Re:Whiskey Can’t Hide Its Age
by TylerE on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @09:22PM
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Jim Murray is a professional shill/troll. His Whiskey Guide is an utter joke to anyone who actually enjoys the spirit.
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I've tried his past recommendations and found some pretty good whiskies as a result. He's certainly guilty of a little misrepresentation. I wouldn't say he chooses the best whisky made in a given year so much as a good, usually possible to acquire (which is important) whisky from a region/producer that probably doesn't get enough recognition.
But that's sort of the point.
Which ever distillery decides to pay him off in any given year gets declared 'world's greatest whiskey' and suddenly sells out and then comes back on the market at triple the price...
Or so say those who disagree and consider themselves better connoisseurs...
Because otherwise, he is a well respected Whisky writer with a long history in the trade, and lots of achievements.
From the first link:
"The first thing I need to state, and I want to be very clear, is that Murray is an expert on whiskey. He knows what he is talking about, and he certainly knows more about whiskey than I, or any of my readers do."
I could go on...
The rest is just about how taste is subjective etc, which every drink/food aficionado knows...