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[Call_Me_Ishmael]

I hate this intrusive thing.  I'm done with school, but my kids are not. This is ridiculous.

 

Vent here.

 

 

[ticklemyiguana]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

Tickle, I'm fuzzy bunnyng HAMMERED on some good Japan version of Scotch.

 

You?

[Amidatelion]

Tickle, I'm fuzzy bunnyng HAMMERED on some good Japan version of Scotch.

 

You?

 

Which one? We only ever get the basic Hibiki in stores over here, with some Nikka and Hakushu in higher-end bars sometimes.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

Actually, it is Nikka Pure Malt.

[kaiserschmarrn_]

weeaboos? kinda?

 

alcoholaboos?

 

weeaholics?

 

EDIT:

 

I GOT IT

 

WEEABOOZE

Edited by kaiserschmarrn_, 08 January 2016 - 11:22 PM.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

no.  actual, full frontal grown up whiskey appreciation.

 

You'll have a chance to legally find out in about 3-4 years.

[kaiserschmarrn_]

no.  actual, full frontal grown up whiskey appreciation.

 

You'll have a chance to legally find out in about 3-4 years.

give it 7

[ticklemyiguana]

Sorry, just some Schneider Weisse for tonight. Never gone for Japanese Whiskies.

 

CAN YOU COMPARE THEM TO AN ISLAY SINGLE MALT, PLEASE? I don't remember the taste of much else. I recall trying both a Highland Park and an Oban, and both of those were flat and dull and made me angry.

 

And obviously ol' Johnnie Walker, the drink of my racist grandmother.

Edited by ticklemyiguana, 08 January 2016 - 10:03 PM.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

Less saline. less sweet than a Highland or Speyside.

 

More... what a malt whiskey should be, without the crutch of excess tannin from an oaken barrell.

[SparkyJJC]

WHAT IS GOING ON

[kaiserschmarrn_]

WHAT IS GOING ON

NOBODY IS APPRECIATING MY FANTASTIC PUN!

 

Weeabooze

[Amidatelion]

Sorry, just some Schneider Weisse for tonight. Never gone for Japanese Whiskies.

 

CAN YOU COMPARE THEM TO AN ISLAY SINGLE MALT, PLEASE? I don't remember the taste of much else. I recall trying both a Highland Park and an Oban, and both of those were flat and dull and made me angry.

 

And obviously ol' Johnnie Walker, the drink of my racist grandmother.

 

The Nikka I had was very woody with little to no smoke. Plenty of vanilla and oak, and beyond that my notes are illegible.

 

tickle, try to find a bottle of Connemara  Peated Cask Strength. The Irish approach to peatiness is less bogwater and more bonfire.

[nepacaka]

FAFSA F ME

 

FAFSA F U

[ticklemyiguana]

Less saline. less sweet than a Highland or Speyside.

 

More... what a malt whiskey should be, without the crutch of excess tannin from an oaken barrell.

Huh. The pure malt is their blend. Strange nomenclature. My experience lends me to believe most blends are more mellow than I prefer, and since your description is all "less" that sounds like it. But, who knows. I initially preferred beers for their wide variety of tastes, but now simple Schneider Weisse seems to work for me just fine.

 

The Nikka I had was very woody with little to no smoke. Plenty of vanilla and oak, and beyond that my notes are illegible.

 

tickle, try to find a bottle of Connemara  Peated Cask Strength. The Irish approach to peatiness is less bogwater and more bonfire.

This Nikka (whichever it is) sounds better but it's not like a couple descriptions on the internet are super objective.

 

As for the Connemara, I've been avoiding Irish Whiskies due to Jameson, but that's probably unfair. Also Irish/Japanese Whiskies spelling looks like Friskies, a brand of cat food.

 

 

WHAT IS GOING ON

 

Scotch? Whiskey?

 

Obviously not helping Luna's daughter get into college.

Edited by ticklemyiguana, 09 January 2016 - 09:54 AM.

[DeeRax]

NOBODY IS APPRECIATING MY FANTASTIC PUN!

 

Weeabooze

 That... Is pretty fantastic.

[OdinTheWise]

i prefer the taste of scotch whisky over other kinds. and as to the Schneider Weisse, i really like the aventus 

 

some time in the future i will try a bottle of glenlivet 20 year. btw i dont really like the blamptons, it is not very smooth  

Edited by OdinTheWise, 09 January 2016 - 10:41 AM.

[ticklemyiguana]

blamptons, it is not very smooth  

Blanton's, you fool. I'm not much of a Bourbon person either, but moreso than other alcohols, and I found Blanton's to be just right if you're looking for something a little sweet. In my consumption of several bottles, I never noticed it being not smooth.

 

According to a friend who's visited the distillery, and this is just a rumor of some sort, the letter on the stopper is indicative of the quality. The later in the alphabet it is, the higher the quality. He didn't offer any more specifics than that, but it's influenced my purchasing decisions. Likely strictly a rumor, but who knows.

Edited by ticklemyiguana, 09 January 2016 - 10:49 AM.

[maxajcd]

NOBODY IS APPRECIATING MY FANTASTIC PUN!

