Here it is. He says “Cindy and I are breaking up” - then proceeds with the review of Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Scotch, which he tells us has been his go-to single malt - it’s a “no compromise” Malt, he assures us.

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98 points

I’ll never understand scotch drinkers, “oh here’s a real good one, it tastes like road tar and dirty socks.”

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24 points

Can we burn this heretic already?

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23 points

Sips, a drop of water or two, with a good quality single malt or an extremely good quality blend (nothing Johnny Walker for example). Depending on the Scotch there can be Smokey caramel flavours, peaty salty, heavy flavours, some lite fruit tones, etc.

Its not for knocking back in shots, blends are nice with mixers, but if youre sipping a Johnny Walker red you are probably going to think this is shit because it is.

If you ever get the chance to try a really nice single malt I suggest you give it a try with just a couple of drops of water to open it up a bit. Then some gentle sips, enough to coat your mouth and spread the flavours.

Its like a nice cigar. Very rough if youre doing it wrong, very enjoyable if you do it right. I know most people will say “yuck, cigars are gross too”, but the point is that there is a way to approach these things that make them much more enjoyable to the point where people genuinely like them and the routine that goes with it.

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8 points

same kind of thing with coffee. most of it is brewed terribly, usually over extracted, and then sit on a burner all day. Brew it up right and the flavors dance about. Single origin is the way to go; along with location, elevation profile makes a difference as well.

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6 points

I think I had some decent single malts as my father quite enjoys whiskey, but I still think it’s horrible. It could be an acquired taste, I suppose, but I don’t know why I would want to acquire it tbh

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Other than a good single malt, my favorite drink with a cigar is Dr. Pepper on ice. I was a member of a cigar club for several years, and the manager and resident cigar sommelier suggested it. Surprisingly good. The ice breaks down the carbonation a bit, and the spice and caramel of the soda goes surprisingly well with many cigars.

This is only tangentially related to your post, but it just popped into my head when you were mentioning cigars.

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3 points

It’s defensively an acquired taste, not for everyone.

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2 points

An acquired taste is just gaslighting your tastebuds.

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16 points

I can only assume that they like it for the same reason that I like blue cheese. Somehow the intense, offensive flavor offends the taste buds in just the right way to tickle the pleasure center.

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18 points

Friends and I did a big hot wings challenge a week or two ago. I made blue cheese dip, and thought it was Delicious. They made me throw it away because it “stank up the house.”

I just want my fart dip :(

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2 points

Lol my bf called it stinky foot cheese one time trying to remember what it was

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3 points

Well I also hate Bleu cheese, so I guess that makes sense.

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gasp Blasphemy!

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What about spicy food? Go for the Trifecta!

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6 points

Back in college, a friend described things he didn’t like as “brown” and when I asked him why, he said, “only drink the clear liquor.”

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6 points

That’s the peat, Pete. If it’s too heavy for you, you’re drinking the wrong scotch. Try a light Balblair or a Speyside or something similar.

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I was a scotch drinker back before I got sober. Road tar and dirty socks is as inoffensive as it gets. Truly top shelf stuff.

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Reminds me of centipedes. bleh.

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2 points

Funny, the one he reviewed is my favorite, always have at least 2 bottles at home.

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1 point

Nobody but yanks call it scotch

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I’d bet the confederates do as well.

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What does this mean ? Aren’t confederates yanks ?

Scottish whisky. Why wouldn’t you just keep it as is

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