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Hank_The_Tank Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 8:23 AM EST
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This weekend while at my buddy's cabin, we stumbled across a couple bottles of scotch that looked pretty old. They had notes on them that they were opened 12 years ago for tasting. Not sure how much older than that they were. Based on how tattered the labels were, it seemed like they were older.

Does anything know anything about these? Given they were in the cabin, I assume they are pretty cheap stuff. However, with the age, they weren't too bad. Enjoyed the first and the second wasn't too shabby, despite being very light.

JW Dants Blended Scotch Whisky - This was the better of the two. Pretty strong. Nothing special about it, but enjoyed it.

Rare Justerini & Brooks - This one was very light tasting, not bad by all means, but not a whole lot to it.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 8:30 AM EST
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Hank_The_Tank wrote:
This weekend while at my buddy's cabin, we stumbled across a couple bottles of scotch that looked pretty old. They had notes on them that they were opened 12 years ago for tasting. Not sure how much older than that they were. Based on how tattered the labels were, it seemed like they were older.

Does anything know anything about these? Given they were in the cabin, I assume they are pretty cheap stuff. However, with the age, they weren't too bad. Enjoyed the first and the second wasn't too shabby, despite being very light.

JW Dants Blended Scotch Whisky - This was the better of the two. Pretty strong. Nothing special about it, but enjoyed it.

Rare Justerini & Brooks - This one was very light tasting, not bad by all means, but not a whole lot to it.



Distilled spirits don't mature once bottled. Unless you left those out in the sun, they are basically the same as they were 12 years ago.
illinichaser Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 8:36 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Distilled spirits don't mature once bottled. Unless you left those out in the sun, they are basically the same as they were 12 years ago.



Its truly amazing the number of people that don't understand this.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 8:38 AM EST
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Interesting, good to know. I had no idea. Either way, they weren't bad.
bgz Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 9:33 AM EST
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Yet nobody asks the obvious... wtf were you and your buddy doing by yourselves in a remote cabin?

freak.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 9:56 AM EST
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bgz wrote:
Yet nobody asks the obvious... wtf were you and your buddy doing by yourselves in a remote cabin?

freak.


You are the freak for asking...pervert.

It was a great weekend. River fishing in waders, poker, cigars, beer, scotch, relaxing with no kids. It was so difficult to come back to work yesterday.
tailgater Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 10:06 AM EST
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illinichaser wrote:
Its truly amazing the number of people that don't understand this.


Why is that amazing?


And I don't think it's a matter of "understanding", so much as it's just something that isn't well known.


You may not have been going for pretentious. But mission accomplished.

Course, it's all in the tone, and forum posts are devoid of these.

For instance, you may think I'm being helpful. But I was going for full-on a$$hole.



bgz Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 10:11 AM EST
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Hank_The_Tank wrote:
You are the freak for asking...pervert.

It was a great weekend. River fishing in waders, poker, cigars, beer, scotch, relaxing with no kids. It was so difficult to come back to work yesterday.


It's ok hank, I heard from my receptionist that straight(ish) guys are going at it with each other now all the time...

it's ok buddy, no one is going to judge you for it... well, most people won't...
ZRX1200 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 10:14 AM EST
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As long as you don't get a woody while he's shagging you, you're not gay.
illinichaser Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:05 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Why is that amazing?


And I don't think it's a matter of "understanding", so much as it's just something that isn't well known.


You may not have been going for pretentious. But mission accomplished.

Course, it's all in the tone, and forum posts are devoid of these.

For instance, you may think I'm being helpful. But I was going for full-on a$$hole.





I do think its a matter of understanding.

And I was going for pretentious, so thank you for understanding that much.


I learned a long time ago you are anything but helpful. But that's ok. I'm an a$$hole to.
illinichaser Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:06 PM EST
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bgz wrote:
Yet nobody asks the obvious... wtf were you and your buddy doing by yourselves in a remote cabin?

freak.



I learned a long time ago not to ask questions I don't really want to know the answer to. . .
bgz Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:20 PM EST
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illinichaser wrote:
I learned a long time ago not to ask questions I don't really want to know the answer to. . .


Just trying to help out ol' spanky, his whiney writing style, and his overthinking of... pretty much everything, makes me think he's just a man that is not yet comfortable with his own femininity.

I think I have to agree with z on this one, pretty sure hank was the one taking it at the cabin.

