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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:45:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well... we don’t have peat here so it kinda seems false to me a bit. I guess we could malt with coal  !But I will say this, we will put up about 30 more barrels of bourbon in the rick house and then we are going to do some single malt runs. So not long now! Peat deposits in eastern and central North America: VA's got a little sumpin down there in the tidewater, probably around the Great Dismal Swamp.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:46:49 PM EDT
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I've tried and I just can't drink it (or any hard liquor really). Most tastes like I would envision a household cleaner. The peat in some Scotch doesn't help.
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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:47:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Scotland will run out of peat someday and I ain't gonna be mad. They get a lot of their peat from Alaska. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:54:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Scotland will run out of peat someday and I ain't gonna be mad. They'll just annex ireland |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:56:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've tried and I just can't drink it (or any hard liquor really). Most tastes like I would envision a household cleaner. The peat in some Scotch doesn't help. I love to sit down with folks like you and talk whiskey/whisky. You would be amazed of the flavors you might pick up if you had someone suggest them. I had a lady on Saturday and she “hates gin” and of course thinks it tastes like “pine trees”. I had her taste ours while thinking of citrus like orange and Lemon. With that thought in mind she was able to pick it up and really liked it. Whiskey is the same way. If you have someone who loves it talk about the flavors they taste you will often taste those flavors yourself. I always tell people who aren’t experienced that they need to take a sip and hold it a few moments. Then set the glass down for a few minutes. Take another sip and repeat the process again. We need to get past that initial burn that a person new to whiskey can get a touch overwhelmed by. It’s hard for someone who thinks of whiskey being served in a shot to understand that whiskey fans really do pick up tons of flavor and it varies from one spirit to the next. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 9:59:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love to sit down with folks like you and talk whiskey/whisky. You would be amazed of the flavors you might pick up if you had someone suggest them. I had a lady on Saturday and she “hates gin” and of course thinks it tastes like “pine trees”. I had her taste ours while thinking of citrus like orange and Lemon. With that thought in mind she was able to pick it up and really liked it. Whiskey is the same way. If you have someone who loves it talk about the flavors they taste you will often taste those flavors yourself. I always tell people who aren’t experienced that they need to take a sip and hold it a few moments. Then set the glass down for a few minutes. Take another sip and repeat the process again. We need to get past that initial burn that a person new to whiskey can get a touch overwhelmed by. It’s hard for someone who thinks of whiskey being served in a shot to understand that whiskey fans really do pick up tons of flavor and it varies from one spirit to the next. I have a bottle of 18 year old Macallan I'm supposed to open with some friends in February. A few of them are experienced Scotch drinkers but they've never walked me through drinking like that. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:04:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I recently picked up the Glenfarclas 25, $175.00 at my local packie ( new england term ) that stuff is so smooth. Glenfarclas makes a great whisky. Going by what you listed I would think you would really like the Macallan 12 |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:05:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a bottle of 18 year old Macallan I'm supposed to open with some friends in February. A few of them are experienced Scotch drinkers but they've never walked me through drinking like that. That stuff is garbage.......send it to me for disposal 
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:07:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:09:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: Which of course it doesn’t. And truthfully only a small amount of scotch is even peated. But some of it is gloriously peaty. I am going a little light tonight with Bowmore. Peat lovers unite! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/191077/DC5B36A7-B9C5-4908-8C3A-EE42A0D87B11_jpe-1893239.JPG I love Bowmore 12. Definitely a good one! This thread makes me want to grab a bottle of Talisker, Laphroaig, or Lagavulin |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:09:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It most definitely does not. As a scotch enthusiast it is almost frustrating how much all scotch is associated with peat. In truth it’s likely only 10-15 percent that use peat. What you need is a Highland like the Lasanta I mentioned above. No peat at all. But... I have read that all scotch and Irish whiskey was at one time peated because that was the only readily available fuel source they had. There are very few Irish whiskys that are peated. One is Connemara which I think is quite good. There, that’s a thing you know now. Get your undies out of a bunch. 
