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It was Jack Daniels. <span class="emoticon e_curlysad" title=":L"><span class="e__">:L</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.18&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.18"> <span class="rating">+2/2</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 12:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 15:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.19">42836.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_18" target="_self">42836.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You pointed out I assume that Jack Daniels is better suited to cleaning toilets than being consumed?<br /> <br /> Anyway, the other bottles I got were a bottle of Jura Loch - apparently a travel exclusive, but a lot of these are being sold normally at the moment due to lack of travel. I also got a bottle of Eagle Rare bourbon - I do like a nice bourbon from time to time, so long as it isn't the cheap shit like JD. Meanwhile for my wife, she got a bottle of Benromach which is quite nice, plus I bought her another nice bourbon - a bottle of Blanton's which is actually very nice!<br /> <br /> Either way though, our whisky shelf is suitably re-stocked now <span class="emoticon e_smile" title=":)"><span class="e__">:)</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.19&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 13:06</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 15:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.20">42836.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_18" target="_self">42836.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Perhaps, as Jack Daniels has the same parent company as Glendronach, he assumed it would be nice.<br /> <br /> I know somebody who loves the stuff. She guzzles huge quantities. I forget how awful it is and try a glass every few years. Although it isn't as tooth-achingly sickly as that appalling whisky-liqueur Southern Comfort, it does leave you feeling as though a whole chocolate orange has been forced into your mouth and the residue polished off with a solution of Vics Vapour Rub and meths.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.20&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 15:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 16:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.21">42836.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_19" target="_self">42836.19</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Jack actually pairs really nicely with twenty Marlboro.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.21&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 15:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 17:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.22">42836.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_20" target="_self">42836.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I assumed he just got some sort of deal on it through work tbh!<br /> <br /> I quite like Jack tbf. Takes me back to my yoof in metal clubs. Also I'm not really that into whisky - can appreciate and enjoy a nice one but never really caught the bug for hunting down the perfect single malt. <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.22&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 16:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 23:07"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.23">42836.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_21" target="_self">42836.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ahh, the Marlboros first to block off your taste buds you mean?<br /> <br /> Don't get me wrong, it's OK as a mixer with Cola and whatnot, but it tastes awful when neat IMO.<br /> <br /> It's a bit like cheap tequila in that respect. That Sierra stuff you always get in pubs goes with salt and lime for a reason - because it tastes like crap. However I've had several more expensive tequilas which taste really nice just with a bit of ice and nothing else.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 9 Jan 2022 16:50 by DAVE!!</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.23&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 17:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 19:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.24">42836.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_23" target="_self">42836.23</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's all a matter of taste, though. I think JD tastes bad; other people love it. That's fine. I'm not a fan of most cheap blended Scotch whiskys either, but on the other hand, I do like dirt-cheap London dry gin. I'll drink that neat or with mixers. I'm not denying that there are better gins but I feel lucky that I'm happy with what I get at £10 per bottle instead of £40.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.24&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_25"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_25"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 19:36</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 19:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">25 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.25">42836.25</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_24" target="_self">42836.24</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think it depends on the bottle. I'm not a fan of many cheap blended whiskys like Johnny Walker, but I find Famous Grouse to be fine for a cheaper blend, and some of the slightly more expensive blends like the Naked Grouse are genuinely very good! Chivas Regal is also perfectly OK to my palette.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.25&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.25"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_26"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_26"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 21:45</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">26 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.26">42836.26</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I got lotsa loot including Metaverse land, son-made fermenter jar, book of rave fliers and money which I used to e my bike.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.26&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.26"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42836_27"></a><div class="message" id="message_42836_27"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jan 2022 23:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jan 2022 23:34"></span></span> <span class="message_count">27 of 34</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.27">42836.27</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42836.18#a42836_26" target="_self">42836.26</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext"><strong>Quote:</strong> </div> <div class="quote">Metaverse land</div> <br /> <br /> Holiday home? </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42836.27&return_msg=42836.18" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42836.27"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42836.28" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>