submitter: not to mention that swampwater they call "whisky"

I read that as "wampeter"

So it goes.

Whisky, please.

Whisky is plenty fashionable. Tartan fabrics should be removed. Maybe that can mix with the whisky somehow.

Up yer clunge, Sassenachmitter.

Better whisky than that yokel-piss, bourbon.

Beg to differ.

If' it's not Scottish...



It's CRRRRRRAP!

Scots are too busy running secret societies that rule the planet to get too involved with popular fashion--other than creating the classics like school-girl plaid skirts and make-the-ladies-curious men's kilts.

If it ain't Scotch, it's crap indeed.

Scotch is the finest alcohol there is. Then comes bourbon, then comes whiskey.

After that the Irish, and the Canadians, have some very nice bottles of engine solvent that they want to sell you.

/go to hell subby!
//I mean it!

The good people of Scotland should consider themselves lucky that they are not seen as "leaders of popular fashion". The whole fashion industry is a complete scam and always has been.

gopher321: yokel-piss

I'll have to remember that one. But it does taste good in a Manhattan. Although, I'd prefer to get a Rob-Roy (Manhattan with scotch instead of Bourbon), but it sounds too nancy of an order.

Is tartan the same as plaid?

Tartan?...maybe they should brush their teeth more.

hershmire: gopher321: yokel-piss

I'll have to remember that one. But it does taste good in a Manhattan. Although, I'd prefer to get a Rob-Roy (Manhattan with scotch instead of Bourbon), but it sounds too nancy of an order.

Meh. It sounds more "nancy" to care too much about what other people think about the name of the drink you order.

/no offense meant
//just do what you like, and let the haters hate if they want to

ShawnDoc: Is tartan the same as plaid?

Heretic.

ShawnDoc: Is tartan the same as plaid?

Yes and no. All plaid is tartan, but not all tartan is plaid.

/Burberry is technically tartan, but not plaid.
//I'm really sad I know this.

Oh, tartan.

o0weno: If it ain't Scotch, it's crap indeed.

Scotch is the finest alcohol there is. Then comes bourbon, then comes whiskey.

After that the Irish, and the Canadians, have some very nice bottles of engine solvent that they want to sell you.



There's always other options. (new window)

//bourbon can suck it.
///for relaxing times...

(some) Scotch is tasty stuff..

Too bad it hurts my stomach so much that I don't touch it at all anymore.

butIprovedthem: o0weno: If it ain't Scotch, it's crap indeed.

Scotch is the finest alcohol there is. Then comes bourbon, then comes whiskey.

After that the Irish, and the Canadians, have some very nice bottles of engine solvent that they want to sell you.



There's always other options. (new window)

//bourbon can suck it.
///for relaxing times...

This. Lately Scottish whiskey seems to be more about advertising and and less about quality. Don't get me wrong, there are still some damn fine Scottish whiskeys, but it's outnumbered by some pretty awful crap.

bingo the psych-o: This. Lately Scottish whiskey seems to be more about advertising and and less about quality. Don't get me wrong, there are still some damn fine Scottish whiskeys, but it's outnumbered by some pretty awful crap.

Blasphemy. I assume you're not stupid and don't buy the blends looking for quality so as far as malts go - which ones do you object to? I don't think I've had any that are really bad but some that weren't to my taste. I have no great fondness for Jura, for example.

Begs to differ.

Ah, whiskey. Or, as I call it, "truth serum".

/I've already said too much
//I'm a Johnnie Walker fan, myself

Is subby dissing on scotch?

bingo the psych-o:

This. Lately Scottish whiskey seems to be more about advertising and and less about quality. Don't get me wrong, there are still some damn fine Scottish whiskeys, but it's outnumbered by some pretty awful crap.

FAIL. There is no such thing as Scottish whiskey. And even if there were, all that advertising that you seem to be so affected by is only due to it being trendy in the US at this time. If you're looking to advertising to tell you what to purchase, you're doing it wrong.


FAILtrollmittard in stuff that people who live in first-world countries care about

Fashion as a status symbol is just a important in non 1st world nations, if not more.

bingo the psych-o: Scottish whiskey

It's whisky, ignoramus.

/Miss Windows 3.1
//Have a 3.1 VM running on my Quad-Core
///Think tartan.bmp should be included in Windows 7

submitter: not to mention that swampwater they call "whisky"

The submitter must be insane. And he can't spell.

Submitter is correct. Down with tartan and whisky, Budweiser and stone-washed denim is quite the pinnacle of sophistication.

I don't care for scotch. I know a lot of people do. Somehow, I've managed to reconcile these two ideas.

Relatively Obscure: I don't care for scotch. I know a lot of people do. Somehow, I've managed to reconcile these two ideas.

Take your gray tartan back to Neutropolis.

Scotch Whisky
Irish Whiskey

gopher321
Better whisky than that yokel-piss, bourbon.

Yer, its not like Scotch whisky is matured in Bourbon barrrels thereby taking on the flavour of the bourbon or anything....

hershmire: gopher321: yokel-piss

I'll have to remember that one. But it does taste good in a Manhattan. Although, I'd prefer to get a Rob-Roy (Manhattan with scotch instead of Bourbon), but it sounds too nancy of an order.

