What Are You Drinking Tonight?
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Old Nick
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The TCP peatiness is what I likeA good mate gave me a bottle of Talisker Skye a few weeks ago.
I still haven't opened it, in case he asks for my opinion on it
By all accounts it ain't cheap. Therefore I could find myself feeling obliged to say something nice about it
Regular entry level Talisker is peaty (TCP tasting) enough. Without exposing it to the entire contents of a veterinary surgeons used anal swabs bucket! Which apparently the Storm & Skye versions are like?
a splash of water (sacrilege I know) tones it down a bit - better than Lagavulin my other favourite which is stupid expensive now
smib
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TCP... Fuck itA good mate gave me a bottle of Talisker Skye a few weeks ago.
I still haven't opened it, in case he asks for my opinion on it
By all accounts it ain't cheap. Therefore I could find myself feeling obliged to say something nice about it
Regular entry level Talisker is peaty (TCP tasting) enough. Without exposing it to the entire contents of a veterinary surgeons used anal swabs bucket! Which apparently the Storm & Skye versions are like?
you are right DD. That's what it tastes of
Morrisons had Paddy whiskey on offer last week for £15 (usually it's £21+)The TCP peatiness is what I like
If it's still that cheap, & if you haven't tried it?
Give it a whirl Nick.
I'll be surprised if you aren't impressed
It's cos the Scottish neanderthals put soil in their alcoholTCP... Fuck it
They call it peat to make it sound glamorous & exotic
Sarky B’stard
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Eh ep Sarky!
You took your time mate
Yes, it is true that Irish distilleries use peat in their manufacturing as well. The difference is they remove the taste of the peat (soil) before selling the finished product.
I make tea with a teabag in a mug. But I remove the teabag before drinking the tea
Sarky B’stard
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Tea an infusion, whiskey a distillation and cask maturation. How exactly is the ‘soil’ removed from the distillate, in fact, how the hell did it get in there in the first place when the flavour is from pest smoke used to dry the barley? If the flavour wasn’t desired, it wouldn’t be there…..
That's the myth you guys like to perpetuate.
I'm sure I've seen dead worms & grass in Scottish malts
smib
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So how does the TCP get in thereTea an infusion, whiskey a distillation and cask maturation. How exactly is the ‘soil’ removed from the distillate, in fact, how the hell did it get in there in the first place when the flavour is from pest smoke used to dry the barley? If the flavour wasn’t desired, it wouldn’t be there…..
Old Nick
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As Sarky said..."If the flavour wasn’t desired, it wouldn’t be there"…..So how does the TCP get in there
True for many people, but personally I hate it smib
Sarky B’stard
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Mezcal, ya pollock. RIBA! RIBA! RIBA!That's the myth you guys like to perpetuate.
I'm sure I've seen dead worms & grass in Scottish malts
Old Nick
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I love itAs Sarky said..."If the flavour wasn’t desired, it wouldn’t be there"…..
True for many people, but personally I hate it smib
I also like the smell of condoms but that’s a different story
Sarky B’stard
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I’m no fan either! This is an ok snifter:As Sarky said..."If the flavour wasn’t desired, it wouldn’t be there"…..
True for many people, but personally I hate it smib
I can't be arsed to type out the entire story. But the short version is that I experimented with adding TCP to a £10 bottle of supermarket value range Scotch. The one they used to sell in a plastic bottle 
I eventually got the ratio right. So it tasted to me like a lot of expensive Scottish malts. Then I told a mate who's an incurable snob. That I'd spent a small fortune on a rare Scottish malt but hate it.
Obviously, he loved it & said I only didn't appreciate it cos I have no taste
Then I told the prick what he was actually drinking!
I eventually got the ratio right. So it tasted to me like a lot of expensive Scottish malts. Then I told a mate who's an incurable snob. That I'd spent a small fortune on a rare Scottish malt but hate it.
Obviously, he loved it & said I only didn't appreciate it cos I have no taste
Then I told the prick what he was actually drinking!
Old Nick
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Well my gums are still tingling mateWhatever I've been drinking?
I've had way too much....... Got the spinners, I'm off down the tunnels
But my teeth feel clean, beats the pants off mouthwash
@smib can't come to the keyboard right now.Well my gums are still tingling mate
But my teeth feel clean, beats the pants off mouthwash
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What a pussy eh, especially on a Friday night! I expect he's sitting down for his pre bedtime pi$$ as well
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