The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is good and is massive. Scripps Aquarium in La Jolla is smaller but also very nice.
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Anyone into Single Malt Scotch Whisky?
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Thanks!
I was reading about this Go City, that could actually be worth it and I could go to a bunch of places and not worry if we all just get bored and wanna live. Is that as straight forward as they make it to be? Like, If I buy a 5 day pass I can go to any of those places as many times as I want and sh!t? Or is there a catch like, you can choose to go to either Legoland or Seaworld once and the other days are just museums and stuff. Just wondering if there's any fine print I should be aware of.
I'm not familiar with Go City, but it looks promising based on their website. I didn't look through it but sometimes passes have blackout dates. I would check first to make sure your travel doesn't fall into one of those.
Absolutely. But I'm actually considering stretching my stay in SD a little bit so we can get advantage of it. Lots of activities for the kid... and being able to do Legoland, zoo, wild park, seaworld plus aquarium, museums and a bunch of other stuff for a good price... Seems like a good deal (I don't think just driving around and enjoying the views will cut it for the kid so moah activities the moah betta!).
Not excellent. But good enough. I already wouldn't buy this because I didn't love the Glenfarclas 12, but since it was a gift.Had a little BBQ yesterday for the family, Inlaw came bearing gifts!
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He knew I was missing a Cask Strength on my shelf and he had 2 of this. Smells awesome, can't wait to give it a try. Trying it neat at first but def adding water. Awesome.
Lots of alcohol, obviously... but not as much as you would expect to be honest. But it does demand some water, it gets better (and just too aggressive neat... but I always take the first couple sips neat).
The thing is I don't think I love the Glenfarclas spirit... it's a bit too sweet (althought definitely spicy), almost reminds me of a bourbon (a good one).
This will be one of my "getting drunk" bottles and not something I'm going to pour and enjoy after a long day.
I just spent 10 days in Scotland & England and sampled many fine whiskies. It is the national drink of Scotland after all. We did one distillery tour at Tomatin (this was the only distillery near us that allowed children).
One of twelve stills
Cask warehouse
Tasting
We brought home a bottle of their Cù Bòcan (which means 'ghost dog' in Gaelic). It's got a smooth, light smoke flavor.
One of twelve stills
Cask warehouse
Tasting
We brought home a bottle of their Cù Bòcan (which means 'ghost dog' in Gaelic). It's got a smooth, light smoke flavor.
Awesome! I wonder what that warehouse smells like. I will definitely want to visit Scotland at some point... just need some more dough (being into scotch whisky is a bit counter productive on that front ).
I couldn't hold myself and ordered a Tamdhu 12 at a great price (for br standards) yesterday. I hear great things of this distillery which is often compared to The Macallan when it comes to the character of their spirit and quality of casks used. They also compare it a lot to GlenDronach... since the Macallan 12 and the GlenDronach 12 are some of my favorite 12 yr olds on my shelf this was an easy pick (just love sherried scotch and Tamdhu is 100% about sherry).
If I really like it I might get both the Tamdhu 15 and their Cask Strength when I visit the US in September.
).I couldn't hold myself and ordered a Tamdhu 12 at a great price (for br standards) yesterday. I hear great things of this distillery which is often compared to The Macallan when it comes to the character of their spirit and quality of casks used. They also compare it a lot to GlenDronach... since the Macallan 12 and the GlenDronach 12 are some of my favorite 12 yr olds on my shelf this was an easy pick (just love sherried scotch and Tamdhu is 100% about sherry).
If I really like it I might get both the Tamdhu 15 and their Cask Strength when I visit the US in September.
What a beautiful fucking bottle. Even if it ends up tasting like sh!t (it won't) it was worth it just to look all pretty on the shelf. Can't wait to pop this bitch open.
Oh man, what a treat. This is a good whisky. Zero alcohol anywhere (and I just opened the bottle so it had no time to even open up).
Smells a lot like the Macallan 12, lots of sherry... but when you taste it, although there are hints of red fruits, there's zero sweetness... this is a dry sherry (makes sense, it's 100% ex-oloroso casks). Lots of tannins and wood influence, tastes older than 12 years old. What's crazy is that at first the body feels thin, but then it gives you one helluva finish.
