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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

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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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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            Quit ruining my rant Chris, can't you tell I want to be angry about this?
                            😉

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • ohighyoO
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                              Great Christmas drink. Johnnie and eggnog with cinnamon

                              Wife made the picture fancy looking 🙂

                              Slipping gradually into senility

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                Just picked up some habanero shrub from Bittermen's, some single estate Tequila, and some Gran Marnier.  My guess is you can figure out where I'm headed here.

                                Some gin and rum libations will also be explored with the shrub.  I will also be experimenting with Rittenhouse rye, two kinds of spicyness in some kind of variation on an Old Fashioned.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  I have my seasonal bottle of Havana Club Sept Anios…..happy as a Seul in shit now  😉

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  • seawolfS
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                                    I just bought that habanero shrub for my brother-in-law for Christmas. Can't wait to hear how it is. I picked up some Catoctin Creek rye today. I'm going to make a nice Sazerac tonight. You like Sazeracs Mclain?

                                    “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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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      You Yanks can't buy Havana Club because of your beef with Castro right? Sucks to fall out with Fidel when his rum is soooooo good.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • seawolfS
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                                        Just went back and re-read the thread…. You do like Sazeracs. What a wonderful cocktail.

                                        “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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                                          Yessir, guilty as charged.  Sazerac is my favorite cocktail in the whole world.  Well, to be fair, that I've tried.

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • seawolfS
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                                            Would you mind sharing your process or recipe?

                                            “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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