Try a Rusty Nail instead. Sounds more macho.

jonewer: gopher321
Better whisky than that yokel-piss, bourbon.

Yer, its not like Scotch whisky is matured in Bourbon barrrels thereby taking on the flavour of the bourbon or anything....

The true function of bourbon is to break in the barrel. Any barrell is good enough for bourbon, only those that have proven themselves worthy can be used for real whiskey.

Maybe they should use that other fine Scots export instead - the Paisley pattern. If only Prince would become uber-cool again.

It is green.

oldebayer: Up yer clunge, Sassenachmitter.

Nicely done!

;-)

oldebayer: Up yer clunge, Sassenachmitter.

you rock, oldebayer

I'd hit it...she is kinky hahahaha

A fashion 'guru' says something... and people take it seriously... because?

Too add to this - I just saw on CBS Sunday Morning last week about how Tartan is now considered "High Fashion". So someone is obviously out of touch. Speakign of fashion - I miss my old job - head of cad/cam for a Victoria's Secret production arm.

Looking at the content of the article, the reason people who don't live in Scotland go to events like the Scottish Fashion Industry is biatching about is to celebrate Scottish history and heritage.

I'm pretty sure there's a reason my family originally left that country, and I really can't care what the Scots' Fashonistas are doing today. But I don't mind learning more about my ancestry.

sojourner
Glen Moray didn't impress me. I wanted my money back.

hershmire
Rob Roy sounds nancy?? Do you even know who Rob Roy was?


/yes it's hotlinked

Tartan never goes out of style.

Mr. Right

The true function of bourbon is to break in the barrel. Any barrell is good enough for bourbon, only those that have proven themselves worthy can be used for real whiskey.

Bollocks. The whisky takes on the characteristics of what used to be in the barrel. The type of barrel used has an enourmous impact on what the finished product will be.

You can taste the bourbon in, for example, Glen Livet 12 yr old. Its a bit like rough Jack Daniels.

Even more pronouced is the diff between Lagavulin 16 yr old and Lagavulin distiller's edition. The latter is just the former after 9 months in in Pedro Ximénez barrels.

/does not like Glen Livet
//Lagavulin is nectar of the gods

Peener waving is a sign of poor endowment. It's amazing how many advocates of Scotch, Bourbon, or other forms of Whisk(e)y are hung like baby carrots.

This is even more pathetic than Mac advocacy.

jonewer: Mr. Right

The true function of bourbon is to break in the barrel. Any barrell is good enough for bourbon, only those that have proven themselves worthy can be used for real whiskey.

Bollocks. The whisky takes on the characteristics of what used to be in the barrel. The type of barrel used has an enourmous impact on what the finished product will be.

You can taste the bourbon in, for example, Glen Livet 12 yr old. Its a bit like rough Jack Daniels.

Even more pronouced is the diff between Lagavulin 16 yr old and Lagavulin distiller's edition. The latter is just the former after 9 months in in Pedro Ximénez barrels.

/does not like Glen Livet
//Lagavulin is nectar of the gods

Gee, can't you take a joke? I happen to prefer Scotch. Most bourbons taste too sweet to me. So, in order to rationalize my preference I must denigrate bourbon drinkers and ridicule their arguments. If you like Lagavulin are you partial to Islays and have you tried Laphroaig? In my opinion it has as much of the full-bodied peatiness but with a bit smoother finish. I also enjoy Jura. About as smokey as a good cigar without the acrid nose.

While you all are talking about the slam on alcohol, I seeing the slam on the Scottish history. Looking at that history, I am glad that there are still some that want to preserve it. The country lost a lot to it being overrun at different parts of its history. Keeping its heritage is important.

Proud member of the sub clan Ritchie off the main clan MacKintosh

gopher321: Better whisky than that yokel-piss, bourbon.

I would like to register my disagreement with the statement referenced above. I happen to like bourbon quite well, thank you.

/except Old Grandad
//yuck

Mr. Right
Gee, can't you take a joke? I happen to prefer Scotch. Most bourbons taste too sweet to me. So, in order to rationalize my preference I must denigrate bourbon drinkers and ridicule their arguments. If you like Lagavulin are you partial to Islays and have you tried Laphroaig? In my opinion it has as much of the full-bodied peatiness but with a bit smoother finish. I also enjoy Jura. About as smokey as a good cigar without the acrid nose.

Whisky is no laughing matter my friend!

I do like Laphroaig, though I find it less smooth but more a lot more phenolic. And Jura, although I find the latter to be not at all smoky. Its on special at Tesco at the mo' if you're in the UK.

I really recommend visiting Islay sometime, its stunningly beautiful and wild. In the gulf stream, so a lot better weather than the mainland.

Cheers.

Budweiser and stone-washed denim is quite the pinnacle of sophistication.

Seriously? Budweiser as a pinnacle? Ah, well, to each his own.

So, as a scotch/bourbon/whisky noob, what is the best brand to try for a first timer? Asking for guidance here.

/not a tea-totaler, just (mostly) sticks to wine and beer
(NOT Budweiser,thank you very much) and would like to know overall opinion on what/where to begin

//Memphis beer rocks

http://www.ghostriverbrewing.com/