really like both the Bowmore 12 which is surprisingly inexpensive as well as most Ardbeg options.

Try them out and let me know.

Durk wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 9:19am:

You arranged that sentence poorly.


Bowmore 18 for me.  It has a depth of character that is miles better than most pedestrian scotch.

Durk wrote on Aug 7^th, 2016 at 1:51pm:

I like Glenlivet, even though it is a fairly pedestrian, entry level single malt.  But I cannot tell the difference at all between the 12, the 18, and the 21.  So why pay more?

Frank wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 1:49pm:


Frank wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 1:49pm:


eighnuss wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 7:11pm:


I think Eighnuss hit the nail on the head.  I find peet and smoke quite overpowering, as such I find no difference between Bowmore 12 and 18.  Where as I can easily note the difference in flavor and smoothness from most Highland/Spayside 12/15 scotches compared to their 18 year old versions.  The difference between 18-21, not so much.

Smoked at 21?

Durk wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 12:38pm:


Well in a way they do in the sense you don't want to touch them till they are at least of age and letting them mature for a few more years usually only adds to the potency of the pleasure. And some scientific theories suggest our growing old is a process that seems to be accelerated by our diet and environment. Fringe theory suggest a human could live as much as a thousand years with no real aging taking g place if we maintained our organic machine optimally.

karavek wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:58pm:



Just stop.

Revaulting wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:28pm:

yeah, there was just some lady who flew to South America to bypass human experimentation laws and give herself the treatment she is developing. The problem is that the cells with the least telomer decay are cancer cells, so maybe she just evolved into a cancer spore pod. I wouldn't want to be sitting next to her on the flight back.

So my doctor told me I had to give up red meat, drinking, smoking, and partying all night, and get more exercise. I said "Doc, if I do all of that, will I live longer?" and he said "No, but it will sure seem longer."