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djglobalkiller
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i have a scotch tasting on mon jan 25th.. this is a big one because its robbie burns day.. have a bagpiper, some scotsman doing the ode to haggis, tonnes of haggis going around... and of course a scotch tasting!! it will be so much fun! i may even get the garb for the day.!
djfear
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a friend brought me a bottle of 18 year old yamazaki from japan. it's pretty darn good, with a stronger than usual molasses finish...nice one.
I was going to buy this in NYC around soho. So close... but decided against it since I didn't want to spend $100 USD at the time on scotch. I somewhat regret it but I'll go back and get a bottle.
Basically you can't find Japanese whiskey in Canada anymore as far as I know and it's a great gift to receive!
djfear
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I looked up anything that says "japanese" and came up with 3 results. Only the one you listed is in stock anywhere. I could always try it out.
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That 18 year old one is $140. Dang...
Hi i'm God
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Picked up an 18y Mcallan on vacay for only $90 thank myself for duty free.
Shackleton's whisky dug from ice
Five crates of Scotch whisky and brandy belonging to the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after more than 100 years in the ice.
They were buried beneath Shackleton's Antarctic hut, built in 1908 for a failed expedition to the South Pole.
Some of the crates have cracked and ice has formed inside, which means experts will face a delicate task in trying to extract the contents.
The ice-bound crates were first discovered three years ago.
The master blender at whisky company Whyte and Mackay said the find was a "gift from the heavens" for whisky lovers.
Richard Paterson, whose firm supplied the Mackinlay's whisky for Shackleton, said: "If the contents can be confirmed, safely extracted and analysed, the original blend may be able to be replicated.
“ The unexpected find of the brandy crates... are a real bonus ”
Al Fastier New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust
"Given the original recipe no longer exists this may open a door into history."
The alcohol was removed from the ice by the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, which had initially believed there to be just two crates.
Al Fastier from the trust said: "To our amazement we found five crates, three labelled as containing whisky and two labelled as containing brandy.
"The unexpected find of the brandy crates, one labelled Chas Mackinlay & Co and the other labelled The Hunter Valley Distillery Limited, Allandale, are a real bonus."
Mr Fastier said the trust was confident the crates contained intact alcohol, given that liquid could be heard when the crates were moved.
The smell of whisky in the surrounding ice also indicated full bottles of spirits were inside, albeit that one or more might have broken.
Shackleton's expedition ran short of supplies on their long trek to the South Pole from Cape Royds in 1907-1909 and they eventually fell about 100 miles (160 kilometres) short of their goal.
Shackleton's expedition sailed from Cape Royds hurriedly in 1909 as winter ice began forming in the sea, forcing them to leave some equipment and supplies, including the whisky, behind. However, no lives were lost.
The pole was first reached in 1911 by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
Story from BBC NEWS:
BBC News - Shackleton's whisky recovered from South Pole ice
Published: 2010/02/05 09:56:35 GMT
Aerius Zension
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Flavour Country at Hi I'm God's place this weekend.
Always been one of my fav scotch's.
Flavour Country at Hi I'm God's place this weekend.
Always been one of my fav scotch's.
Nice.
ain't no shame in this game
Hi i'm God
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Ha nice. Pic works much better without me in it.
Thanks for sharing, I rarely drink alone.
Thanks for sharing, I rarely drink alone.
Hi i'm God
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What puts on more weight a few beers vrs a cpl scotches?
Hi i'm God
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deep
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glencairn whiskey glass @ whiskyglass.ca or the other bigger glencairn ones in the lcbo
sweetdaddy
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i've been working on a bottle of
DE VALCOURT NAPOLEAN PREMIUM FRENCH BRANDY
tonight. it was a xmas gift from a client at work.
ive never drank brandy before.
i cant say i really like it.
but it is doing a number on me for sure.
DE VALCOURT NAPOLEAN PREMIUM FRENCH BRANDY
tonight. it was a xmas gift from a client at work.
ive never drank brandy before.
i cant say i really like it.
but it is doing a number on me for sure.
Hi i'm God
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Brandy is for smelling and cooking with.