Posts by john_sf

I thought the vintage (the single vintage that I tried, grahams, year unknown) was fine - just not markedly better than the six grapes...

I love port ... not a fan at all of tawny ... and my default choice is "six grapes". I think it's very good, and if there is no reason to switch, I won't ... but I'd love to upgrade a bit. Perhaps something better and a little subtler...

Quote:Originally Posted by ama Oogie and L16 are almost always open at my place. Those and Laphroig CS are the only three Islays in my "permanent" rotation. What glasses are you using? And yes, shallow inhales, not huffs. I am using...

Quote:Originally Posted by I<3Bacon They are two Islay classics and imo, they are different enough to warrant having both open at once. Lag16 isn't really a "beginner" Islay in the sense that it might be mild, but it is often...

I don't know about "saved" - HK+shenzhen is a fascinating trip to take. For future readers, my advice would be to fly into HK and take the train to Shenzhen. It's a really enjoyable train ride that will show you most of Hong Kong (and...

Going back and forth between Lagavulin 16 and Ardbeg uigeadail. I get a big nose full of smoke from Lagavulin 16, and just an undertone of smoke from the Ardbeg, which is contrary to most reviews/tastings I have read. I was under the...

I've browsed through all of Ethan Allen, RL Home, and Stickley and have not found what I'm looking for ... What are some other makers of high end furniture ? I'm looking for higher quality than, say, restoration hardware... Thanks.

Quote:Originally Posted by amglol  Perhaps some people decide that 500hp is enough, or maybe they don't feel the need to have whatever the most expensive model is irrespective of their wants/needs... Driving a $150k MB around hardly...

Ok. Still, you do see S63 and CL63 cars driving around - it seems like an awfully complicated way to advertise that you can't quite afford the best... I'd think they'd be better off with the sensible, understated plain old S550 and...

Mercedes has 63 and 65 AMG models. (s63/s65, cl63/cl65, etc.) Why do the 63 models exist ? What person is buying a car and decides to spend a huge pile of money on a car that is almost, but not quite, the top of the line model...