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Re:Has wine gone bad? by matwood on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @08:22PM (#17079027)
If you want the peat smoke, scotch is about the only way to get it though.
Re:Has wine gone bad? by wheels on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @08:30PM (#17079071)
That's mostly, but not completely, true.

Connemara Irish whiskey is also peated. It's also a respectable whiskey, but I think you can do better for cheaper with Scotch island whiskies.

For all-out smokey power, the (Texas-made) Balcones Brimstone is a bit of a mind-fuck. It's dried with mesquite wood fire (i.e. the thing used for good bbq). It's not their best whiskey, and it's not well balanced by any means, but it is unique and very, very smokey.

Edit (after walking through the kitchen): Nikka (Japan) and Kavalan (Taiwan) also produce excellent peated whiskies, genuinely competitive with great Scottish whiskies (unlike Connemara, in my opinion), but they wouldn't be any cheaper than Scottish whiskies in the US.

Re:Has wine gone bad? by girvo on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @11:19PM (#17079788)
Nikka make some of my favourite whiskeys. Only thing I prefer more is Lark.
Re:Has wine gone bad? by matwood on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:14AM (#17083054)
Good to know. I'll check them out.