2024 R4 Fri - South Sydney 20-16 Canterbury @ Accor

[skeepe]

You can’t even blame presumptive text for your rants

I think I’ve txted drink too many times, it jst give up

 

[Kilkenny]

Doesn’t seem right to me to not be allowed to take piss home on day that remembers a dude who once turned water into wine

I think you can actually purchase take away from a brewer if they have a production licence or something to that effect.

 

[skeepe]

Single malt all the way. 18 years plus. I've got a Glendronach 21 for Sunday lunch. Love the sherry cask scotch.

And cognac. Remi Martin for those special occasions. Martell my other favourite.

Now back to my beer. This next game is taking ages.

My motherinlaw usid to work at an embassy. Tax-free alcohol rubns 4 times a year. Used to get 1L of Jameson for $18z

Dinole was only $24 from memory too.

 

[SBD82]

Cognac is the nectar of the gods.

Don’t get me wrong. I understand it probably very well made.

It’s just not for me.

 

[Fangs]

I think you can actually purchase take away from a brewer if they have a production licence or something to that effect.

They wouldn't even sell me a 6 pack. Disappointing but open tomorrow I may go back.

My motherinlaw usid to work at an embassy. Tax-free alcohol rubns 4 times a year. Used to get 1L of Jameson for $18z

Dinole was only $24 from memory too.

Unreal. I'll willingly stay at the Afghanistan embassy at that price.

 

[SBD82]

My motherinlaw usid to work at an embassy. Tax-free alcohol rubns 4 times a year. Used to get 1L of Jameson for $18z

Dinole was only $24 from memory too.

That’s all they’re worth.

 

[Fangs]

Don’t get me wrong. I understand it probably very well made.

It’s just not for me.

I have you now. Not into sherry then?

 

[Fangs]

That’s all they’re worth.

Now now price is everything. We all want a deal.

Jameson as a mixer is fine. Bring back your youth.

 

[SBD82]

I have you now. Not into sherry then?

Nah. Never took to Port either.

Lucky for me, there’s an amazing variety of whisky in the world.

 

[betcats]

as long as its the 15 year old and not the 12 yo.

Haven’t tried the 15 tbh but I find the 12 great value. Was knocking them back for most of our big big games the last couple years

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I think you can actually purchase take away from a brewer if they have a production licence or something to that effect.

Is that what they mean by ‘a miracle’?

 

[Bazal]

Don’t do it to yourself mate. Stick to the water of life. Leave the corn syrup alone.

Not to be nerdy AF even though I am but most scotch ages in used bourbon barrels these days.

Single malt all the way. 18 years plus. I've got a Glendronach 21 for Sunday lunch. Love the sherry cask scotch.

And cognac. Remi Martin for those special occasions. Martell my other favourite.

Now back to my beer. This next game is taking ages.

Law of diminishing returns IMO. It's a rare whiskey that's hugely better at 21 plus than it was at 18. The Glendronach stuff is awesome though, I have some of their cask strength batch bottlings around somewhere.

I reckon the Martell kills Remy at the same levels, personally.

I can't drink cos I have pneumonia but I've been getting through a Glenallachie cask strength job, and ordered some more Laphroaig Lore for winter. I really should drink more of the collection but then I won't have it to drink later...

 

[Fangs]

Law of diminishing returns IMO. It's a rare whiskey that's hugely better at 21 plus than it was at 18. The Glendronach stuff is awesome though, I have some of their cask strength batch bottlings around somewhere.

I reckon the Martell kills Remy at the same levels, personally.

I can't drink cos I have pneumonia but I've been getting through a Glenallachie cask strength job, and ordered some more Laphroaig Lore for winter. I really should drink more of the collection but then I won't have it to drink later...

I finished a Macallan the other day that's went up like $60 recently. I don't follow the prices all that well. I just look for an age statement. Probably more to it. I like that German bloke on Youtube he does good reviews.

Martell does win. But if we are rating the bottle then Remy wins. It's a bottle you don't want to throw away.

Get well soon but I'm pretty sure 48% + ABV will fix your issue.

 

[Loose Cannon]

as long as its the 15 year old and not the 12 yo.

This statement in isolation is troubling.

 

[Sénior Slippyfist]

Nah. Never took to Port either.

Lucky for me, there’s an amazing variety of whisky in the world.

Lagavulin 16 for me.

 

[Fangs]

Lagavulin 16 for me.

Smoke bomb.

One of the first I bought years ago and it was a mistake. It really isn't for beginners.

Went back to it later and loved it.

 

[SBD82]

Not to be nerdy AF even though I am but most scotch ages in used bourbon barrels these days.

I’ve had plenty that were. But is it really most?

Regardless. It’s not a bad sweet finish - although some overdo it for my tastes - but that’s pretty different to drinking sickly sweet corn mash.

 

[skeepe]

Scotch is terrible.

Irish whiskey is where it’s at

 

[Bazal]

I finished a Macallan the other day that's went up like $60 recently. I don't follow the prices all that well. I just look for an age statement. Probably more to it. I like that German bloke on Youtube he does good reviews.

Martell does win. But if we are rating the bottle then Remy wins. It's a bottle you don't want to throw away.

Get well soon but I'm pretty sure 48% + ABV will fix your issue.

Yeah look that would be my standard approach, the 52.5% Westward Muscat cask on my WFH desk would do nicely but the meds I'm on aren't great lol

It's nuts how much stuff has gone up, I was saying somewhere recently that I used to get Caol Ila 12 on sale for 65 bucks when I sold the stuff for a living, I saw it at 125 not long ago

 

[Sénior Slippyfist]

Smoke bomb.

One of the first I bought years ago and it was a mistake. It really isn't for beginners.

Went back to it later and loved it.

Yep.

First time: The f**k is this shit? It tastes like a campfire.

You just need to go back after the first time. The price went crazy there for a while but has settled thankfully.