| darren |
the best site i have found for kits, components and loads more is www.wnaudio.com
Looks like its for the very serious audiohpile!! |
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| Peter Daniel |
Looks to me like you didn't see much and your appearance on this forum is directed only to advertise the mentioned site.
If you want to do it, one post in this thread should be sufficient and you don't have to do it in any other thread.
So, enjoy our forum now. It's more than you've seen so far.;)
Peter Daniel
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| darren |
The reason for several similar posts was merely due to me trying to figure out how to post. I had no intention of spamming the forum, feel free to delete them if they upset you.
You are also wrong about my intentions, I joined the forum because it looked like a "good un" and I have been interested in hifi since I was a child, but have never met many like minded people.
maybe i was wrong about the forum
Thanks for the nice American welcome :bigeyes: |
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| stadams |
I am American, and Welcome.
This site is about as international as you will find. The moderators are from several different countries, and even the site is owned by an Aussie, and hosted from there as well.
P.S. - Thanks for the link.
Take care, |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by darren
You are also wrong about my intentions, I joined the forum because it looked like a "good un" and I have been interested in hifi since I was a child, but have never met many like minded people.
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So why not introduce yourself first, instead of running an ad in Introductions forum. I don't mind good info on parts and kits, but you must admit that doing it as your first post is a bit odd. And I'm not an American BTW. |
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| Joel |
| quote: | Originally posted by darren
Thanks for the nice American welcome :bigeyes: |
What is that supposed to mean? :mad:
Joel
in New York. |
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| fdegrove |
Darren,
| quote: | | You are also wrong about my intentions |
Now that's a "good un"
Cheers,:D |
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| darren |
point taken Bakmeel
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| Bakmeel |
Don't burn your fingers darren! :att'n: You're not making a good start on any forum by flaming the moderators ;)
The forum rules are indeed in a sticky topic on every category... You couln't have missed it... :bfold:
I'm not a moderator (on this forum), and I'm Dutch... Just for the mentioning
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| Peter Daniel |
| I like your flag logo, darren.;) |
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| Peter Daniel |
Thanks,
Can you make the wind blowing the same way as on yours?;) |
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| Peter Daniel |
| Thanx mate, that is so cool.;) I'm gonna enjoy this avatar for a while. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| You were right, with all those flags waving, this thread is a 'must see".;) |
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| fdegrove |
Fellows,
Hope it doesn't turn into the latest craze.
These waving flaggies are driving me sea sick.
Much prefer Fred's latest avatar,then again I may be a bit biased too.
Cheers,:D |
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| stadams |
Take your Dramamine. I am finally going to use an avatar, if only for a little while. Kind of cool.
Later, |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by fdegrove
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These waving flaggies are driving me sea sick.
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Are you sure Frank?;) |
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| fdegrove |
Peter,
Maybe if you put the waving out phase with respect to each other I could live with it?
See you,:xeye: |
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| jean-paul |
| Come on Frank, everybody is doing it.:xeye: |
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| fdegrove |
And Peter put our national rag up already.
Admit it,you're all jealous of Phred's new avatar.:D
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| trigon |
:D What about this one:D
Trigon |
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| cocolino |
I like that flag thingy too.:cool:
It would look much better without the white background.:)
Can any of You guys please tell me how to manage to make it look as Yours without the background?:confused: |
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| fdegrove |
Hi Cocolino,
As much as I enjoy Bavaria I refuse to help you out with the background problem.
Still feeling seasick despite 50g of Dramamine.
Sorry,:xeye: |
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| cocolino |
Isn`t it nice:D| quote: | | Still feeling seasick despite 50g of Dramamine. |
Frank: Sorry to hear You feel sick.
:bulb:How about a couple of Weißbiers - cures almost everything :xeye::xeye: although..... I´m not that sure if it helps with seasick:devilr: |
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
| quote: | | How about a couple of Weißbiers - cures almost everything although..... I´m not that sure if it helps with seasick |
Excellent idea.
I used to use that as a medicine (my excuse for having a drink) when I lived in Munich.
