Just in case the reference was lost.
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Oh… yeah, it was. I had no idea what brand that was.
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I was invited to a Whiskey tasting gathering. The 10th year anniversary. I was the guest of my father’s friend. We all had to bring a Whiskey.
I took a second round of the 1979 scotch.
I also had the pleasure of drinking two pints of honebreew beers.
Day after edit: Rough hangover. I’m never drinking again.
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I came here to post about my own hangover, after reading your post I am glad to have some company.
I worked a super difficult trip the last 2 days. A triple 7 from Chicago to Denver to Chicago back to Denver on day 1 with no change in planes and minimum time on the ground so when you finally walk off the plane you realise you have been inside the metal tube for over 11 hours straight. 16 hour layover and do it all in reverse the next day. The crew was great and we had some time for a couple drinks on the layover, but when I landed on day 2 at home I went directly out and didn’t make it home till 4:35am. I have never been this hungover in my entire life. I have only vague memories of getting home. I do remember the doorman reminding me to try and not wake up my wife. 
As Mads said “never drinking again.”
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A friend of mine has a broken leg and is getting surgery today. The poor sod broke it on vacation and needs the surgery before he can come home. I told him I’d be having one of these to show support. I’ll edit this post later and let you know if it’s any good (I don’t think it will be, but as long as the surgery goes well that’s all that matters).
It was HORRIBLE! But the surgery went well so no complaints I guess 
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@Rimland wanted to try this ever since I saw an ad for this a while back, on FB of all places
Was sad to find that while the brand is Czech, it’s actually produced here through Ursus Breweries S.A. so I can’t say if the taste is truly authentic 
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Say whaaat? Now I won´t even be able to trust a Kozel when I have one back home again. I´ll have to double-check if it´s not brewed in Romania But I guess if the ingredients and method are the exact same…
Though for an authentic taste, I probably wouldn´t rely much on a bottled one anyway. Go for the draught one if you find yourself in the CR, preferably in their designated chain of restaurants (Kozlovna) 
(also, I generally prefer the dark one 
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It’s the water man!! You can have all the same ingredients and same methods but the water is different and so the end result will be as well.
There is a pretty large hot dog chain in Chicagoland with like 40 stores. When they expanded beyond the area and put 2 in LA and a couple in Phoenix they started shipping out Lake Michigan water to steam the dogs in so the taste is the same at all locations. It worked.
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So essentially you’re drinking on the job, ey? 
(classy set-up though, nice Mad Men vibes - and to paraphrase one famous movie line: What’s in the glaaaass?!)
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Nothing fancy. Glenfiddich 12yr
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The wife and I went on a distillery tour today and were way ahead of everyone in terms of knowing what the different stills did and how bourbon vs wine oak casks affect the taste of the whiskey. Professor Chef would’ve been proud lol
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Trying some real scotch for the first time; Johnnie Walker Red Label, specifically. It does taste sweeter, or at least less bitter, than bourbon, and I think I feel the heat in my belly more. Overall, not bad. I may change my preference from bourbon to scotch.
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Scotch is an exciting world. Just like bourbon there are lots of blends and lots of single malts to try. You could drink all the time and never get through them all.
Don’t temp me; I’m an American white guy from the southwest consisting of a blended family of rednecks and hillbillies, one side of which I’m pretty sure is Irish, and the other I’m pretty sure is German, with a slight blending of Native American a few generations back. That’s a bloodline consisting of centuries’ worth of alcoholics. I have to be careful, because I give in to vices very easily, and I know I’m a drinking problem waiting to happen.
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