04 Briords VV, 02 Tete Julienas

originally posted by Bwood:

So, Frank, Lagavulin has a diesel component on the nose? I am just beginning to learn about single-malts. Thus far favorites have been from Oban, Cragganmore and Glenmorangie.
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I'd say you have good taste in Scotch as well as in wine, John. Oban is from the western isles and has just enough peat smoke in it to perfectly satisfy my desire for smokiness. I like all 3 that you mentioned.

Lagavulin and Laphroaig are a little over the top, I still enjoy them, but you get very definite diesel and a certain phenolic medicinal tinge as well. They are really for gentle sipping, nobody could guzzle those scotches.

If you Google "Diesel" with those Scotch names you will find it is a rather common descriptor for the rather heavy olfactory note. In comparison "petrol" comes off as light, sweet, and elegant.

Frank
 
originally posted by Frank Deis:
Not all cabernet lovers have the same prejudices.

I have TRIED to talk about cru Beaujolais on BWE.

I really like that place but they are deaf to such suggestions.

I haven't even tried on, um, that place you never heard of...

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Hey, I converted Jay Hack (a shiraz and port loving guy who frequents said place) to aged Muscadet at one dinner. It can be done.
 
originally posted by Thor:
FYI, Coad's objection is to "petrol" in lieu of "gasoline," but as a well-known America Firster, we'd expect that from him.

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But but but... Brother Coad was born in that place that we're being repeatedly told doesn't breed "real" Merkins. Are you sure that he isn't a Madrasa Firster? You can never be too careful with Turley drinkers, you know.

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Mark Lipton
 
But but but... Brother Coad was born in that place that we're being repeatedly told doesn't breed "real" Merkins. Are you sure that he isn't a Madrasa Firster? You can never be too careful with Turley drinkers, you know.
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I've seen him eat pork, but of course that's exactly how he'd try to fool us, isn't it?

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