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    • tigerpacT
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      I thought something couldn't be too peaty either but man…

      "Octomore has been peated at a staggering 140 ppm. This is more than two-and-a-half times more than standard Ardbeg, the highest of the other Islay distilleries."  -kl wines description

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      • Morose_PenguinM
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        Whisky is described in the movie "confessions of pain" as something people drink and enjoy drinking because ' it's hard to drink' :).

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        • tigerpacT
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          Hard to drink?!  Maybe I'm off, but I think it's delicious. just not octomore 😃

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          • JamesMargJ
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            The best peaty scotch i have ever had would have to be Ardbeg Uigeadail, fantasticly complex.
            In fact, any Ardbeg scotch is great!

            Other that that, if you're a sherrybomb lover, Glenfarclas is your best friend.
            And if you just like a good scotch with a bit of everything, Glenmorangie Original is one of the best.  It is apparently the most popular scotch.. IN SCOTLAND… Now that has got to be saying something.

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            • SeulS
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              Not really - most popular beers here are pils (Jupiler) and shite like Lefe, Grimbergen, Duvel,… Never trust the majority...  😃

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              • JamesMargJ
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                I have tried it and i rate it extremely high!

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                • seawolfS
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                  McDonald's sells more hamburgers than anyone in the world. Does that mean they have the best burger?

                  My favorite Bourbon lately is Buffalo Trace. I can get it for about $21 and it tastes like I'm seriously underpaying.

                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                  @zeebeeleather

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                  • JamesMargJ
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                    I never said they sell more than anyone in the world…
                    That would probably be Johnny Walker, which is mostly shit!
                    Just sayin, the scottish probably know a thing or two about scotch.

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                    • seawolfS
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                      Ok then. McDonald's has the most popular burger in the United States. Americans know a thing or two about burgers.

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                      • JamesMargJ
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                        If Americans created McDonalds i'm not sure that they do know a thing or two about burgers 😉
                        I guarantee McDonalds burgers used to be a lot better back in their day, but now they have become a product of excessive demand and excessive supply…

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                        • seawolfS
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                          Are you saying that the Scotch you're talking about is impervious to such issues? I know nothing about Scotch, btw. Just playing devil's advocate.

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                          • JamesMargJ
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                            No.
                            Yet, the process that goes into making scotch is extremely arduous and takes a very long time. This causes potential supply to be much more limited than burgers, due to requirements for storage and creation of the raw spirit, let alone having it sit in a cask for at least 10 years.  This stuff is single malt too, meaning it is produced at the one distillery (with limited production capacity) and there is not blended with other, lesser scotches to add volume.
                            So to an extent, the scotch is affected, but nothing like the Macdooglez.

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                            • mclaincauseyM
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                              A must for bourbon and rye heads: http://www.gq.com/life/food/201311/bourbon-whiskey-family-tree?mbid=nl_daily4

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • tigerpacT
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                                ^Very nice

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                                • FOXYF
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                                  Had a dram the other night…

                                  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

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                                  • trail and arrowT
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                                    foxy, you've got a good taste!

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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      Thanks mclain! That's really cool.

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        "Let's see, what shall I research?  I could try to solve some kind of challenge or problem facing humanity… Too boring.  Perhaps I could probe the mysteries of the universe?  Naah, I'm not smart enough.  Ooh, I know, I'll assess whether a fictional character could really drink as much as the author claims he did!"

                                        http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/12/250474378/if-you-drank-like-james-bond-youd-be-shaken-too

                                        I assume someone or some people were paid for this exercise in pointlessness.  And it is published in BMJ, an esteemed medical journal.

                                        I hear next they'll be looking into the feasibility of Hugo Drax's space station and its cloaking device.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • ChrisC
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                                          The article I read noted that the research was done by reading the books at home,  "in a comfy chair".  They also mentioned that the BMJ's Christmas edition covers mostly offbeat studies.  I'm guessing that the whole thing was unfunded and done mostly as a diversion from "real" research.  Quotes from the paper itself seem quite tongue in cheek.

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                                          • derivative666D
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                                            ^this dude cracks me up

                                            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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