 

Weeabooze

its ok we love you

[crockrocket]

FAFSA is annoying af, but hey, money

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

FAFSA is annoying af, but hey, money

 

I make too much for my kids to get a dime.  This is all about the education system and the federal government cross-checking on what I do with my income and assets.

 

I'm way beyond even the price-discrimination most schools exercise to try to squeeze the most out of the market.  If you have no idea what price-discrimination is, you really would be better off knowing (scroll down to the section in the Wiki article I linked about 'Academic Pricing')

 

It's fuzzy bunnyng pointless for me to have to expose my finances like this.  I am PISSED that I have to.  There's no actual title in the United States Code, but instead I have to answer to 'guidelines' which allow the Dept of Education to rummage through my accounts, assets, and tax returns.

Edited by Lunatic, 09 January 2016 - 03:50 PM.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

People ask me why I drink.
 

That's the wrong question.  It should be, 'Luna, are you sure you don't drink ENOUGH?'

[OdinTheWise]

I make too much for my kids to get a dime.  This is all about the education system and the federal government cross-checking on what I do with my income and assets.

 

I'm way beyond even the price-discrimination most schools exercise to try to squeeze the most out of the market.  If you have no idea what price-discrimination is, you really would be better off knowing (scroll down to the section in the Wiki article I linked about 'Academic Pricing')

 

It's fuzzy bunnyng pointless for me to have to expose my finances like this.  I am PISSED that I have to.  There's no actual title in the United States Code, but instead I have to answer to 'guidelines' which allow the Dept of Education to rummage through my accounts, assets, and tax returns.

i know what you mean, i didnt qualify either. so i never bothered 

[ticklemyiguana]

It's fuzzy bunnyng pointless for me to have to expose my finances like this.

I read this as "It's fuzzy bunnyng pointless for me to have to expose my fianc�es like this."

Like. Woah Luna.

Edited by ticklemyiguana, 09 January 2016 - 05:26 PM.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

My wife is an enthusiastic participant, Tickle.  You need to be selective in your future choice of wife.

 

 

(No, we don't share.  Fie! Get your mind out of the gutter!)

[Amidatelion]

So I had a particularly rough day at the dentists and they said rinse with warm salt water...

 

 

I mean... it's close, right?

[ticklemyiguana]

So I had a particularly rough day at the dentists and they said rinse with warm salt water...
 

 
I mean... it's close, right?

Never tried Bowmore. Your tastes are biased. Don't tell me about it unless it's genuinely bad.

[Amidatelion]

Never tried Bowmore. Your tastes are biased. Don't tell me about it unless it's genuinely bad.

 

Nah, I rather like it. Less swampwater, more coastal salt. Hints of citrus.

[ticklemyiguana]

Nah, I rather like it. Less swampwater, more coastal salt. Hints of citrus.

It's called peat, you fool. And your method of describing it is inaccurate. The peatiness comes from drying the grains over a peat fire, not from water that runs through peat. You daft fool.

[Amidatelion]

It's called peat, you fool. And your method of describing it is inaccurate. The peatiness comes from drying the grains over a peat fire, not from water that runs through peat. You daft fool.

 

Yes and there are different kinds of peatiness you fuzzy bunnyng uncultured amateur, which is why I was telling you to get the fuzzy bunnyng Connemara. Peat varies from region to region based on its surroundings and what plant matter gets into it, which is why an Islay and a Speyside have notably different tasting profiles and why Irish peat is completely different from Scottish peat. Swampwater is a derogatory term for tastes more heavy on the dark greens and TCP in a whisky not the fuzzy bunnyng water. There are so many variations of "peaty" if you described a Scotch like that to a serious drinker they'd prompt you with an, "And?"

 

You daft, amateur fool.

Edited by Amidatelion, 10 January 2016 - 08:38 AM.

[ticklemyiguana]

Swampwater is a derogatory term

That is all.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

SOMEday I will get the two of you in the same room.  I'll buy the Scotch.

 

I will have to record it, that is my only criteria.

[OdinTheWise]

SOMEday I will get the two of you in the same room.  I'll buy the Scotch.

 

I will have to record it, that is my only criteria.

if you are buying, i want in

[ticklemyiguana]

SOMEday I will get the two of you in the same room.  I'll buy the Scotch.

 

I will have to record it, that is my only criteria.

This sounds like entrapment.

[Amidatelion]

SOMEday I will get the two of you in the same room.  I'll buy the Scotch.

 

I will have to record it, that is my only criteria.

This sounds like fun.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

Give me a month or two, I need to settle into my new exaltedness at work.  No promises yet, but there's a chance... this would be more likely to happen if our hobby brought us to a common location (say... a racetrack)

[ticklemyiguana]

this would be more likely to happen if our hobby brought us to a common location

How's your mom's place?

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

Under a few feet of snow, bitterly cold, and, well, my Mom's there.

 

Why? 

 

I guess It *is* kinda close to Amid's school.

 

 

 

Edit:  you know I'm 50 yrs old, and my Moms is 78, right?

Edited by Lunatic, 10 January 2016 - 03:02 PM.

[DallasCreeper]

Is this how my parents feel? XD

[phed]

Is this how my parents feel? XD

 

are your parents alcoholics?