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I'll never understand scotch drinkers, "oh here's a real good one, it tastes like road tar and dirty socks."
Can we burn this heretic already?
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.
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.
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.
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
It's defensively an acquired taste, not for everyone.
An acquired taste is just gaslighting your tastebuds.
Taste is a completely subjective thing, that happens mostly in your brain.
Yes, and acquired tastes are you telling your brain "No, actually, this tastes great!" until it gives up and accepts your false reality.
There is no objective taste reality, so there is no false reality. Taste is a complex experience of actual taste, aroma, texture, memories (your grandma used to cook that way), setting, hunger (ever been hungry on a long hiking trip?) - what ever combination gives you pleasurable experience, tastes good for you.
Whenever people start talking about their sensed experience in objective terms I get a strong urge to hit myself over the head with a 2x4. Explain that with your rationality, Mr science man.
Achutally there is an evolutionary advantage in hitting oneself with a 2x4...
For today's demonstration of evolutionary psychology, I will be stoving my PhD student's head in.
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.
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 :(
Lol my bf called it stinky foot cheese one time trying to remember what it was
Well I also hate Bleu cheese, so I guess that makes sense.
gasp Blasphemy!
What about spicy food? Go for the Trifecta!
I love spicy food
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."
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.
Funny, the one he reviewed is my favorite, always have at least 2 bottles at home.
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.
Reminds me of centipedes. bleh.
Nobody but yanks call it scotch
I'd bet the confederates do as well.
What does this mean ? Aren't confederates yanks ?
Scottish whisky. Why wouldn't you just keep it as is
"Yankees" was the unofficial term of the people of the Union (who won the war and became the united states) vs the Confederates ("Rebs") who supported slavery
Learning something new erday. But now all of Americans are classed as yanks ? Or no
it depends. Those foreign to the US are likely to say "yanks" to mean all Americans, but Americans may find it slightly odd to refer to Southerners as Yankees.
In the same way as calling a Catholic from Belfast "British" - it's true but it could feel a little awkward.
Why would rekgiyhsve anything to do with it ? I think just calling someone Irish who identified as British or vice versa.
That seems to make more sense. Calling someone English who is Scottish Welsh Irish. Similar.
However yanks is meant to be derogatory so it may get its point across regardless
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