Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough

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Over priced Wild Turkey.
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glad i didnt pick it up.

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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:22 pm Boss gave me a Christmas present today...

Front and center... I think he gets me.

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holy shit my man...

Balvenie has been my favorite number 1 go to since I started drinking properly. I havent had the privilege to get a 25 year yet.

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I got the Caribbean cask for the :fax: and reward myself a class when visiting.
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Blantons ain't bad.

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wap wrote: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:13 pm Just got this in our Secret Santa office grab bag. :notbad:

Full :lolol: story behind this to be found in OT.

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Cracked this open yesterday with our drinking friends. Very smoky and delicious. No one else liked it :doe: :lolol:
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Enjoying some Johnny Drumm over 2 ice cubes. :megusta:
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Needed more single malt. Both came highly recommended by scotch guy. There's quite the stories for each...

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Detroit wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:31 pm Needed more single malt. Both came highly recommended by scotch guy. There's quite the stories for each...

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Linky no worky. :(
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Better?
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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The Auchentoshan is :mindblown: almost killed the bottle with a friend last night. For $70, it's probably the best value scotch I've had.
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The Glenmorangie is aged in oak barrels made from slow growth wood in the Ozarks. You can't cut the wood down, rather you have to wait for it to fall and harvest it then. The last batch of the stuff was released 8 years ago because it takes that long to get the wood for the barrels.

Was pretty outstanding. Not sure if have scotch that Woody before. Really great.
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Better?
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The Auchentoshan continues to blow my mind.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:40 am The Auchentoshan continues to blow my mind.
I actually might go buy another bottle. Been a long time since I had it in inventory.
It'll be a staple in my inventory going forward for sure.

Found an excellent scotch guy a few miles from my house. Dude recommended this, and I'll certainly be back for more interesting things.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:45 am
[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:41 am

I actually might go buy another bottle. Been a long time since I had it in inventory.
It'll be a staple in my inventory going forward for sure.

Found an excellent scotch guy a few miles from my house. Dude recommended this, and I'll certainly be back for more interesting things.
I need to find a good scotch guy around me. All I have are big box stores like Bevmo, or fair to decent liquor stores and while okay, they don't get some of the more unique things..
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:45 am
It'll be a staple in my inventory going forward for sure.

Found an excellent scotch guy a few miles from my house. Dude recommended this, and I'll certainly be back for more interesting things.
I need to find a good scotch guy around me. All I have are big box stores like Bevmo, or fair to decent liquor stores and while okay, they don't get some of the more unique things..
This guy I found is epic. Owns a small liquor store, in a fancy part of town, and specializes in scotch and hard to find whiskeys. His knowledge is :mindblown:

He was telling me that when he got the Glenmorangie Astar, that he bought every bottle his rep would sell him. He said the rep looked at him weird and he asked the rep if he knew the story. The rep shrugged.

Then a few months after it came out, some liquor magazine rated it the #2 best whiskey of 2017, and demand went nuts. His rep came back and asked to buy some of the inventory back. Told him "get to know the product you sell better" and :gtfo:

I went in asking to buy a bottle or two around $100. Told him I wanted something more unique, and he pulled four bottles, spent 15 minutes explaining the story and tasting notes for each one while juggling a steady stream of customers (all of who he knew their names) buying some really great stuff. At the end I left with two bottles, I need to go back and get more. He said he can get anything, and always prioritizes rare/hard to find stuff.

Incredibly legit.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:00 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:53 pm

I need to find a good scotch guy around me. All I have are big box stores like Bevmo, or fair to decent liquor stores and while okay, they don't get some of the more unique things..
This guy I found is epic. Owns a small liquor store, in a fancy part of town, and specializes in scotch and hard to find whiskeys. His knowledge is :mindblown:

He was telling me that when he got the Glenmorangie Astar, that he bought every bottle his rep would sell him. He said the rep looked at him weird and he asked the rep if he knew the story. The rep shrugged.