Yeah, this is good whisky.
Smells a lot like the Macallan 12, lots of sherry... but when you taste it, although there are hints of red fruits, there's zero sweetness... this is a dry sherry (makes sense, it's 100% ex-oloroso casks). Lots of tannins and wood influence, tastes older than 12 years old. What's crazy is that at first the body feels thin, but then it gives you one helluva finish.
Yeah, this is good whisky.
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Apparently I have zero self control... Bring on the PEAAAAT!!
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Dear whisky diary...
dang, this one's different. Not heavily peated but it's all over the place... medicinal, bbq, ash, burnt rubber... it's like a bit of every type of peat I ever tried... and there's some funkiness in it that's hard to describe but it's awesome... almost "cheesy"... It's also quite spicy, prickles the tongue. It's also sweet... and salty... crazaaay!
Still sipping it... this is pretty freaking good and it's only the neck pour, can't wait to see how this bottle develops.
dang, this one's different. Not heavily peated but it's all over the place... medicinal, bbq, ash, burnt rubber... it's like a bit of every type of peat I ever tried... and there's some funkiness in it that's hard to describe but it's awesome... almost "cheesy"... It's also quite spicy, prickles the tongue. It's also sweet... and salty... crazaaay!
Still sipping it... this is pretty freaking good and it's only the neck pour, can't wait to see how this bottle develops.
Visited my inlaw yesterday, tasted 2 whiskies I was really curious about... The GlenDronach 15 and the 18.
Holy sh!t, the 15 was excellent... but the 18 is just ridiculous. The Allardice is easily the best whisky I've ever tasted. So much dark, intense flavor... The more recent bottlings probably aren't as good (they used older whisky for a while after reopening), but I think I kinda need one.
Holy sh!t, the 15 was excellent... but the 18 is just ridiculous. The Allardice is easily the best whisky I've ever tasted. So much dark, intense flavor... The more recent bottlings probably aren't as good (they used older whisky for a while after reopening), but I think I kinda need one.
I only went to two distilleries when I was there too long ago.I will definitely want to visit Scotland at some point... just need some more dough (being into scotch whisky is a bit counter productive on that front
Maybe I lucked into things, but both were pretty fun.
I liked the one in Kirkwall best, the one near Wick a close second.
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The more I drink this bottle, the more I love it... It's just delicious... It's peaty, it's fruity, but the coolest thing is it has this "cheesy" trait that's so good. One of the best 10s most likely.
Also, this 15 arrived today... couldn't resist this Mother's Day deal and I was really enjoying the Tamdhu 12.
Billionaire mode activated. Couldn't resist a few deals... got 3 replacement bottles: Arran 10, Tamdhu 12 and GlenAllachie 15.
I need help.
I need help.
Family keeps growing and now I'm officially out of room in the shelf for new bottles... good thing I have 2 that are almost ready to go (and I have a back up of both, yes!).
40% abv... meh... but at this price. and people say great things about it, like, it could be the best 40% around. and natural color... that dark after just 10years... this must taste good. Soon... soon.
40% abv... meh... but at this price. and people say great things about it, like, it could be the best 40% around. and natural color... that dark after just 10years... this must taste good. Soon... soon.
Best 40% I've ever tasted with a safe margin... you guys get it at 43% in the US... for the price this is a non brainer. so much oak for a 10 year old... I wish this was 46% though, it would be on another level. Edradour is LEGIT.
Obs: ok, I kinda forgot the Macallan 12 Sherry Oak was also 40%... and it's good. but ridiculously overpriced, 3x the price of this Edradour here... so yeah, Edradour wins.
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Another one for the collection... 1 liter bottle is 
! And an Ardbeg 10 that was too cheap to pass on the way. But this one should be goooooood. the big bottle sure is pretty!
! And an Ardbeg 10 that was too cheap to pass on the way. But this one should be goooooood. the big bottle sure is pretty!