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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 8:50 pm
(September 26, 2015 at 8:15 pm)Losty Wrote: I don't like vodka. Rum is nice.
Try SelvaRey. Not too expensive, and they have one that's aged with dark cocoa nibs that is simply fucking amazing.
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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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(September 26, 2015 at 5:44 pm)Alex K Wrote: For cheap inebriation with minimal regrets, someone once recommended to me sending cheap vodka through a Brita filter...
I would instead recommend something like 190 proof Everclear (not available in all jurisdictions):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear_(alcohol)
You will need to mix it with something, as even a 50-50 mix with water will make it stronger than the typical scotch (though for taste, one may wish to mix it with something else, like 7up or ginger ale or coke or whatever). Per ounce of alcohol, it is very cheap. It does not have much in the way of impurities to bother one, as it is about as close to pure alcohol as you can get. And one does not have to get a filter.
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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 9:27 pm
Pyrrho obviously hates science.
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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 9:34 pm
(September 26, 2015 at 4:35 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Ballatines, should I drink it?
You mean this?
![[Image: blend_bal52.jpg]](https://img.thewhiskyexchange.com/900/blend_bal52.jpg)
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-23817.aspx
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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 9:35 pm
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2015 at 9:36 pm by Spooky.)
My vote is usually Glenlivet 12:
I wish those were full 
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RE: A question on scotch
September 26, 2015 at 11:27 pm
(September 26, 2015 at 4:37 pm)Alex K Wrote: If you want a good blended Whisky, how about Johnny Walker black? Man! My neighbor told me about this yesterday before I went to the store, and when I got to the counter and tried to recall the name, I was all like "derp derp Jackson? No that's not it. Jimmy... Jackson.... derp derp Stonewall? Jackson Stonewall?" And I seriously couldn't remember. I hadn't heard of it before my neighbor's suggestion. And now you go ahead and name it second post down. What are the chances? Sweet, thanks Al. 
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RE: A question on scotch
September 27, 2015 at 12:24 pm
(September 26, 2015 at 11:27 pm)Nestor Wrote: (September 26, 2015 at 4:37 pm)Alex K Wrote: If you want a good blended Whisky, how about Johnny Walker black? Man! My neighbor told me about this yesterday before I went to the store, and when I got to the counter and tried to recall the name, I was all like "derp derp Jackson? No that's not it. Jimmy... Jackson.... derp derp Stonewall? Jackson Stonewall?" And I seriously couldn't remember. I hadn't heard of it before my neighbor's suggestion. And now you go ahead and name it second post down. What are the chances? Sweet, thanks Al.
It was the choice of Christopher Hitchens:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Wa...elebrities
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-16214466
After he died, I tried it because of his love for it. I think it is very drinkable (straight; I do not mix my scotch as Hitchens did), but at my local liquor store, it is one of the most expensive blended scotches (if not the most expensive blended scotch) and costs as much as the cheaper single malts. In my opinion, it is priced in accordance with its quality (that is, to get significantly better costs more, and it is significantly better than anything I have tried that is much less expensive).
Also, I disagree with Hitchens about it being the best breakfast. For breakfast, I think a screwdriver is best:
(September 6, 2015 at 11:15 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (September 6, 2015 at 10:42 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (September 6, 2015 at 7:47 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: So, did your Nutella last, or did you find something else for breakfast, like a screwdriver, the breakfast of champions? Or was the Nutella shortage so upsetting that you slit your wrists? Is that why you have not posted for a couple of hours?
Come now, we all know johnny walker black label is the breakfast of champions.
Are you mad? Scotch doesn't mix with orange juice, and who wants to die from scurvy?
I have never had a bad day that started with a screwdriver. Try it and see for yourself!
Scotch is for later in the day. You know, midmorning and after.
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RE: A question on scotch
September 28, 2015 at 6:27 am
Would you fucking alkies stop posting booze threads in the philosophy forum, please!
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RE: A question on scotch
September 28, 2015 at 6:33 am
First you drink, and then you philosophize. How is this a mystery? 
Now I'm gonna hafta go find that rum with the cocoa nibs.
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RE: A question on scotch
September 28, 2015 at 6:40 am
(September 26, 2015 at 9:03 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: (September 26, 2015 at 5:44 pm)Alex K Wrote: For cheap inebriation with minimal regrets, someone once recommended to me sending cheap vodka through a Brita filter...
I would instead recommend something like 190 proof Everclear (not available in all jurisdictions):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear_(alcohol)
You will need to mix it with something, as even a 50-50 mix with water will make it stronger than the typical scotch (though for taste, one may wish to mix it with something else, like 7up or ginger ale or coke or whatever). Per ounce of alcohol, it is very cheap. It does not have much in the way of impurities to bother one, as it is about as close to pure alcohol as you can get. And one does not have to get a filter.
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