For the moment I'm helping myself with a dark Belgian Trappiste.
Gesundheit,:drink: |
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| Thomas |
| Cool thing, these flags. Must remember next year at my birthday, cool!!! Dont worry fdegrove, i'll have Frank installed again in a few days. :xeye: |
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
Suppose you're going to suggest a Carlsberg Elephant beer to cure my seasickness?
Oh well,as long as you guys enjoy your flaggies.
Cheers,;) |
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| Thomas |
fdegrove, I didn' see your real name was Frank. I, however was talking about my old avatar, Frank Sinatra. - Good 'oll Frank, Frank! Hope that didn't confuse you.
Well, carlsberg isn't my favorite beer, I can tell 'ya. I like the beers from our local brewery, Ceres. - If you can't get that, I would sugest you to drink a Leffe or two instead. |
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| fdegrove |
Hi Thomas,
| quote: | | fdegrove, I didn' see your real name was Frank. I, however was talking about my old avatar, Frank Sinatra. - Good 'oll Frank, Frank! Hope that didn't confuse you. |
Sue my parents.
A lot of people miss it.So now it is official cudies:my first name is Frank,frankly I also try to live by that flag.:D
| quote: | | Well, carlsberg isn't my favorite beer, I can tell 'ya. I like the beers from our local brewery, Ceres. - If you can't get that, I would sugest you to drink a Leffe or two instead. |
Knowing that drinking even an average Carlsie doesn't come cheap in Denmark I can only guess what you pay for our Belgian delights.
Ceres?? Do they export?
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| Thomas |
Hi Frank, now we are by first name. :cool: :cool: :cool:
Well, beer (and booze) aren't exacly cheap here in DK, at all. Imported beers, like the very exelent Leffe, costs about the doubble as normal beers. That's why I usualy take my stationcar and drive to Germany to buy beer. I live 200 km from the "border". I don't know if you can buy Ceres in Belgium, but I can get them in Germany very cheap. |
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| fdegrove |
Hi Thomas,
| quote: | | I don't know if you can buy Ceres in Belgium |
Never came across it either in Germany nor in Belgium.
Always thought Ceres had to do with grains such as our local Puratos company.
Cereals won't probably make for a good brew.
May make a good pure malt scotch perhaps.
Driving 200Km for beer?Drive over Holland and you'll be in Beer Paradise before you know it when you see the "Welcome to Belgium" sign.
Skoll,;) |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cocolino
Can any of You guys please tell me how to manage to make it look as Yours without the background?:confused: |
You need to make the background transparent. Easiest to do in a program designed for generating animated gifs. Because the current background is white and parts of the flag are white, you will need to mask each frame separatly so it will take some time.
Frank: In case of dizzyness just focus on the flag. Yes that's right this one isn't moving.
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| fdegrove |
Dave,
Thanx a lot for the best one so far.:D
Now I can at least concentrate on my own silly typo's.
Ta,;) |
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| cocolino |
| quote: | | You need to make the background transparent. Easiest to do in a program designed for generating animated gifs. Because the current background is white and parts of the flag are white, you will need to mask each frame separatly so it will take some time. |
Dave: Thanks for the hint !
As this sounds to be some work, likely I`ll leave it as it is;) |
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| SuppersReady |
Sorry, I couldn't help myself!
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| mrfeedback |
"That's why I usualy take my stationcar and drive to Germany to buy beer."
Just like the (bloody) Swedes taking the ferry to Denmark with their trolleys and buying up in the local bottle shops and back to the ferry, eh Thomas. :)
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
Why not get a bottle of our special "Claret" as suggested in the moviedrome section?
You Skandinivian are dangerous when you smell a pint of druids' brew.:D
Skoll,;) |
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| mrfeedback |
I found a well matured bottle of mead in the back shelves at the local bottleo the other friday night.
Well, we cranked the hifi, we cooked up a banquet, we drank the oceans dry, raped, pillaged, looted and destroyed each other, and just had a plain happy good time.
More fun than claret, and different hangover !.