Oh, and I think it's painfully obvious... I too am an a$$hole!
illinichaser Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:24 PM EST
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Herfing
Speyside Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:29 PM EST
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Liqueur in bottle deteriorates over time. Heat and light hurt it even if it is unopened. After it has been opened it is hurt by oxidation.
frankj1 Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:32 PM EST
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back to the op...

if it's the cabin I'm thinking of, i opened those bottles, drank half of each, and then refilled with pizz.

The good news is it was Scotch pizz.
RMAN4443 Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 12:46 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
back to the op...

if it's the cabin I'm thinking of, i opened those bottles, drank half of each, and then refilled with pizz.

The good news is it was Scotch pizz.


not knish pish? Whistle
SteveS Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 1:04 PM EST
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Hank_The_Tank wrote:

JW Dants Blended Scotch Whisky
Rare Justerini & Brooks

I think you may have them mixed up, here ...

JWDants is a Kentucky Bourbon ... J&B Rare is a blended Scotch
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 1:26 PM EST
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So does anyone know anything about the two? Are they considered good, or junk? I am still new to scotch/bourbon, so I don't have a super developed palette. I either like it or don't. No clue what is considered good, whether that be by taste or price.

JW Dants said it was Scotch on the bottle...distilled and blended in Scotland...
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 1:27 PM EST
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Speyside wrote:
Liqueur in bottle deteriorates over time. Heat and light hurt it even if it is unopened. After it has been opened it is hurt by oxidation.


They were being stored in a cubby with a curtain in front of it. So it shouldn't have been hurt too much by heat or light. Although, who knows how it was stored over the years.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 1:27 PM EST
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bgz wrote:
I too am an a$$hole!


+1
Herfing
ZRX1200 Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 1:47 PM EST
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http://www.beerliquors.com/buy/scotch_whisky/j_w_dant.htm
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 2:51 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
http://www.beerliquors.com/buy/scotch_whisky/j_w_dant.htm


Thanks...so dirt cheap...haha
gummy jones Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 2:58 PM EST
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if i had to guess i would say they were both urine and you took the bait hook, line and sinker
qmech Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 3:04 PM EST
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Hank Back Mountain๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜...They are blends and I enjoy Single Malts ... You sampled them and enjoyed them ,is that not good enough?
Q
SteveS Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 3:35 PM EST
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I drank and enjoyed J&B Rare for years ... it's what you might think of as a sort of "beginners" Scotch ... my tastes, like many, sort of evolved away from blends and into single malts ... these days, I seldom drink Scotch at all ... my preference is single malt Irish whiskey ... much smoother than Scotch ...

qmech Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 4:04 PM EST
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^I enjoy Irish Single Malts as well. I find them closer to SMS than Irish blends . The Irish blends being at times too smooth. When I first tried the Single Malt Irish ,I was actually surprised that a triple distilled product would have such character.. As to comparison between SMS and SMI it depends on the product at least for me... But overall I do understand your point.
Q
tailgater Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 5:14 PM EST
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illinichaser wrote:
I do think its a matter of understanding.

And I was going for pretentious, so thank you for understanding that much.


I learned a long time ago you are anything but helpful. But that's ok. I'm an a$$hole to.


So we understand each other.
Abrignac Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 7:31 PM EST
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illinichaser wrote:
I do think its a matter of understanding.

And I was going for pretentious, so thank you for understanding that much.


I learned a long time ago you are anything but helpful. But that's ok. I'm an a$$hole to.



There once was a prisoner named Locke
He had a craving for hard convict c***
For his a$$holie ways in his Alcatraz days
He was named "A Piece of the Rock"

horse
illinichaser Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 7:41 PM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
There once was a prisoner named Locke
He had a craving for hard convict c***
For his a$$holie ways in his Alcatraz days
He was named "A Piece of the Rock"

horse




Hello to you too. . .

Beer Beer Beer

Hope life is moving up for you.
Abrignac Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, May 16 2017, 7:46 PM EST
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illinichaser wrote:
Hello to you too. . .

Beer Beer Beer

Hope life is moving up for you.


We're trying to regain some semblance of life as it were before the flood. Otherwise, we are great. How have you been? Haven't seen you posting much lately.
illinichaser Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, May 17 2017, 6:02 AM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
We're trying to regain some semblance of life as it were before the flood. Otherwise, we are great. How have you been? Haven't seen you posting much lately.


Doin' ok. I travel a lot these days so its hard to keep up with the boards. That and it got kind of routine for a while here and not in a good way for me, so I slowed down in how much I visited. We'll see how it goes this time.
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