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Originally Posted by Professor S
As I try out more and more scotch, I find Johnny Walker Black to be entirely overrated. There are a lot of whiskeys that blow it away at a similar price. Don't get me wrong, I think Black is a good whiskey, but not to the extent that validates it's popularity. For only a few dollars more I've been drinking Highland Park 12 year and there is no comparison.
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I'll check that out. I have no doubt that Johnny Walker Black is overrated, but it happened to be available so I tried it. It was good and smokey, although not the smoothest scotch I've had. I like the idea of trying lots of whiskey, but I'm less thrilled about having a collection of 20 bottles. For one, the stuff is pricey...and two, the stuff takes a while to drink (unless you are an alcoholic
). I think sample pack type things exist, so I may pursue those.
Also, I'm on a Belgian Ale kick as I picked up another 750ml bottle of Duvel. Damn this stuff is classy. Cloves, apples, grapes, grassy yeast, creamy malt goodness, and earthy notes. This is like Europe's fuck you to all the pale ales out there (except that I enjoy pale ales, so meh).