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    • wirestyle22W
      wirestyle22 @coliver
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      @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

      @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

      An outsider might think asking about Scotch on an IT forum doesn't make sense. It makes the most sense.

      I think that works for a lot of different alcoholic beverages.

      here here!

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22
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        My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

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        • david.wieseD
          david.wiese
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          @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

          My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

          wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

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          • MattSpellerM
            MattSpeller @david.wiese
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            @david.wiese said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

            @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

            My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

            wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

            For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

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            • david.wieseD
              david.wiese @MattSpeller
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              @MattSpeller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

              @david.wiese said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

              @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

              My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

              wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

              For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

              I mean doesn't that show desperation on the part of the new hire? Thanks for hiring me, now here is a bottle of $100 scotch to say thanks.

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              • BRRABillB
                BRRABill @MattSpeller
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                @MattSpeller said

                For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

                We drink here at work. All depends on the circumstance.

                I would have done well in the Mad Men era.

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                • coliverC
                  coliver @MattSpeller
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                  @MattSpeller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                  @david.wiese said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                  @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                  My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

                  wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

                  For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

                  Man... I thought Canandia's knew how to drink. You're missing out on 8 hours at least right there.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                    @BRRABill said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                    @MattSpeller said

                    For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

                    We drink here at work. All depends on the circumstance.

                    I would have done well in the Mad Men era.

                    I've almost never worked somewhere that didn't drink at work. Either unofficially or officially, but mostly it is officially. Most places I've worked serve at the office.

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                    • BRRABillB
                      BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said

                      I've almost never worked somewhere that didn't drink at work. Either unofficially or officially, but mostly it is officially. Most places I've worked serve at the office.

                      When I saw you mentioned me, i was like "oh no, he is going to say that is highly unprofessional and should be stopped"

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                      • thanksajdotcomT
                        thanksajdotcom @Ambarishrh
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                        @Ambarishrh said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                        Glenfiddich single malt is a good choice. My personal fav is Glenfiddich, balentines (a cheap but very smooth), and just recently tried jameson irish whiskey- also smooth. Used to have Jack Daniels but never really liked the smoky taste of it.

                        Has anyone tried blue label or chivas regal 12 years?

                        Jameson is a go-to for me. But I usually have to chase it with something because it's pretty strong, but overall very smooth and very good.

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                        • thanksajdotcomT
                          thanksajdotcom @coliver
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                          @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                          Any Gin drinkers? Can't stand the stuff but my brother loves it. I got him Bombay Sapphire last year as a gift and he really enjoyed it.

                          I do not like gin AT ALL! Can't stand the stuff. @scottalanmiller loves it

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                          • thanksajdotcomT
                            thanksajdotcom @brianlittlejohn
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                            @brianlittlejohn said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                            @s.hackleman said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                            Myself it is either Macallen or Laphroaig, but see if this helps. alt text

                            I'm going to have to save a copy of this...

                            Agreed...

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                            • brianlittlejohnB
                              brianlittlejohn
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                              I've had a couple of gins that i really liked. They were both from small distillerys.

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                              • thanksajdotcomT
                                thanksajdotcom @RamblingBiped
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                                @RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                @thanksajdotcom If he is a big fan of Scotch you might look into finding a local tasting somewhere and take him to that. You'll probably spend less than $100, learn something, and have a better time.

                                This is a great idea! I will have to see if anything like this is going on in my area!

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                                • thanksajdotcomT
                                  thanksajdotcom @wirestyle22
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                                  @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                  An outsider might think asking about Scotch on an IT forum doesn't make sense. It makes the most sense.

                                  People outside IT just don't understand...this is why, every year at IT conferences, you have to warn newbies...lol

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                                  • thanksajdotcomT
                                    thanksajdotcom @MattSpeller
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                                    @MattSpeller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                    @david.wiese said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                    My assumption is this is a gift related to the new job @thanksajdotcom just got

                                    wouldn't that come off as unprofessional if this were the case?

                                    For a man to sit down with a good bottle of scotch? Well, yeah, if you do it at work or before driving 😛

                                    The bottle is for a friend. It's not because he helped me get the job, but it's because I did get a new job and can finally afford to pay him back for a couple favors I owe him.

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                                    • thanksajdotcomT
                                      thanksajdotcom
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                                      At Spiceworld EVERY YEAR, we lay down a couple ground rules for people who are new to the @scottalanmiller pub crawl:

                                      1. DO NOT try to keep up with Scott. Period. Don't try to go drink for drink. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage (sorry, couldn't resist).

                                      2. Don't try to keep up with my sleep schedule. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage.

                                      I usually sleep 6-10 hours the entire conference. Over 3-4 days. And I don't try to match Scott on drinking...but someday I think I might be able to...then again, he's a Swede and German...his liver is built for this. But I'm English, French and German...so I will probably be okay...lol

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                                      • RamblingBipedR
                                        RamblingBiped @thanksajdotcom
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                                        @thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                        At Spiceworld EVERY YEAR, we lay down a couple ground rules for people who are new to the @scottalanmiller pub crawl:

                                        1. DO NOT try to keep up with Scott. Period. Don't try to go drink for drink. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage (sorry, couldn't resist).

                                        2. Don't try to keep up with my sleep schedule. You will get hurt, and probably wind up in either the hospital or a parking garage.

                                        I usually sleep 6-10 hours the entire conference. Over 3-4 days. And I don't try to match Scott on drinking...but someday I think I might be able to...then again, he's a Swede and German...his liver is built for this. But I'm English, French and German...so I will probably be okay...lol

                                        I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right? 😮

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @RamblingBiped
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                                          @RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                          I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right? 😮

                                          Nope. That's the same as the "RAID 5 is a special case when used from ZFS before ZFS is so good" argument. But I'm afraid we took that into account when we made the RAID 5 stats already.

                                          Swiss/Scottish here.

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                                          • RamblingBipedR
                                            RamblingBiped @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                            @RamblingBiped said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                            I'm of Swiss/German/Irish descent, that means I should have a leg up right? 😮

                                            Nope. That's the same as the "RAID 5 is a special case when used from ZFS before ZFS is so good" argument. But I'm afraid we took that into account when we made the RAID 5 stats already.

                                            Swiss/Scottish here.

                                            But I have a ginger beard. That has to count for something.

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