Wine Tasting: It's Junk Science

GH2001 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2013, 07:46:20 PM »

Quote from: AUTiger1 on July 09, 2013, 04:28:50 PM

That was actually me taking a shot at GH and PCT. I like certain Scotchs.

Jameson 18 yr ain't scotch my good man. Personally, I like some scotch. But in general don't care for it.

AUChizad · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2013, 09:30:29 AM »

I have a cask sitting on my bar that I regularly fill with Famous Grouse. A fine culinary delight it ain't, but it gets the job done, and I was able to get 2-for-1 on a couple handles, so I'm stocked up for a...week...at least.

Saniflush · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2013, 09:34:09 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on July 10, 2013, 09:30:29 AM

I have a cask sitting on my bar that I regularly fill with Famous Grouse. A fine culinary delight it ain't, but it gets the job done, and I was able to get 2-for-1 on a couple handles, so I'm stocked up for a...week...at least.

Not what you want to be drinking neat.

AUTiger1 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:03:48 AM »

Quote from: GH2001 on July 09, 2013, 07:46:20 PM

Jameson 18 yr ain't scotch my good man. Personally, I like some scotch. But in general don't care for it.

Oh I know, I thought y'all were the Scotch connoisseurs of the board, no?

Love me some Jameson too. The only whiskey other than Kentucky Bourbon is Irish Whiskey. The rest are horrible.

AUChizad · « **Reply #24 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:10:21 AM »

Quote from: Saniflush on July 10, 2013, 09:34:09 AM

Not what you want to be drinking neat.

I don't know what this means, but now that Google is back I learned these facts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Grouse

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It has been the highest selling whisky in Scotland since 1980.

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In the movie, The Iron Lady, The Famous Grouse is Margaret Thatcher's (played by Meryl Streep) choice of drink.

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It also sponsored the Scotland national rugby union team from 1990 until 2007, and is now 'The Official Spirit of Scottish Rugby', making this one of the longest running sports sponsorships in the UK.

Saniflush · « **Reply #25 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:31:09 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on July 10, 2013, 11:10:21 AM

I don't know what this means, but now that Google is back I learned these facts.

When you order a drink "neat" it means bring it with nothing else in it including ice.

Not claiming it has not been a popular scotch just saying it's not a very good scotch.

AUChizad · « **Reply #26 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:33:25 AM »

Quote from: Saniflush on July 10, 2013, 11:31:09 AM

When you order a drink "neat" it means bring it with nothing else in it including ice.

Not claiming it has not been a popular scotch just saying it's not a very good scotch.

Ah, gotcha, I agree. Like I said, I got it dirt cheap, and it'll do. I've certainly had worse, but sure as shit have had better.

I drink it on the rocks, usually with a tiny splash of water on top to lube it up.

Saniflush · « **Reply #27 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:37:33 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on July 10, 2013, 11:33:25 AM

Ah, gotcha, I agree. Like I said, I got it dirt cheap, and it'll do. I've certainly had worse, but sure as shit have had better.

I drink it on the rocks, usually with a tiny splash of water on top to lube it up.

It'll damn sure do to give to guests that care. Those fuckers will probably put coke in it anyway.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #28 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:40:05 AM »

Quote from: Saniflush on July 10, 2013, 11:37:33 AM

It'll damn sure do to give to guests that care. Those fuckers will probably put coke in it anyway.

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #29 on:** July 10, 2013, 09:29:42 PM »

Taste tests are horse hockey. I'll bet you a hundred that most cannot tell the difference in some of the local crack I can buy around here and the supposedly premium stuff my cousin Larry gets in ATL.

MarkChand · « **Reply #30 on:** July 16, 2013, 02:23:00 PM »

Quote from: AUTiger1 on July 09, 2013, 10:19:04 AM

I can tell the difference in shitty bourbon and good bourbon.

This man speaks the truth!

I'm not much of a wine drinker theses days, I prefer to spend my dollars on nice beer and Kentucky Gold. I mainly drink wine with weekend dinners. Back in the PC(Pre-Children) days we would indulge in nice bottles of wine in the $20+ range, that is a rarity now. I have found that I now enjoy the $6-10 bottles from Trader Joe's.

GH2001 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 16, 2013, 03:46:50 PM »

Quote from: AUTiger1 on July 10, 2013, 11:03:48 AM

Oh I know, I thought y'all were the Scotch connoisseurs of the board, no?

Love me some Jameson too. The only whiskey other than Kentucky Bourbon is Irish Whiskey. The rest are horrible.

No sir.

Sounds like that is officially Chizad.

Me and pct were nursing off his 18 yr Jameson at the last x gate.

A little birdie was helping too. Hell we even took a shot in honor of Shane's demise.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #32 on:** July 16, 2013, 04:11:52 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on July 16, 2013, 03:46:50 PM

No sir.

Sounds like that is officially Chizad.

Me and pct were nursing off his 18 yr Jameson at the last x gate.

A little birdie was helping too. Hell we even took a shot in honor of Shane's demise.

Will there be more available WSU game?

AUTiger1 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 16, 2013, 05:39:18 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on July 16, 2013, 03:46:50 PM

No sir.

Sounds like that is officially Chizad.

Me and pct were nursing off his 18 yr Jameson at the last x gate.

A little birdie was helping too. Hell we even took a shot in honor of Shane's demise.

I took a little nip off that bottle too. Right before I left the x-gate.

Kaos · « **Reply #34 on:** July 22, 2013, 04:38:25 PM »

Anyone who claims they drink alcohol for "the taste" is lying.

Saniflush · « **Reply #35 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:23:43 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on July 22, 2013, 04:38:25 PM

Anyone who claims they drink alcohol for "the taste" is lying.

Wrong sir.

Kaos · « **Reply #36 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:29:55 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on July 22, 2013, 05:23:43 PM

Wrong sir.

Lying to themselves as well.

It all tastes like gasoline.

Ogre · « **Reply #37 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:34:30 PM »

I remember my first sip of beer. I was 4 years old. I had to reach up on to the kitchen counter on my tippy toes to grab that white can that said "Lite" on it. I took a swig of it and thought it was the best thing EVAR. Didn't touch it again until I was 15 but I loved it just as much at 15 as I did at 4. I loved even more the "game" of keeping it from my parents. I sucked at that game.

Even now I'm to the point where after a 2 1/2 year alcohol hiatus I am able to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner every now and then. I even keep my pants on!

AUChizad · « **Reply #38 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:36:47 PM »

Quote from: Ogre on July 22, 2013, 05:34:30 PM

Even now I'm to the point where after a 2 1/2 year alcohol hiatus I am able to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner every now and then. I even keep my pants on!

In all seriousness, that is good news. All hope is not lost for you having a couple of beers at an X-Gate again one day (responsibly, if you so choose that method).

Kaos · « **Reply #39 on:** July 22, 2013, 09:04:46 PM »

Quote from: Ogre on July 22, 2013, 05:34:30 PM

I remember my first sip of beer. I was 4 years old. I had to reach up on to the kitchen counter on my tippy toes to grab that white can that said "Lite" on it. I took a swig of it and thought it was the best thing EVAR. Didn't touch it again until I was 15 but I loved it just as much at 15 as I did at 4. I loved even more the "game" of keeping it from my parents. I sucked at that game.

Even now I'm to the point where after a 2 1/2 year alcohol hiatus I am able to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner every now and then. I even keep my pants on!

Not my business, but that's a dangerous path Ogre. We "think" we can control our dragons. That is the lie we tell ourselves. But in truth they control us. And they know they way to our souls.