Must be the Viking blood in me. :D
Eric The Viking *.
* Designed in DK, made in Aus. |
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| Thomas |
| quote: | Originally posted by mrfeedback
Just like the (bloody) Swedes taking the ferry to Denmark with their trolleys and buying up in the local bottle shops and back to the ferry, eh Thomas. :)
Eric. |
That's about right.
Last time I went, I bourght 15 kases of beer, 30 kases of coca cola and 12 bottles of snaps. The prizes in Germany are much lower. I only have to buy 15 kases before the gaz are payed for. I'm not drinking all that alone. - It's for me and the people living at my hall here at the dorm. :bigeyes:
Of course I cant legaly buy booze in Germany without declare it at the boarder, but the boarder is a joke. The customs booth are an abandoned ruin. If you have anything to declare, there are an mailbox, so you have to give you self up. Next time I'll take some pictures for you. |
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| Thomas |
| Here's a picture of the stash. The beers are hidden behind the cola's. |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by mrfeedback
....and different hangover |
I'll take your word for it ... i have yet to experience a hangover.
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
| quote: | | I'll take your word for it ... i have yet to experience a hangover. |
Then you must be a happily married t-totaller?
Although that won't stop the Skandinavian guys from hitting the bottle.:D
Skoll,;) |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fdegrove
Then you must be a happily married t-totaller? |
On my 3rd or 4th unofficial "marriage" and not a tee-totaller, just seem to have an allergy to alcohol. A third to a half of bottle of beer, as little single malt as you can get in a glass and still cover the bottom, a half glass of wine or a small glass of Bristol Cream is my limit. After that i'm under the table sleeping.
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| fdegrove |
Dave,
Must be fun to have you around at parties.:D
Reminds me of that ex-colleage of mine that invariable fell asleep at 3.00 AM in the morning no matter what.
We once had him sleeping standing up in a club,glass in hand and his bald head half tucked the inside of a big midrange horn going full blast.
Picture that one!:rolleyes:
Cheers, |
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| dhaen |
It's Friday, so G+T's tonight.
Damnit, work this weekend - the job that pays the mortgage anyway... |
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| fdegrove |
D'haen,
Seems you adapted to the Britts well?
A Gin and Tonic,you say?
When the wife asked about the number of G&T's he'd had that day already he'd invariably answer: "First today,love,first today!"
Skoll,;) |
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| dhaen |
That's the only one.
Makes me believe the figures of my 845 prototype running on the bench:
1 KHz sine wave into 8 ohms
Distortion RMS Volts out Power out (V*V/R)
5% 18.0v 40.5w
2% 15.2v 28.9w
1% 9.7v 11.8w
0.5% 8v 8w
I'll check again in the cool light of day on Monday I think..
Kampai.. |
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| dhaen |
"Father-in-law" Frank, you're not married to a British decendant are you?
That reminds me of a little ditty we had at a Japanese company I spent half my life working for:
The Best:
An American House
A German Car
A Chinese Cook
A Japanese Wife
The Worst:
A Japanese House
An East German Car
An English Cook
An American Wife
With apologies to the afflicted. |
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| fdegrove |
D'Haen san,
Am I glad to see you're not using the ER thilty foul brue for the amp.
Mind you I wasn't laughing when I had these loaded Japs at the office,they bought the stuff,never discussed any prices and invariably left a years rent.
Err,I hope this isn't considered without content?
Well,they didn't know didley squatr about brue reds anyways.
Gin is poison man,so is Tonic....convert to a good Lussian Wodka.
Easier to pronounce when odering at the bar then G&T.
Hic, :dead:
Kampai to you too.
P.S.
Hope these did not came out of a sim?
1 KHz sine wave into 8 ohms
Distortion RMS Volts out Power out (V*V/R)
5% 18.0v 40.5w
2% 15.2v 28.9w
1% 9.7v 11.8w
0.5% 8v 8w
*German folk pls refrain from commenting. |
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| dhaen |
Degrove-san, anata wa "polyglot" to omoimasuka?
"Hope these did not came out of a sim?"