Then a few months after it came out, some liquor magazine rated it the #2 best whiskey of 2017, and demand went nuts. His rep came back and asked to buy some of the inventory back. Told him "get to know the product you sell better" and :gtfo:

I went in asking to buy a bottle or two around $100. Told him I wanted something more unique, and he pulled four bottles, spent 15 minutes explaining the story and tasting notes for each one while juggling a steady stream of customers (all of who he knew their names) buying some really great stuff. At the end I left with two bottles, I need to go back and get more. He said he can get anything, and always prioritizes rare/hard to find stuff.

Incredibly legit.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:00 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:53 pm

I need to find a good scotch guy around me. All I have are big box stores like Bevmo, or fair to decent liquor stores and while okay, they don't get some of the more unique things..
This guy I found is epic. Owns a small liquor store, in a fancy part of town, and specializes in scotch and hard to find whiskeys. His knowledge is :mindblown:

He was telling me that when he got the Glenmorangie Astar, that he bought every bottle his rep would sell him. He said the rep looked at him weird and he asked the rep if he knew the story. The rep shrugged.

Then a few months after it came out, some liquor magazine rated it the #2 best whiskey of 2017, and demand went nuts. His rep came back and asked to buy some of the inventory back. Told him "get to know the product you sell better" and :gtfo:

I went in asking to buy a bottle or two around $100. Told him I wanted something more unique, and he pulled four bottles, spent 15 minutes explaining the story and tasting notes for each one while juggling a steady stream of customers (all of who he knew their names) buying some really great stuff. At the end I left with two bottles, I need to go back and get more. He said he can get anything, and always prioritizes rare/hard to find stuff.

Incredibly legit.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:00 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:53 pm

I need to find a good scotch guy around me. All I have are big box stores like Bevmo, or fair to decent liquor stores and while okay, they don't get some of the more unique things..
This guy I found is epic. Owns a small liquor store, in a fancy part of town, and specializes in scotch and hard to find whiskeys. His knowledge is :mindblown:

He was telling me that when he got the Glenmorangie Astar, that he bought every bottle his rep would sell him. He said the rep looked at him weird and he asked the rep if he knew the story. The rep shrugged.

Then a few months after it came out, some liquor magazine rated it the #2 best whiskey of 2017, and demand went nuts. His rep came back and asked to buy some of the inventory back. Told him "get to know the product you sell better" and :gtfo:

I went in asking to buy a bottle or two around $100. Told him I wanted something more unique, and he pulled four bottles, spent 15 minutes explaining the story and tasting notes for each one while juggling a steady stream of customers (all of who he knew their names) buying some really great stuff. At the end I left with two bottles, I need to go back and get more. He said he can get anything, and always prioritizes rare/hard to find stuff.

Incredibly legit.
Sounds like an incredible experience.
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wap wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:00 pm
This guy I found is epic. Owns a small liquor store, in a fancy part of town, and specializes in scotch and hard to find whiskeys. His knowledge is :mindblown:

He was telling me that when he got the Glenmorangie Astar, that he bought every bottle his rep would sell him. He said the rep looked at him weird and he asked the rep if he knew the story. The rep shrugged.

Then a few months after it came out, some liquor magazine rated it the #2 best whiskey of 2017, and demand went nuts. His rep came back and asked to buy some of the inventory back. Told him "get to know the product you sell better" and :gtfo:

I went in asking to buy a bottle or two around $100. Told him I wanted something more unique, and he pulled four bottles, spent 15 minutes explaining the story and tasting notes for each one while juggling a steady stream of customers (all of who he knew their names) buying some really great stuff. At the end I left with two bottles, I need to go back and get more. He said he can get anything, and always prioritizes rare/hard to find stuff.

Incredibly legit.
Sounds like an incredible experience.
Game changing.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:05 pm
wap wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:58 pm
Sounds like an incredible experience.
Game changing.
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wap wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:07 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:05 pm
Game changing.
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You gotta like it when the selection at a liquor store is a "game changer."
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:38 pm
wap wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:07 pm

:fuckyeah:
You gotta like it when the selection at a liquor store is a "game changer."
Not only the selection, but the dude. There's a wall of scotch, most of which I've never heard of. He asked 3 questions...palate, scotches I like, and budget. Then went off and did an insane job explaining each.

If he wasn't there, I would have been overwhelmed, bought something at random that I'd never heard of in my price range and went with it maybe enjoying it, maybe not.
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