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nightflameauto wrote:For all the praise Monkey Shoulder gets, I was seriously underwhelmed with it when I tried it. It's passable, but just that.
it's an entry level Scotch at best..... but.... compared to other big name blends on the market its better IMO..... I'd take Monkey Shoulder over Johnny Walker, Dewars and a bunch of other blends all day long
^ Pretty much this... It's not great, but it's decent and reasonably priced. It fills the gap when I go to the store and don't want to spend $50 on Aberfeldy 12...
exactly..... personally in that price range I do find there are better bang for your buck with bourbon....
what price range is that? - I find $30 to be the sweet spot for price/quality ratio of bourbon
yeah.... that $30-$40 price range you get really good bourbons IMO and you get OK scotches with a couple outliers that punch above their weight
ajaxlepinski wrote:Ardbeg Corryvrecken is proof of God's existence and that he loves us.... Ardbeg Wee Beastie too!
I was shocked how good Wee Beastie was. I was expecting it to be a biter, but it was still delicious.
Ardbeg Uigeadail is also pretty damned tasty.
I'm yet to get a chance to try Wee Beastie as yet.. but Ardbeg 10 is one of my go to peaty scotches...
Laphroaig will always be my favorite, but Ardbeg is no slouch.
Unfortunately, it's getting harder and harder to get ahold of Laphroaig's Quarter Cask, which is my favorite "low level" Laphroaig. I REALLY miss their cask strength editions. Somehow we're having a big shortage of that brand around here.
ajaxlepinski wrote:Ardbeg Corryvrecken is proof of God's existence and that he loves us.... Ardbeg Wee Beastie too!
I was shocked how good Wee Beastie was. I was expecting it to be a biter, but it was still delicious.
Ardbeg Uigeadail is also pretty damned tasty.
I'm yet to get a chance to try Wee Beastie as yet.. but Ardbeg 10 is one of my go to peaty scotches...
Laphroaig will always be my favorite, but Ardbeg is no slouch.
Unfortunately, it's getting harder and harder to get ahold of Laphroaig's Quarter Cask, which is my favorite "low level" Laphroaig. I REALLY miss their cask strength editions. Somehow we're having a big shortage of that brand around here.
It's available here, but it's nearly the same price as the 10 year, which wasn't the case like 5 years ago. I remember the days it was on sale for $37, now it's like $65. (Porbably lots of Canadian taxes sprinkled in there)
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.
Steinmetzify wrote:Patron and Red Stripe; it’s a weird mix and I’ll hate it in the morning but fuck all that it’s great right now
Try a little brandy and beer. Its gotta be cheap beer. Red stripe might work. Back & forth... one makes the other taste better, like no other combo. it snowballs to wicked results..
Gear Gibson les paul Traditional, les Paul signature T, U.S strat, Japanese Strat , 1970s Greco Tele, Charvel So-Cal Pro Mod style 1, Fernandes TEJ-85, 70's Greco tele. Marshall JVM 205c (Dan Gower modded), JCM900 SL-X, some pedals, Yamaha THR10
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.
Ended the night with a martini. Jùnipero gin, from San Francisco, which I would consider buying again (if my preferred Drumshanbo is not available), and some French vermouth.
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.
Random pulls of peppermint schnapps during the day, beer by night.
In fact, I just got back from the liquor store and there was some drunk lying on the floor on top of an xmas display he fell on, and he pissed himself to boot.
Cameron Amps wrote:He's right....I think VTMs sound great....go get one. No nos tubes needed.
Feeling very Islay today. Probably kick it off with Wee Beastie, a little Uigeadail while waiting on sourdough stretches, then rounding out with some Laphroaig 10 to finish the evening. I may slide in a little Glenlivet Peat Cask Nadura, though I'm not sure I'm feeling that special tonight and kinda need to be careful between the snow and the sourdough.