What's a sim? Am I missing something?
'Tis my SET figures.
Gin is for those nights when I already feel fragile from the wine from the night before...
Gidnyte,,,, |
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| fdegrove |
Gosh D'haen san,
Porygrot?
Me,no just getting along in a couple of languagues...
Cocker Spanielish,Blittz Gelman (only after a couple of Weissbier)
othel then that Flenchie of course.
Damn,what wlong with this keyboald?;)
P.S.My first employer was Japanese giant Sumitomo in Antwerp.
No need to ask where he learned his street Flemish.:rolleyes:
Nightie to you too,:) |
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| surf,sun&sound |
It seems that scotch and bourbon are out of style at the moment.
The best drink I have ever had, was from a ancient bottle of Glenlivet 1824 I found in a house I was demolishing. It was a beautiful thing. Probably 25 to 30 years old, not including the standard 12 year aging.
Dave, I can sympathize, I have never had a hangover, even though my favourite poison is scotch and bourbon, followed by our local Bundaberg Black, which is rum aged for 10 years, I have never had a hangover or been truly drunk. The closest was when I had to hammer a Wild Turkey & Cola instantly and then drive to an emergency scene, I could just feel that the edge was taken off of my reflexes. Thank goodness, I did not get caught by the breathalizers, cause I would have been locked up for sure.
All things in moderation.......
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
| quote: | | The best drink I have ever had, was from a ancient bottle of Glenlivet 1824 |
Nah,you don't want us to believe that.
Do you?
Lucky b*****d,
P.S.| quote: | | Bundaberg Black, which is rum aged for 10 years |
Shall we visit the Caribbean together?
80 degrees of alcohol.Man I tell the carpet kept on beating up my face.
Honnestly,if it's a black out you want you can get it with this.
Rum did that,done that.
Shaggy said:It wasn't me.
I agree,must have been the rum.
Skoll,:devilr: |
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| surf,sun&sound |
Yes, it was the best drink ever and it was an old bottle. I found it inside a wall behind the liquor cabinet in a house I just demolished about 6 weeks ago. It was old enough not to have a bar code or "sku" on the bottle.
Unfortunately, it did not last long, maybe 3 weeks at the best. It was a very beautiful thing. It had turned a honey amber colour and was so mellow and smooth. I had a new bottle of Glenlivet to compare, very different. Actually, I have been spoiled so badly, that I am looking for a new scotch. Any suggestions?
Bundaberg Black is a 80 proof rum that has been aged 10 years in oak casks that ends up somewhere between a rum and a bourbon in taste. Good stuff.
Yes, rum can give some people a blackout, but I have yet to have my lights turned off. I prefer my spirits straight up, and usually 2 to 3 shots in a glass at a time. Must be my German-Irish breeding?
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| fdegrove |
Lynn,
I'm sorry but I need a bit of sleep.
Interesting as it may be I suggest tomorrow before the keyboard absorbs me?:dead: |
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| surf,sun&sound |
Frank,
I can sympathize, I spend too many of my sleeping hours here dreaming and scheming.
They never told me that audio was a narcotic.
Lynn |
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| CryingDragon |
| "Convert to a good russian vodka" Hell yea! Vodka always has been and always will be my posion. 20% vodka 80% Super sweet strawberry soda....Them carbonation bubbles make it hit you harder as well ;) i LOVE the way vodka makes it taste like your drinking aluminum. :D |
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| Lligior |
I vote for burbon!
Gotta love the super old spirits. I year ago a friend of mine got a bottle of 23 year old burbon for x-mas, and that didn't count the three years it sat in the bottle waiting for a buyer. It was incredible, smooth on the tongue and fire on the gut. Last time I saw him he still had some, got to call him soon. |
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| surf,sun&sound |
Savour that old bourbon, because there few things finer in life than a truly old spirit. I regret not more miserly with the bottle of scotch I had, but it was just too musty!!!
I am thinking of buying a few bottles of premium spirits and putting them into storage for a few decades. Any suggestions?
As for bourbon, I prefer Wild Turkey and Makers Mark.
