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#373952 - 04/22/12 09:39 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 4870 Loc: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
I'm perfectly ok spending less money, just upper limit is $200. I like trying all type of Scotch.
I'm deciding what to buy for when I get my letter stating I passed my test ![]()
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#373954 - 04/22/12 09:54 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 11/08/05 Posts: 1235 Loc: Millis, MA |
Maybe a 200 dollar dinner with someone special.
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#373955 - 04/22/12 10:24 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 03/23/10 Posts: 3596 Loc: Massachusetts Badlands |
Originally Posted By: Lampshade Maybe a 200 dollar dinner with someone special. Great offer! I'm free a FEW nights this week, so your pick. Edited by BobKay (04/22/12 10:25 AM)
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#373967 - 04/22/12 11:15 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
I've never had much of a taste for Scotch Whiskey. Most of them taste like potting soil and campfire smoke to me, neither of which give me great pleasure. There have been a few that I would drink again though. All about at your price point, maybe a bit more.
Bunnahabhain, 25 year old. Not sure if you can get this outside of the UK, but it is quite good. Damn good actually. I had it when in the UK a few years ago and would most definitely buy it again if I ever see it. I think it was about 120 pounds when I bought it. Glenlivit 25 year old. Very smooth and I'd buy it again. The 21 year old is also good, but I think the 25 year old is well worth the extra costs. The 25 YO is about $250, the 18 YO is about $180. A good blend (gasp, not a blend!!!) is Johnnie Walker Blue. It is typically right at, or slightly under $200. I have not tried the King George, but heard it's quite good. The KG is over $300. On a side note, if I were going to celebrate something, I'd probably get a good Champagne, maybe Cristal, and have it with a couple friends. An expensive Scotch Whiskey isn't really what I would consider a good 'celebration' drink.
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#373970 - 04/22/12 11:38 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 03/07/05 Posts: 7463 Loc: Glendale, Arizona |
Michael, I can't help it, but I gotta point out Scotch Whisky is without the "e".
Augh, I feel like the grammarbot now. ![]()
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#373971 - 04/22/12 11:55 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
........that's what I get for letting spell check fix my mistakes.
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#373973 - 04/22/12 12:06 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 03/07/05 Posts: 7463 Loc: Glendale, Arizona |
Ha ha, sorry Michael! If it's any consolation, I only recently figured out the difference in spelling.
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#373975 - 04/22/12 12:45 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 4870 Loc: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Thought about a nice wine or champaign too... My sister got some Cristal when she got into vet school. My parents said they would give her 5 bottles of Cristal when she finished vet school... She has 1 year left. I know where I'll be when she finishes
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#373976 - 04/22/12 12:51 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 09/19/08 Posts: 4116 Loc: Porch,enjoying Bombay Sapphire |
A bottle of Cab Franc, Vidal or Riesling Ontario Ice Wine. That's always a nice treat.
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#373979 - 04/22/12 12:59 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 11/08/05 Posts: 1235 Loc: Millis, MA |
I guess it depends on your plan and desire. If you where to sit back and toast yourself quietly, reflecting on your hard work and sacrifices, then a fine whisky could be perfect.
When you open it and pour, make sure you enjoy with your eyes first, your nose second before you drink. Don't do it like a shot, let it roll on the tongue, savor it. Edited by Lampshade (04/22/12 01:02 PM)
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