It's pretty decent. My all time favorites are Lagavullin 16, Coal Illa 18 and a 17 yo, 40% alc Ardbeg that I can't seem to find anywhere again.
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It's pretty decent. My all time favorites are Lagavullin 16, Coal Illa 18 and a 17 yo, 40% alc Ardbeg that I can't seem to find anywhere again.
I've never ventured past the R300 mark for Scotch. But I plan to.
Geez the 300 mark is for a hobo scotch.
No offence but a decent scotch cost around 700 about 2 years ago.
I'd love to post my celebratory poison for the night but my phone dies everytime I take it off charge. Need to see if it's under warranty tomorrow as it's a year old.
Decent scotch starts at $60 (R900-ish) here. It's criminal.
Sounds about right.
What would you consider a decent scotch?
I know a blend is not a decent scotch but I enjoy a Johnny walker platinum label and a Glenfiddich malt.
Lol the last bottle I bought was a Glen Grant 10 year old single malt for around R280. I thought it was great.
Maybe not to you all serious Scotch drinkers.
Best I've had, given to me, a 10 year old Talisker - amazing. I believe it would be around the R600- R700 mark.
For blends I prefer Irish. To me they're smoother (generally) than Scotch blends.
Blends are usually like drinking turpentine.
Unless you are willing to go green to gold Johnny walker that is.
I don't judge a whiskey by is smoothness, I judge it by the headache the next morning.
In my opinion they all taste the same after about 3 drinks.
What one considers a good scotch is arguably the most individual preference in all of booze-kind.
Myself, I like Auchentoshan or Glenmorangie for an everyday sipper and something like a Talisker 18yr for something peatier. High end blends can be good, but I'm more of a fan of single malts.
Staying at a bed & breakfast in Victoria. Lovely old building with a drawing room complete with complementary sherry in the afternoon. My, how civilized...
Looks nice, papa. Enjoy!
So very civilized... Victoria is an awesome town... was my wife's favourite stop on our recent trip!
It's a cool little city - very English inspired, with a Pacific west coast spin. I lived here while at university.
After the sherry, it was off to dinner at our favourite jazz club, the Bengal Room, which is closing down at the end of this month
. We had to say goodbye, having had so many fun nights there over the years.The house special drink, the Bengal Tiger...
It's basically a glassful of whiskey with a thimble of juice. This, I confirmed, after the third one
. It was the last thing I can confirm or deny after that.My head is beyond hurting.
Beer time!
Rainy day today, so felt like a posh ear warmer for dessert...
Papa, I love both Benedictine and B&B!
Hey, jif.
Yeah, they're both excellent in the right moment. Sometimes I mix my own B&B - Bene w/ some VSOP brandy.
My grandmother (many years after the fact) claims it was the only thing that quieted us grandkids when we were making a fuss as babies. Cagey, that generation.
Yeah, they're both excellent in the right moment. Sometimes I mix my own B&B - Bene w/ some VSOP brandy.
My grandmother (many years after the fact) claims it was the only thing that quieted us grandkids when we were making a fuss as babies
. Cagey, that generation.
Not one for all these sophisticated drinks and malts, but want to be on this thread with all you sophisticated folk, so found a nice brew that I think is fitting as it says in the description "It's always cloudy in a bottle of good, old-fashioned ginger beer."
Sophisticated I think not. Simpletons I might agree would encompass my goals and aspirations.
I only like alcohol that doesn't give me a headache. Sadly the kinds of alcohol that have this property are somewhat pricey.
Mmmmm... love me a good ginger beer. Much better that the more pedestrian ginger ale.
Great with a little whiskey in it, too.
A little Jim beam honey and water on the rocks. I've got a cold and am hoping this helps. Plus, it tastes pretty good...
Lovely warm spring day today (27C - not bad for this neck of the woods). Sat outside watching the sunset with the missus and these were my accoutrements...
The only thing I dislike about Jim Beam is the alcoholic portion tends to sit in the bottom quarter of the bottle.*
*Disclaimer, my opinion as I can get to a quarter of a bottle from full but that last part is what kicks!
Don't get much better than relaxing with a loved one and sipping Port and having a REO in the other hand!
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Don't get much better than relaxing with a loved on and sipping Port and having a REO in the other hand!
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