At least there a few things in life that get better with age even if that does not include me!!
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| dice45 |
Dave (planet10),
didn't like :vampire2:.. Frank's desire to have you drunk at a party for his entertainment. :grumpy:.. Next time we two have him at a party, i slip some very special headache pills in his beer :devilr:.. he won't taste it, he then won't notice what's going on, but the next day or so he will read in the newspaper what he did to the ladies and he then will not remember it, promised.
And ... some other nasty things :vampire3:.. i remember from the time i used to be a beer brewer.
Lynn,
so you seek replacement for your Glenlivet. Well, although i am almost anti-alcoholic, i have some hints in stock.
The older Glenlivets are wonderful but very straigth and unspectacular mainsttream malts. No fancy sherry cask finishing, no peaty or phenolic taste, nothing. Nevertheless i always was satisfied with Glenlivet 18ys or older.
You can try out James Bond's preferred one: The Macallan. As old as you can pay, gets better and better. I love the 18ys old. It's a sherry cask finish, very mellow round and complex. Probably the best whisky of them all.
Then, if you want it peaty, youu have to try the Lagavulin 16ys old. Unlike the smaller Islay Whiskys, it is as round mellow and complex. as the Macallan just with moderate peat note. BTW, this whisky is regularly in the 1st 3 places of the poll (together with Macallan), regardless of its low price (Euro 35 a bottle over here). There is no other whisky around having even fainlty the quality fo the Lagavulin at this price. IMO few whiskies reach that quality at all.
Now we leave the field of the nice mellow and calm ones.
The Talikser has more than just a faint hint of peat and already a slightly phenolic touch. Only for men not for boys.
10ys old is very good already, 17ys. ilke better.
If you want peat and phenolic taste combined, try the Oban. Hefty. As if you are getting smashed from coughing medicine.
The Longrow 10ys is a beast. No mellowness at all, apart from the fact it's containing 46% alcolhole which makes a noticeable differnece concerning taste intensity, its peaty taste is just explosive, a tiny drop explodes in the mouth and turns out to be very complex after you recovered from the shock. Strong peat note but practicall no phenolic character.
Rare hence expensive. It can show what even a 10ys old whisky can develop complexity. The 16 ys old is not as spirity, but as expoloisve and even more complex.
Comment by Allen Wright: "Fantastic experience but i could not drink a 2nd one, give me another Macallan" ... woossie :whazzat:...:)
The Springbanks is my personal favourite. It comes from the same distillery as the Longrow but has no peat note, else very similar to the Longrow. I have tried 12ys, 21 ys and 26ys unfiltered. The latter was the best. I got is a gift, it was a tiny bottle. I had a sad week behind me, it was kind of satisfied customer incentive. Train ride from Zürich to Munich, I put the small bottle between my legs for an hour or so inn order to get the whisky on body temperature, then i drank it, Anouar Brahem playing oud from my MD walkman, the slightly moving and rolling of th train, this drink. The best drink i ever had.
I must warn, a 26ys Springbanks costs $250. And worse, it is worth it and you are going to spend that money again.
Glenfiddich: stay away from the 5ys old , the 12ys old is okay but not more.
Johnnie Walker: they have one label colour which is a single malt (i remember it was the blue one). a very decent whisky, i once tried one in the hotel.
The other one's, well, blended ones like Chivas & Co., probably better.
Chival Regal, Dimple and the like ... don't ask, it's junk. Forgetabout the IMO tag, this is a Q of quality, not of taste. |
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| I am amazed, I did not realize Makers Mark made it all the way to Austrailia. They are a fairly small operation for this area (Kentucky). What does a bottle run there? On the funny side the distilery is in a county where it is illegal to sell booze. I used to be a big fan of it, but now I usually drink Wild Turkey. The bottle my friend had was some form of a Van Winkle. Van Winkle dosen't have a distillery, they just buy surplus from local distilleries and age it for quite a few years. Then they charge the big bucks. |
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| HBarske |
| quote: | | buying a few bottles of premium spirits and putting them into storage for a few decades |
May be a good idea for whine, but not for whisky. It stops its "development" when it is bottled. After that, it is just getting older, not better. And, if you run out of luck, it just dies...
