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

          @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.

          I'm drinking right now. How about you?

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          • RamblingBipedR
            RamblingBiped @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller Yes, I'm drinking Starbuck's excuse for esspresso... X-D

            And I primarily stick with ale if/when I do drink, and I don't do much volume when I do. I'm not dumb enough to even try and keep up with anyone in regards to alcohol consumption. I don't have the body mass or willpower to come out on the right end of that battle. My brittle old 35 year old body just doesn't recover quite as quickly as it did 15 or so years ago...

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

              @scottalanmiller Yes, I'm drinking Starbuck's excuse for esspresso... X-D

              And I primarily stick with ale if/when I do drink, and I don't do much volume when I do. I'm not dumb enough to even try and keep up with anyone in regards to alcohol consumption. I don't have the body mass or willpower to come out on the right end of that battle. My brittle old 35 year old body just doesn't recover quite as quickly as it did 15 or so years ago...

              Neither does @scottalanmiller lol

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              • KOOLERK
                KOOLER Vendor @thanksajdotcom
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                @thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                So I wanted suggestions from people on here for a good bottle of scotch. I'm looking for something in the $100 price range, maybe even a little more. Was just looking for any ideas people might have. Thanks!

                Glenmorangie (company re-launched single malts into user space)

                Glenlivet 12-15-18 (I actually prefer 15) <-- I you don't like one of those go get some Pepsi, I'm serious

                Macallan - expensive Glenlivet

                ...

                (these are classic)

                You can read some of my reviews here:

                https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1085003-whiskey-lovers-thread

                What do you guys think if I'd create a whiskey thread here on MangoLassi as well?

                AK

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                • KOOLERK
                  KOOLER Vendor @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                  Laphroaig is excellent

                  Smokey as hell 😉

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                  • KOOLERK
                    KOOLER Vendor @coliver
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                    @coliver said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                    @thanksajdotcom said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                    Oh so many options! I'm looking for some good top shelf stuff...not like millionaire level spending, but something that's around $100/bottle or even a bit more.

                    I've tried the 16, 18, and 22 Glenlivet. The 22 was surprisingly smooth. The 16 was harsh.

                    16 ins\t "normal" year so it's a some "special edition" and it's VERY different from COTS 15 yo

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                    • larsen161L
                      larsen161
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                      I really enjoyed the Highland Park Valhalla Collection: Thor, Loki, Freya, Odin. There's 800 others behind and around in that room. Still working on trying them all.

                      0_1462623785006_highland park valhalla thor odin loki freya.jpg

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @larsen161
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                        @larsen161 How the hell do you open that, or do you pour 4 cups at once?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                          @DustinB3403 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                          @larsen161 How the hell do you open that, or do you pour 4 cups at once?

                          I sure hope so!

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                          • larsen161L
                            larsen161 @DustinB3403
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                            @DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller each bottle sold over a span of a few years. the display plinth was made available when the last one was released. It comes apart of course...

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403 @larsen161
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                              @larsen161 ahh so it's hinged. I was looking at the original picture and couldn't figure out how it came apart.

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                                Tucker
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                                I think I'm a little late on this one, however, Balvenie 14 Carribean Cask and the Balvenie 17 are extremely smooth. The 14 is finished in a rum cask while the 17 has that soft maturity of a 17 single malt.

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                                • thanksajdotcomT
                                  thanksajdotcom
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                                  So I wanted everyone to know that I picked this up this weekend...very smokey and very tasty...YUM!

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

                                    So I wanted everyone to know that I picked this up this weekend...very smokey and very tasty...YUM!

                                    @scottalanmiller

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      Good stuff

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

                                        Good stuff

                                        This bottle is special. Something about it. It's gonna be a couple decades before this is gone.

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                                        • larsen161L
                                          larsen161 @thanksajdotcom
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                                          @thanksajdotcom nice suggestion. I went and picked up one along with a few others this week.

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                                          • thwrT
                                            thwr @larsen161
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                                            @larsen161 said in Need a Good Bottle of Scotch:

                                            @thanksajdotcom nice suggestion. I went and picked up one along with a few others this week.

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                                            Uhm, strange. Imported from the UK to the US, but the big red label on the leftmost box says "Bruchgefahr" in German ("Handle with care") 😉

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