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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:41 pm

Dude! Come by the shop sometimes... I have good scotch.
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Postby macrae11 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:21 pm

Whadja get?
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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:32 pm

macrae11 wrote:Whadja get?


Balvenie Double Wood 12

Notice I said "good" and not "great".
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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:37 pm

If I ever get a Gold Record though, I'll get a bottle of Balblair 1965 to celebrate.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby macrae11 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:44 pm

Mathieu Benoit wrote:
macrae11 wrote:Whadja get?


Balvenie Double Wood 12

Notice I said "good" and not "great".

The 12 is very near the top end of good. The 21 is stunning, I'd love to try the 30.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:46 pm

macrae11 wrote:
Mathieu Benoit wrote:Balvenie Double Wood 12

Notice I said "good" and not "great".

The 12 is very near the top end of good. The 21 is stunning, I'd love to try the 30.

True that! In my pay grade, it's pretty effective. I've never tried the 21... I'm gonna have to go try to find that now.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby macrae11 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:21 pm

I've only had it once. If I'm having Balvenie it's usually their 15 which I would classify as solidly great. I would say it's number 4 or 5 on my goto scotch list behind Bowmore 18, Dalwhinnie 15, Old Pulteney 17 and Lagavulin 16.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby RoadDog » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:53 pm

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Dude! Come by the shop sometimes... I have good scotch.

So, you're drinking like a grown up now? I am feeling practically human again, so we'll get together sooner than later...
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Postby Alain Benoit » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:55 pm

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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby macrae11 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:14 am

I love that we have a scotch thread now. What's everybodies favorite scotch region? Mines Islay, but it's so small most of my favorite scotches come from the highlands. [scotch accent] Ach lad I kin feel me scottish blood a stirring. [\scotch accent] Wheres Jon Goud?
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Christian LeBlanc » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:17 am

Aw, sweet! Another spot for me to claim hobbyist status and ask advice from you pros ;)
(I'm a 'whiskey enthusiast,' but haven't graduated to any true Scotch yet)
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:49 am

macrae11 wrote:What's everybodies favorite scotch region? Mines Islay, but it's so small most of my favorite scotches come from the highlands.

I keep forgetting that you are Scottish.

macrae11 wrote:Wheres Jon Goud?

Somewhere in Halifax being Dutch.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:54 am

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Dude! Come by the shop sometimes... I have good scotch.

So, you're drinking like a grown up now? I am feeling practically human again, so we'll get together sooner than later...


I might even be recording like a grown up too. Either way, I'd love to have you by soon (maybe this weekend...wink wink.)
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Jef » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:14 pm

Mathieu Benoit wrote:I keep forgetting that you are Scottish.

People whos ancestry come from Scotland usually prefer to be referred to as "Scots". The word "Scottish" is defamatory and means the equivalent to "cheapskate", or "tightwad". I know this only because I have done extensive research into my own heritage, all the way back to the original McLean (Duart) Castle on Isle of Mull in Scotland. Funny thing though... I don't care for scotch whisky. :-|
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:20 pm

Jef wrote:
Mathieu Benoit wrote:I keep forgetting that you are Scottish.

People whos ancestry come from Scotland usually prefer to be referred to as "Scots". The word "Scottish" is defamatory and means the equivalent to "cheapskate", or "tightwad". I know this only because I have done extensive research into my own heritage, all the way back to the original McLean (Duart) Castle on Isle of Mull in Scotland. Funny thing though... I don't care for scotch whisky. :-|


Haha... That is kind of funny. Some people consider being called French as defamatory too. Good to know though.

I didn't know that you were of Scottish descent though. I keep thinking "Mac" vs "Mc"... and I don't know why.
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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby macrae11 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:28 pm

Yeah I'm not really scotch enough to care. I was going to write "scotch blood" before but I thought that might get a bit confusing.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]? - THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Malcolm Boyce » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:32 pm

macrae11 wrote: Wheres Jon Goud?

http://forums.middleaudio.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby Jef » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:42 pm

Funny thing this thread... everyone who has posted here so far has a last name that is decended from either France or Scotland. Macrae, MacFarlane, Boyce, McLean...all Scots. Benoit, LeBlanc.. French.
...I find that stuff interesting.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby Christian LeBlanc » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:54 pm

Just to blow your mind, my grandmother on my father's side was Scotti...was a Scot.
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Re: Who is MSN [bot]?

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:23 pm

Jef wrote:Funny thing this thread... everyone who has posted here so far has a last name that is decended from either France or Scotland. Macrae, MacFarlane, Boyce, McLean...all Scots. Benoit, LeBlanc.. French.
...I find that stuff interesting.


Good eye. I find the history of the languages to be very fascinating. Did you know that other than the obvious Latin, the development of the French language was also influence by Gaelic? The region now known as France was once part of the area know as Gaul. Around the 2nd century BC, the romans invaded the area, and well... There you have it, the Scots and the French have a linguistic bond.
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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby RoadDog » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:57 am

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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby macrae11 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:14 pm

Just bought a battle of 12 year old Glenmorangie at duty free. I was considering an 18 year old Ardbeg, but I ended up getting the GM instead and a pair of sunglasses. Ardbeg is actually owned by GM, although I don't know if they're closely related at all. Haven't tried GM since I first started drinking scotch so we'll see how it goes.
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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:23 pm

Any chance you'll be making a social call to SJ anytime soon? :)
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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby macrae11 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:00 pm

I'm coming up this weekend on Sunday. Are you going to Paul's thing? I tried just one shot of it when I got home, just to test it out, and it was very different from what I remember. It starts out very smooth, sweet and fruity, even a little thin, and then has a comparatively strong, complex finish. It's their nectar d'or as they call it which means it spends the last two years of it's aging in french wine casks, which I'm sure affects things quite a bit.
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Re: THE SCOTCH THREAD

Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:17 pm

macrae11 wrote:I'm coming up this weekend on Sunday. Are you going to Paul's thing? I tried just one shot of it when I got home, just to test it out, and it was very different from what I remember. It starts out very smooth, sweet and fruity, even a little thin, and then has a comparatively strong, complex finish. It's their nectar d'or as they call it which means it spends the last two years of it's aging in french wine casks, which I'm sure affects things quite a bit.


I got a huge session this week/weekend with a tight deadline, but I'm hoping to wrap things up in time to meet up with you guys. Maybe we could meet up at Liquid Audio?
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