Congrats to Bernhard for his whisky essay. I agree to most of the points, especially concerning the 16 yr. Lagavulin. Among the Islays. I personally prefer the simple 10 yr. old Laphroig for its much more "powerful" taste; but I can't stand that too often :D .
My actual vote goes for a Highland whisky: http://whisky.com/brands/banff_brand.html |
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| Claus |
Whisky
If you guys are into Islay whisky, then you forgot the king, Ardbeg pre 1975. If you can find a bottle, they are becoming rare (like 6LF6), you have to give it a try. But it has to be the pre 1975.
The normal Lagavulin taste to must like iodine for my taste, but Lagavulin 1979 Pedro Ximenez is a real winner
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| Ken L |
I pour it over ice -
It's the only one that I do that with - the other single malts I take with "the dew on the rose" - a little water
The flavors shift with the temperature change and it is delicious when chilled - not so lagavulin to me, it doesn't taste well chilled - both are very strong iodine flavor to me at room temp.
Laphroaig chilled or Macallan are my favorites, Cragganmore is very nice also - I have never been able to find Ardbeg - Whisky distrubutorion channels in the US are limited to operations in various states - whisky laws are state by state so there is a patchwork effect in distribution - making it hard to find a number of types in different places -
I don't drink very much any more - but when I do single malts are at the top of the list - and generally the heavier peatier ones.
I've got most of the bar stocks in storage while we're renovating - one of the fun things about single malts is choosing - "which one will it be tonight? Thinking it over - much like selecting a cigar from a varied selection.
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| Claus |
Bitter or dark chocolate like "Lindt exelente 85%" and a glass of malt whisky makes the angles sing (even without a Aleph).
Btw. You can get the Laphroaig as a Cask Strenght but for many this is to close to hot asphalt. I like the normal 10years and 15years.
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| dice45 |
HBarske,
yes, indeed forgot the Laphroigh, and yes, this is strong medicine indeed tastewise.
I'm not too much into Islay malts, i prefer the non-peat stuff on the long run.
Therefore my clear preference for Springbank and yes, for The Macallan too.
Ken L
why do you call that cheating, chilling Laphroigh? It tastes best to you, that's okay.
Do you have to prove you're a man?
Methinks, you've proven that here already :nod:...:)
Claus,
i frankly admit i am not man enough for the Lindt 85% cacao. I don't go for it, i prefer the 70% version of it, rounder and more complex taste. The 85% is 85% for 85%'s sake in my book.
Ardbeg: tried it. We have an fantastic whisky shop in in Munich, the owner imports all sorts of stuff. Also so-called miniatures, bottles with 5cl content. I bought many of them, just to get an impression myself..better than believing in reviews.
The Ardbeg is rare indeed. I tried the 17ys old one and also the shopowner let me try a 1975 one from a bootle he had left from a whisky tasting. Mighty fine whisky but, considering its rarity, nothing worth the price to me. If i'd go for rare whiskies i am willing to pay an elevated price for, then it's the Longrow and Springbank for me. :)
Cask strenght: this indeed is hot asphalt to many; i would nevernever expose a whisky newbie to a cask strength. To me it is drinkable even pure because i take tiny sips anyway, and the mouth produces enough saliva within short. But cask stengh never was meant to be drunken unthinned, one usually has water at the table to thin it to the drinkers preference.
All,
i would recommend to stay away from independent bottlings. I once bought a "Macallan-Glenlivet" 25ys. which the shop owner advertised as Macallan without the original brand. I was expecting something outperforming the 18ys Macallan, i thot i had bought a bargain (Macallan in the 25ys range is over $300 and i had paid $125). Instead it was a disappointment, the bottle is still half full, most of drunken by guests and none of them asked for a 2nd one. Boring, just boring... this whisky. I expect it to evaporate thru the cork plug.
I heard of similar experiences made by relatives and acquaintants.
