Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,394 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 So, I just posted that WSJ article about the best whisky, per the World Whisky Awards. Stimulated by taste buds and my grey cells, so I Googled the awards to see who else was on the list. My, my...no sign of this Queen Margot Blend among any of the winners for 2018. And the 2019's aren't due to be announced until late March... http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2018 Something is out of kilter...... LL Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 6,243 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Loophole... are you up late or are you up early...? Good topic, by the way! Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,394 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Loophole... are you up late or are you up early...? Good topic, by the way! Both. Can't seem to sleep for more than 4 hours these days. LL Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Maybe it was FAKE NEWS. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Quote Here’s how they’re getting it wrong. If you believe the Independent, a pretty reputable news organisation, the giant German budget supermarket Lidl’s own brand of blended whisky, the Queen Margot 8-year-old, scooped the prize for ‘Best Scotch Whisky’ at the World Whisky Awards. By this logic, who would ever need to buy the overpriced stuffy expensive single malt stuff ever again? However, this is fake whisky news, plain and simple. The real story is not so straightforward. While this Queen Margot whisky did indeed win at the World Whisky Awards, its medal is a far cry from an outright declaration of ‘best Scotch in the world’. To be specific, the Queen Margot 8 Year Old bagged a very particular award; the ’12 year old and under’ category for Scotch whisky under the ‘Blended’ section. From https://www.forbes.com/sites/felipeschrieberg/2019/02/28/fake-whisky-news-no-that-lidl-whisky-is-not-the-best-in-the-world/#25e8101264f5 Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,394 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 45 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: From https://www.forbes.com/sites/felipeschrieberg/2019/02/28/fake-whisky-news-no-that-lidl-whisky-is-not-the-best-in-the-world/#25e8101264f5 So...no honor among distillers??? LL Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 308 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 So which category would the american whiskys that saloonaholics are so fond of fit? Link to post Share on other sites
Michigan Slim 10,000 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 My favorite is whatever is in the glass you hand me. Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 17,149 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 A lotta stuff I never heard of on that list. Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,394 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Just now, Utah Bob #35998 said: A lotta stuff I never heard of on that list. Yeah; kinda makes you wonder whether this "competition" is anything more than a puff piece for off-brand whiskies. LL Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Maybe it’s like the BBB, if you pay to join, you get rated. Link to post Share on other sites
Chantry 1,465 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Yeah; kinda makes you wonder whether this "competition" is anything more than a puff piece for off-brand whiskies. LL Not all of it makes it to the average package* store. While I did not have the specific Amrut mentioned at the link, I have had some of their other products and it is quite qood. * A package store is New England's odd name for a liquor store. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, Chantry said: * A package store is New England's odd name for a liquor store. Except New Hampshire. Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 8,147 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 46 minutes ago, Chantry said: Not all of it makes it to the average package* store. While I did not have the specific Amrut mentioned at the link, I have had some of their other products and it is quite qood. * A package store is New England's odd name for a liquor store. Also used by our military to name a liquor store, the best of which was the Navy Package store at White Beach, Okinawa. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Also used by our military to name a liquor store, the best of which was the Navy Package store at White Beach, Okinawa. We always called them Class VI Link to post Share on other sites
Chantry 1,465 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 53 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Except New Hampshire. I had never heard the term package store until I moved to CT as a teenager. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Chantry said: I had never heard the term package store until I moved to CT as a teenager. I th8nk we called them package stores or packies in Oklahoma. Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Lizard 1,162 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 11 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Both. Can't seem to sleep for more than 4 hours these days. LL If you would send her home earlier, you might get more sleep... Texas Lizard Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme 1,297 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Don't drink Scotch. Just can't get past the burnt peat flavor. Now, Jameson Caskmate Stout. Well, set me up Bottles. Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,678 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Perhaps the appreciation is in the quantity consumed? Link to post Share on other sites
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