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Old 11-17-2020, 07:29 AM   #2045
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But you'll pay decent money for Single Malt Scotch and encourage others to do so as well. What an interesting dichotomy (frugal).

Well maybe dichotomy is too strong. I can see distinct parallels between great Single Malt Scotch (esp. Ardbeg ) and these lovely vehicles. Single Malt and the 86/FRS/BRZ are for the well balanced refined palate.

Did you not see the most recent video drop? Best whiskies under a hundred bucks!! My goal in whisky is always to save people money. Unfortunately, that means I've spent more than an STI in whiskies learning and trying tons of different whiskies. Someone has to do the hard work.

Also... no thanks to the ardbeg. I have to draw the line somewhere LOL. I just got in a bit of a back and forth with a couple of their ambassadors on IG... they know what I don't like and yet they still push their peated wares
Do you have a favorite single malt?

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Old 11-17-2020, 08:00 AM   #2046
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Did you not see the most recent video drop? Best whiskies under a hundred bucks!! My goal in whisky is always to save people money. Unfortunately, that means I've spent more than an STI in whiskies learning and trying tons of different whiskies. Someone has to do the hard work.

Also... no thanks to the ardbeg. I have to draw the line somewhere LOL. I just got in a bit of a back and forth with a couple of their ambassadors on IG... they know what I don't like and yet they still push their peated wares
Do you have a favorite single malt?

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No single favorite. Depends on my mood. I'm always impressed with (and usually enjoy) the variety of flavors.



For Islay I have to go with the Ardbeg 10 - (from "Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch") - 'it first skips sweetly and then turns mean & moody.
Speyside - Balvenie Doublewood
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No single favorite. Depends on my mood. I'm always impressed with (and usually enjoy) the variety of flavors.



For Islay I have to go with the Ardbeg 10 - (from "Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch") - 'it first skips sweetly and then turns mean & moody.
Speyside - Balvenie Doublewood
Highland - Glenmorangie 10y
Jackson is SPOT ON about the Ardbeg 10. It's just a tiny bit of sweet before it turns into the devil.

The Balvenie 12 DW is super underrated in my book. Surprisingly good and flavorful especially for the pricepoint. It's entry level in price but not in complexity.



Glenmo10 is a bit boring in my book. Have you tried any of the private editions?
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Glenmo10 is a bit boring in my book. Have you tried any of the private editions?
Yes. I just couldn't remember what was my favorite.


We definitely need to get a local meetup featuring our awesome 86/FRS/BRZ's with a few wee dram samplings. -- Trying to stay on topic...... Stupid covid ruining any fun.
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Yes. I just couldn't remember what was my favorite.


We definitely need to get a local meetup featuring our awesome 86/FRS/BRZ's with a few wee dram samplings. -- Trying to stay on topic...... Stupid covid ruining any fun.
Not sure that a combo car meet and whiskey tasting is in anybody's best interests!
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Not sure that a combo car meet and whiskey tasting is in anybody's best interests!
It's funny because I uber to DC for whisky events from annapolis. I've never been drunk in my life but I like being able to remove as much risk as possible.

We could always meet and sample swap
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2020 Base model. I'm that weird, frugal guy who paid 24,2xx for the 86
Nice. Kinda wish I did that sometimes and other times I’m like “Thank god for heated seats and push-to-start” lol
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Nice. Kinda wish I did that sometimes and other times I’m like “Thank god for heated seats and push-to-start” lol
Nicest thing about jumping from an 08 Si to this is.... not ever having had those features


(I've been in cars with heated seats. They make me feel like I'm taking a dump in my pants. No thanks! lol)
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(I've been in cars with heated seats. They make me feel like I'm taking a dump in my pants. No thanks! lol)
Lol I’ve heard that before. I love all the nice features, but I guess everyone is different.
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Lol I’ve heard that before. I love all the nice features, but I guess everyone is different.
Variety is the spice of life!

Some of us were built for barebones things.
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(I've been in cars with heated seats. They make me feel like I'm taking a dump in my pants. No thanks! lol)
I ent from 8 years with two top trim, fully loaded Lancers to the FRS. I pretty much had convinced myself that I was fine with the "bare bones" comforts. Then I got the Hakone and realized that I had been deluding myself for 6 years!
I as well will not use the heated seats but because I think it is ore like pissing yourself but basically the same theme.

Now having said that I did spend much of my driving life with cars that had no power brakes, steering or anything else. Some even had vacuum powered windshield wipers and tube AM only radios. Let's not even go down the bias ply tire road. So even the modern bare bones base models are luxurious.
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I ent from 8 years with two top trim, fully loaded Lancers to the FRS. I pretty much had convinced myself that I was fine with the "bare bones" comforts. Then I got the Hakone and realized that I had been deluding myself for 6 years!
I as well will not use the heated seats but because I think it is ore like pissing yourself but basically the same theme.

Now having said that I did spend much of my driving life with cars that had no power brakes, steering or anything else. Some even had vacuum powered windshield wipers and tube AM only radios. Let's not even go down the bias ply tire road. So even the modern bare bones base models are luxurious.

I had an early 90s civic with no power steering at one point and that's just a forearm exercise in parking lots lol.



Some amenities have definitely been fantastic adds but some are just frivolous at this point. It was 28* when I left the house this morning and I'd still never go for seats that feel like i crapped myself.

And thanks... I had to look up vacuum powered windshield wipers LOL
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I had an early 90s civic with no power steering at one point and that's just a forearm exercise in parking lots lol.



Some amenities have definitely been fantastic adds but some are just frivolous at this point. It was 28* when I left the house this morning and I'd still never go for seats that feel like i crapped myself.

And thanks... I had to look up vacuum powered windshield wipers LOL
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Vacuum powered wipers were a blast. You would step on the gas and the vacuum would all be used to advance the distributer and the wipers would stop dead. You would take your foot off the gas and they would go like hell. If you were at high enough RPMs and the vacuum built up enough when you took your foot off the gas they would start up so hard that one would get flung off into space never to be seen again. The are probably a couple of 9 inch wiper blades still in low level orbit!
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Vacuum powered wipers were a blast. You would step on the gas and the vacuum would all be used to advance the distributer and the wipers would stop dead. You would take your foot off the gas and they would go like hell. If you were at high enough RPMs and the vacuum built up enough when you took your foot off the gas they would start up so hard that one would get flung off into space never to be seen again. The are probably a couple of 9 inch wiper blades still in low level orbit!
Being born in 81, I'm kind of glad I missed out lol. I had read that online too. Driving up a hill and the wipers would stop. Absolutely hilarious.
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