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Marc G wrote:agreed with the colouring and age statements.... as long as it tastes good I don't care and well at least there's the knowledge that the only caramel colouring allowed by Scottish law is the odorless flavorless one.... that being said I've tasted some very underwhelming 18+ year old scotch without colouring and some amazing scotches with no age statement and colouring.... even the whole blended Vs Single Malt shit is annoying.... there are garbage single malts on the market and great blends out there....
when you remember the Non-Islay scotch you like let me know.... sounds kinda interesting...
FOUND IT! Glen Moray, it's a Speyside. Not something I'd drink every day, but a very refreshing and light flavor for a Scotch.
Tomatin ain't bad either, though a little heavier on the palate than Glen Moray.
Speaking of blends, I know someone'll get the cattle prods after me for it, but Dewars special releases where they age them in old sherry or port casks are surprisingly good for how bland the base level white label has gotten over the years.
oh nice... I know OF Glen Moray but never tried it myself, but based on your description it sounds like a typical Speyside......
as far as basic blends go... Dewars is one of my preferred, the 12 year old is solid... white label isn't TERRIBLE but but pretty thin.... Chivas Regal 12 is also a decent blend... in the end, if I'm buying a blend Monkey Shoulder is my go to for a "cheap" blend..
Gin a bloody mary is surprisingly good. Specifically Waterloo gin. Course it's also heartburn in a glass but that's typical for a bloody mary.
Fucking heartburn! I take a nexium clone every other day. Coffee and alcohol cause my heartburn - when I stop drinking them for two weeks, I don't need the nexium.... I'll die without coffee and booze!
Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