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:13:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryDude, I have been drinking scotch all night. How upset do you really think I am. I am as relaxed as it gets without actually being "drunk" 
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:34:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just picked up a bottle of Quinta Rubin.....great stuff  Quinta Ruban isn’t the best scotch I’ve ever had, but it’s the best I’ve had for $50. I’ve got 3-4 bottles in the cupboard just in case I want to do something nice for someone. Shit, now I’ll probably pick up another bottle. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:42:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the prize jewel of my scotch collection. It will have to be one hell of an event to celebrate for me to open it up. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23735/The_Balvenie-1893288.jpg I’ve only tried 3 varieties of Balvenie, but all of them were excellent and uniquely Balvenie. I’m quite partial to Balvenie Caribbean cask 14. It’s fuckin awesome for $60-75. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 10:43:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a bottle of 18 year old Macallan I'm supposed to open with some friends in February. A few of them are experienced Scotch drinkers but they've never walked me through drinking like that. I really like that 18 year old Macallan. Don’t they also have some kind of special or reserve scotch? |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 11:00:39 PM EDT
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For some reason I never every liked Scotch. I've tried most of the best. But strangely enough I enjoy Bourbon.
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Posted: 4/4/2021 11:02:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For some reason I never every liked Scotch. I've tried most of the best. But strangely enough I enjoy Bourbon. Toured a local craft distillery two weeks ago. Bourbon is no go for me either. |
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Posted: 4/4/2021 11:29:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For some reason I never every liked Scotch. I've tried most of the best. But strangely enough I enjoy Bourbon. This is not unique to either side of the aisle or those of us that choose one over the other. For some reason most people think if they like one they should naturally like the other, not true. They aren't even in the same continent. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:34:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Toured a local craft distillery two weeks ago. Bourbon is no go for me either. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: For some reason I never every liked Scotch. I've tried most of the best. But strangely enough I enjoy Bourbon. Toured a local craft distillery two weeks ago. Bourbon is no go for me either. Bourbon? In Utah? |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:39:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bourbon? In Utah? It can be found at 5 proof |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:41:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It can be found at 5 proof Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Bourbon? In Utah? It can be found at 5 proof 
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:44:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bourbon? In Utah? Lots of places here making it now. Outlaw Distillery Sugarhouse Distillery High West Distillery |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:47:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ey Lots of places here making it now. Outlaw Distillery Sugarhouse Distillery High West Distillery Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Bourbon? In Utah? Lots of places here making it now. Outlaw Distillery Sugarhouse Distillery High West Distillery Well, they’re making corn whiskey.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:48:35 AM EDT
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I am pretty sure that there was a tipping point 5 or 6 decades ago where Utah probably had more and better moonshine than legitimate whiskey from the state liquor store.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:53:33 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I am pretty sure that there was a tipping point 5 or 6 decades ago where Utah probably had more and better moonshine than legitimate whiskey from the state liquor store. I wouldn’t mind having a couple jars of Utah shine. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:03:03 AM EDT
[#26]
I am blessed with a friend who collects scotch...and has means to support this hobby
when I visited him last time we had a week long scotch tasting...         |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:10:45 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve only tried 3 varieties of Balvenie, but all of them were excellent and uniquely Balvenie. I’m quite partial to Balvenie Caribbean cask 14. It’s fuckin awesome for $60-75. Going to have to try that Caribbean Cask. I've had the Balvenie Doublewook 12 and it was tasty so going to expand on their offerings. Someone mentioned Monkey Shoulder. That was ok for the price, decent value for a daily drinker I guess. Haven't been exploring Scotch for very long. The so called peat monsters like Jonny Walker Double Black are simply just too damn smoky for my taste but again I'm still learning what I like and looking forward to exploring. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:11:39 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I wouldn't mind having a couple jars of Utah shine. I wouldn't know where to get it. But I do know where the remnants of a still are up in a secluded canyon. Supposedly they were all over. Lots of mining towns with workers from all over the place that weren't ready to stop drinking, so plenty of illicit booze manufacturing went on. Given Utah's attitudes towards alcohol, it wouldn't surprise me if there were still people making shine today. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:25:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wouldn't know where to get it. But I do know where the remnants of a still are up in a secluded canyon. Supposedly they were all over. Lots of mining towns with workers from all over the place that weren't ready to stop drinking, so plenty of illicit booze manufacturing went on. Given Utah's attitudes towards alcohol, it wouldn't surprise me if there were still people making shine today. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I wouldn't mind having a couple jars of Utah shine. I wouldn't know where to get it. But I do know where the remnants of a still are up in a secluded canyon. Supposedly they were all over. Lots of mining towns with workers from all over the place that weren't ready to stop drinking, so plenty of illicit booze manufacturing went on. Given Utah's attitudes towards alcohol, it wouldn't surprise me if there were still people making shine today. Oh, I’m sure of that.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:55:31 AM EDT
[#30]
A man who can put Bruichladdich Octomore scotch and a 601 La Bomba cigar in his mouth is capable of putting anything in it.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 9:23:02 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: just came here to say this.... tried my first bottle this weekend to celebrate my buddys birthday... its pretty good stuff! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Laphroaig 10 for this guy. just came here to say this.... tried my first bottle this weekend to celebrate my buddys birthday... its pretty good stuff! If you can find the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength, try it. It's dynamite. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 9:27:47 AM EDT
[#32]
Bowmore 12 is my go to Scotch.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 9:35:13 AM EDT
[#33]
The iodine flavor in many scotches is overpowering.
