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^ This. 23 is only less expensive than scotch I am afraid to open for the possible disappointment. Above $200/bottle has got to be ridiculously good.

~ H

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Originally Posted by ama 

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Originally Posted by Huntsman 

^ This. 23 is only less expensive than scotch I am afraid to open for the possible disappointment. Above $200/bottle has got to be ridiculously good.

~ H

You've never struck me as someone afraid to open a bottle of scotch, iregardless (c wht i did there?) of price. I'll make you a deal, I'll open up something rare, expensive, etc. for the holidays if you do.

On topic, I'm not a fan of the 23, I think its kind of astringent tasting. To my taste, the 15 is the best tasting and best value in the line.

Well, my income sort of precludes it. I am just a humble engineer after all. I do love to collect, but am afraid that if I fall in love with something expensive, rare, and amazing, it will be gone too soon, or a thousand other excuses. I don't drink that much, so I am also very unlikely to have many $150+ bottles open at any one time ($125-150 is my limit for spirits for general consumption), mainly because I just don't drink often enough to justify it. I think there are three open right now: Old Rare Malts Mortlach 22, Godet 1970 cognac, and Rittenhouse 25 rye. Plus, there are few people in my circle who really enjoy a good dram -- most people I know would much prefer a beer (which is fine, I just don't have anyone to share whisky with). So, I usually drink with my father, which is actually very nice, but rare, and we don't drink a lot. I may have three or four sealed scotches and cognacs at that price level, and I'm sorry to say they will probably stay that way until I polish off the open bottles.

I am even worse with wine, because a bottle shot at one shot as it were. I have very few bottles over $100, and almost all of them are Sauternes, because I sort of collect that stuff for reasons I don't entirely understand -- I find Sauternes very compelling.

Well, I will be graduating law school in May, and my gf will also be finishing grad school then, so there will be an excuse to celebrate! I promised myself to finally buy a bottle of d'Yquem for that most solemn of occasions.

~ H