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Drinking Thread: Three Sheets To The Wind

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dxmnkd316 said:
Well yes of course. Evolution. I was just waxing poetic about Killians this weekend.

Then again, in a pinch I’m not going to complain about a miller lite.
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Especially if it's free...

Macros will be fine. There are way too people who are perfectly happy with cheap and monotonous...
 
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Laphroiag for dinner last night with chicken and veggie fajitas done on the grill. So delightfully smoky, but sweet.

Bottles were on sale at our local place (they have a summer sale to attract the MA and ME tourists). Picked up: 2 handles Titos, 1 handle Skyy, 1 Handle Goslings, 1 Handle Famous Grouse, 1 Handle Hornitos Repasado, 1 Handle Kraaken, 1L Laphroaig, 1L Tanquaray, 1L Jack (Black Label) for 275.00$ total. (Dad's retirement party is next weekend)
 
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I see angels envy rye has finally caught up to demand.

It’s just sitting on the shelf around the metro. Unfathomable two years ago. Managed to find a double dry hopped pseudo sue as wel.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I see angels envy rye has finally caught up to demand.

It’s just sitting on the shelf around the metro. Unfathomable two years ago. Managed to find a double dry hopped pseudo sue as wel.
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Now that TG has finally finished expansion, PS is out of FLA and back in IA for brewing, and the variants will be around on a more regular basis.

As for AE, meh for me, but I know the fandom. Now we need to get Yamazaki 18 up to demand. ;)
 
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Yamazaki 18 is an ok tasting whiskey. It’s about 4-8x the cost I would put it at. It’s driven mostly by hype and scarcity. I’ve had the 12 and the 18 side-by-side and the only thing they reallly, really have going for them is their flawlessness. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. Because they lose a lot of character being perfect. I wouldn’t pay anywhere close to face or market price. Fun once or twice to say you’ve had it, but I wouldn’t spend it on a bottle. It’s just a little too boring.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Yamazaki 18 is an ok tasting whiskey. It’s about 4-8x the cost I would put it at. It’s driven mostly by hype and scarcity. I’ve had the 12 and the 18 side-by-side and the only thing they reallly, really have going for them is their flawlessness. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. Because they lose a lot of character being perfect. I wouldn’t pay anywhere close to face or market price. Fun once or twice to say you’ve had it, but I wouldn’t spend it on a bottle. It’s just a little too boring.
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I wouldn't pay the price right now for the 18, no way. I would've have probably paid what it was being sold for a couple years ago. Also have had both, and I can see your point on the flawlessness.

BTW, that restaurant/bar in Hopkins finally sold out of the 18, about a month ago. :(
 
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I had the 12 when it was still a shelf gnome and you could get it under $40.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I had the 12 when it was still a shelf gnome and you could get it under $40.
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It took a LONG time for people to accept Japanese whiskey, because 'Murica! (actually this is rather true; they didn't trust regular whiskey from Japan).
 
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I don’t think that’s true at all. It was very highly regarded at the time. And it has been for a very long time. It wasn’t until the Asian demand for it took off that it’s become a unicorn over here in the states.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I don’t think that’s true at all. It was very highly regarded at the time. And it has been for a very long time. It wasn’t until the Asian demand for it took off that it’s become a unicorn over here in the states.
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It was highly regarded, but it didn't sell in the States very well. Over the past couple years, having talked to a few liquor store owners, and they had trouble selling it until it finally broke through to the common crowd (so to speak).
 
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Had a Summit Saga tonight. In itself, pretty unremarkable, but since I had it along with a juicy burger from Kings, I figured it was worth a mention.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Had a Summit Saga tonight. In itself, pretty unremarkable, but since I had it along with a juicy burger from Kings, I figured it was worth a mention.
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I need to get back to Kings. Maybe after Houghton sometime, make a day trip to Forager, and then hit Ansari's on the way back. :D
 
dxmnkd316 said:
...the only thing they reallly, really have going for them is their flawlessness. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. Because they lose a lot of character being perfect.
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My argument against Wynton Marsalis as a jazz trumpeter, almost verbatim.

Mich Golden Light for me on the macro discussion. Love it. It's terrible, but I love it. I doubt drink much of it these days. My go-to is Nordeast. Nothing special whatsoever. But there's nothing off-putting to me. Of course I think a ton of beers are far better, and drink them when I can, but Nordeast will always be my go-to in a pinch.
 
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