There are some milder scotches that are ok but I prefer even cheap bourbon to any scotch. I consider myself lucky. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 9:44:34 AM EDT
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 This is some of the Smokey Scotch! |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 9:55:22 AM EDT
[#35]
Lagavulin 16
Laphroiag 10 if I am really feeling unsubtle |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 10:02:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A man who can put Bruichladdich Octomore scotch and a 601 La Bomba cigar in his mouth is capable of putting anything in it. i love Erik Espinosa's cigars. 601 Green, 601 La Bomba, Laranja |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 10:23:28 AM EDT
[#37]
Islay for the peaty win!
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Posted: 4/5/2021 10:26:24 AM EDT
[#38]
Talisker Storm
 Ardbeg 10 Lagavulin 16 (I forgot I tried this while looking at an MP5 used in the Iranian Embassy seige and a genuine DeLisle carbine, at the 21st SAS bar at Bisley, UK. It was fantastic, and for only 4 quid) |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 10:48:17 AM EDT
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For you non scotch guys, I recommend Balvenie Carribean Cask.
IME, my friends who don't like scotch actually do like that. Granted, can be a pricey intro, as a bottle goes for about $65 out here. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 11:46:47 AM EDT
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I had Laphroaig once in a Kansas City steakhouse and it tasted exactly like licking a dirty public bathroom floor. I had no context having never done that but the vivid picture in my mind made a lasting impression that I can’t shake and has never left me along with the where and when. I prefer Glenfiddich
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Posted: 4/5/2021 11:51:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just finished some Ardbeg 10  This is the only scotch i've had besides Johnny Walker, Ardbeg tastes like a campfire I can confirm!
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Posted: 4/5/2021 11:52:38 AM EDT
[#42]
Depends on the scotch...I’m not into the campfire taste that much.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:24:27 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well... we don’t have peat here so it kinda seems false to me a bit. I guess we could malt with coal !But I will say this, we will put up about 30 more barrels of bourbon in the rick house and then we are going to do some single malt runs. So not long now! ETA: sorry I meant to quote TacticalGarand I'd like to try a bourbon where the grain was exposed to peat smoke before mashing. IIRC some distilleries use a mix of coal and peat. Highland park? IMO too many people get shunted into drinking laphroaig before trying something milder. You have to work your way up to peat, it isn't for everybody. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:42:46 PM EDT
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Has anyone tried the Ardbeg 5yr Wee Beastie? IdId like to know how the peat levels compare to Ardbeg 10yr before buying.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 12:53:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just had a small glass of Angel's Envy Finished Rye. I will now, because of this thread, drink a small glass of Ardberg 10, then I will have another small glass of Finished Rye to wash it down. Mmmmm....Angels Envy Finished Rye. I could go for two fingers of that right now.
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:08:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had Laphroaig once in a Kansas City steakhouse and it tasted exactly like licking a dirty public bathroom floor. I had no context having never done that but the vivid picture in my mind made a lasting impression that I can’t shake and has never left me along with the where and when. I prefer Glenfiddich Laphroaig 16 is my go to. |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:11:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Has anyone tried the Ardbeg 5yr Wee Beastie? IdId like to know how the peat levels compare to Ardbeg 10yr before buying. If you like Ardbeg 10 then you will like Wee Beastie. It's better than it should be for a 5 year. It won't stand up to a side by side comparison but is worthy of the shelf. Plus its called "Wee Beastie", who doesn't love that? |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:23:22 PM EDT
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Honestly, I know nothing about Scotch. I will say that I had a friend once that had a "very good bottle" of scotch that he wanted me to sample. I just couldn't get over the dirty ashtray undertones after every sip I had. No thanks!
 I'm not a smoker either....maybe something about that cigar taste mixing with the ashtray taste of the scotch makes it taste magical? 
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Posted: 4/5/2021 1:40:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Coal isla for me tonight Caol Ila |
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Posted: 4/5/2021 2:19:19 PM EDT
[#50]
I sampled a bottle of highfalutin "peaty" Scotch with some afficionados once. While they savored and raved over the peaty notes, I struggled to swallow what tasted like creosote chimney sweepings. No thanks.
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