IMO those independent bottlings are just to catch fake "Lacoste"-shirt and fake Rolex buyers, reads: people owing the name/facade to their ego and bragging power without willing to pay for it.
They get what they deserve. Mee too, i learned my lesson. A genuine Lagavulin is way better (and honest to myself) that a fake Macallan. Yes, and genuine Macallan is still slightly better --- and costing factors. |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dice45
Also so-called miniatures, bottles with 5cl content. |
My kind of bottle -- a 6-month supply.
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Dave,
it looks like you are more anti-alcoholic than me :)
I have a nasty health problem (i may have mentioned to you already) and this keeps me strictly from touching alcohole at the moment, except now and then on one of those days i am feeling fine.
Now this 5cl could be too much for you:
Next scheduled for such an occasion is a Port Ellen 16ys cask strength. 63.9% alcohole, :cheeky:, should have a nice impact taste-wise ...:devilr:...definitely in the hot asphalt league :flame: |
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Dave & Bernhard,
Actually I was very anti-alcoholic for many years since I come from a family that has a history of abusive drinkers. I did not even drink socially till I was in my late 20's and still drink very much in moderation, hence the fact that I have never been nor plan to get drunk. It took me a long time to realize that alcoholic drinks had their place in life, and could add immense pleasure to your life if used with caution and temperance. I respect anyone who wants to take the "tee-totaler" stand. Strong drink does always not make strong men, but rather usually makes blubbering fools.
Lligior,
Yes, we can get Maker's Mark here, runs about $50 to $60 for a 500mL? bottle.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I have not seen many of the labels listed here in any bottle shop I frequent. Australia tends to not have a huge selection, since we are at the bottom of the world and the exchange rate doubles or triples the cost of anything imported.
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| fdegrove |
Hi fellows,
| quote: | | didn't like .. Frank's desire to have you drunk at a party for his entertainment. .. Next time we two have him at a party, i slip some very special headache pills in his beer .. he won't taste it, he then won't notice what's going on, but the next day or so he will read in the newspaper what he did to the ladies and he then will not remember it, promised. |
Bernhard,
What gave you that idea?
Nah,I wouldn't do that to anyone,would I.
Gee,and I thought to invite you over for my birthday next year.
I have seond thoughts about that now. :rolleyes:
All,
Seems to me that those claiming to be anti-alcohol know waaay too much about it to be above suspicion,right?
Cheers guys,:cool: |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fdegrove
Seems to me that those claiming to be anti-alcohol know waaay too much about it to be above suspicion,right? |
I'm not anti-alcohol, just very physically intolerant, Alcohol is though, the world's 2nd most serious drug problem after nicotine (probably because both are not treated as drugs) and should always be given respect. Like many drugs (tobacco excepted) it can have beneficial effects in moderation.
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| fdegrove |
David,
I apologize if you felt included.You already explained your physical intolerance to alcohol (maybe not on the forum).
Nonetheless,you were not one of these guys I was referring to.
Jokingly so I hasten to add.
| quote: | | I'm not anti-alcohol, just very physically intolerant, Alcohol is though, the world's 2nd most serious drug problem after nicotine (probably because both are not treated as drugs) and should always be given respect. Like many drugs (tobacco excepted) it can have beneficial effects in moderation. |
I don't know about the situation in Canada that much,but in Europe alcohol abuse is a major problem.
It is a social drug that has been accepted for as long as I care to remember.
It can destroy a persons' health and families a long with it.
The problem is,it is so widely accepted,especially in commercial circles that it takes a lot of spine to avoid.
It is very hard to socialize outside ones' own home and not to drink alcohol.
I did that for years and people often asked me why I didn't drink at all.
To me it was just one of those things that didn't match with sports.
I sometimes suspected people thinking I was an ex-alcohollic trying to avoid the stuff at all cost.
Nowadays I drink a glass or two occasionally and strange enough I enjoy it more at home then in a pub.
When used with moderation alcohol (not the hard stuff IMHO) can soothe the nerves/stress.
But I'll always prefer quality over quantity.
Unfortunately I picked up smoking as well after having stopped sports.
I do feel that the dependency on sigarettes varies a lot from person to person.
I can easily do without for hours in a row,and should dropping it alltogether won't be a major problem to me.
Regards,:cool: |
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| dhaen |
Returned to earth today.
Bet he's not a smoker!
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
Yep.
Another Frank spaced out.
He actually lives close by but I never actually met him.
John,
I still owe you an answer on this one:
| quote: | | "Father-in-law" Frank, you're not married to a British decendant are you? |
The header you picked up on is an overstatement: should have said "father in law to be".
We broke up before getting married but her dad was quite a character.
Lovely family,two daughters and living in a classified thatched cottage in Bishops Stortford.(hope I spell it correctly)
As a young man we spent a lot of holidays together,both in England and in the South of Spain.
Wish I had married her though,she had a fabulous personality.
My loss entirely.
See you,.;) |
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| planet10 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fdegrove
I apologize if you felt included. |
none required. :cool:
| quote: | | I don't know about the situation in Canada that much,but in Europe alcohol abuse is a major problem. |
It is probably a major problem in all non-muslim countries (which seem to have their own issues) -- and i'm not sure how the hindu & buddist cultures treat alcohol.
On the west coast there has been a very strong push to at least clean up drinking & driving and that seems to be working. Use of alcohol here is also heavily tempered by the fact that the best pot in the world -- and a lot of it (BC's largest agricultural crop dollar-wise) -- is grown in BC.
Smoking also gets heavily hit. Here in Victoria, you cannot smoke in a public building and the percentage of people who smoke tobacco is less than 20% in all of BC. Special efforts to get kids to never start are also being made and the rate there is <18%.
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| dhaen |
Frank,
| quote: | | Wish I had married her though,she had a fabulous personality. |
I accidentally bumped into an ex. at a wedding this year. She looked haggard. She was on her third husband, and this one looked as she'd almost sucked the life from him.
-----Lucky escape!-------
Cheers,
Now, just because I say cheers, it doesn't automatically mean I'm going to have a drink. But I am this time! |
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| fdegrove |
Hi John,
Some women....
| quote: | | Now, just because I say cheers, it doesn't automatically mean I'm going to have a drink. But I am this time! |
Oh dear,if our fellow members are going to assume I have a drink every single time I sign off using that.....:rolleyes:
Cheers to you,;) |
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| mrfeedback |
Oh dear, if our fellow members are going to assume I have a drink every single time I sign off using that.....
I assumed you were already having a drink. :D
Eric. |
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
That obvious then?;)
Best regards,:goodbad: |
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| mrfeedback |
On the west coast there has been a very strong push to at least clean up drinking & driving and that seems to be working. Use of alcohol here is also heavily tempered by the fact that the best pot in the world -- and a lot of it (BC's largest agricultural crop dollar-wise) -- is grown in BC.
Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly ?. :D
Reminds me of some graffiti I have seen in the past -
"Reality is for people who can't handle drugs"
And on the back of a toilet of a former workplace - "Working for Telecom (insert name of choice) is like smoking dope - The harder you suck, the higher you get and the more it affects your brain"
Eric. |
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| janneman |
| quote: | Originally posted by fdegrove
Hi Thomas,
Never came across it either in Germany nor in Belgium.
Always thought Ceres had to do with grains such as our local Puratos company.
Cereals won't probably make for a good brew.
May make a good pure malt scotch perhaps.
Driving 200Km for beer?Drive over Holland and you'll be in Beer Paradise before you know it when you see the "Welcome to Belgium" sign.
Skoll,;) |
Frank,
If you drive over Holland, there's no need to continue to Belgium. Everything you can get in Belgium, you can get in Holland, and then some. :D
Jan Didden |
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| fdegrove |
nah?
| quote: | | If you drive over Holland, there's no need to continue to Belgium. Everything you can get in Belgium, you can get in Holland, and then some. |
Jan,
You're now officially appointed as a buffer for Belgian goodies.
Happy?:D |
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