Another reason Cohen is an idiot

[PJMcK]

During his court appearance yesterday, the judge had a question for Cohen:

But when the judge asked whether he had had any medication or alcohol in the last 24 hours — “What have you taken or consumed, sir?”

“Last night at dinner, I had a glass of Glenlivet 12 on the rocks,” Mr. Cohen said, drawing laughs from the spectator gallery. It was not his usual custom to do that, he added.

This jerk put ice into a glass of Glenlivet 12?! He ruined a good single-malt whisky by diluting it with ice?!

Loser.

[CentralMass]

1. You have point there.

[recovering_democrat]

2. Sadly

A sad reminder that bad judgment is easily identified.

[Mosby]

3. there is nothing wrong with putting ice in whiskey

What's stupid is bragging about a 28 dollar bottle of scotch.

Now if he said he did a dram of blue label....

[Major Nikon]

4. $20 here in Texas

I sometimes put ice in whiskey. Good whiskey is proofed higher than it needs to be specifically so that it's still good over ice. With a relatively cheaper whiskey like that one, you aren't going to get a lot of subtle aromas anyway.

[SCantiGOP]

5. Glenlivet 12 is cheap?

I must have strayed into the .1% forum.

[Major Nikon]

10. I've seen it on sale for about $20

Not sure what you’re drinking, but I haven’t seen whiskey go for much less. Glenlivet 12 is produced in bulk and mass marketed. You can find it in just about any dive bar.

[SCantiGOP]

13. Just googled it

A 750 ml bottle, what we used to call a fifth, is anywhere from $40-50. That is considerably more than most bar brands.
Most bars pour a drink of Glenlivet for about twice whatever their bar brand is if you don’t specify what brand you want.

[Major Nikon]

15. Not sure where you live

But I’ve never seen it that expensive. It’s a $30 bottle not on sale around here at the discount stores and maybe $5 more at other places.

House hootch at most bars is rot gut. I suspect there plenty of up scale bars that serve it as their house scotch which doesn’t say much really.

A generally available top shelf bourbon or scotch is going to be $80-100 with harder to find stuff going considerably north in price.

[SCantiGOP]

16. No reason to argue this

But..............I consider the cheap scotch to be Cutty Sark, J&B, Dewars, etc., while the single malts are usually at least 50-100% more than those.

I just poured a nice glass of Glenmorangie, so I’m too mellow now to continue the debate
(not the way I drink the god stuff)

[Major Nikon]

17. I'm not contradicting you

Prices for booze tend to be cheaper in Texas. Some places have higher taxes which drive the price up. So I’m not doubting those may be the prices where you are.

My point is just that Glenlivet 12 is not a top shelf product. That doesn’t mean it’s bad or there isn’t stuff that’s lower quality.

[Mosby]

8. I've noticed that peated scotch is usually higher than 82

I have one at home that's 92 proof, Ardbeg, aged 10 years.

If you like the smoke this is an exceptional whisky, though it's up there at $60 a bottle.

My everyday is black label, I really like the complexity of the blend.

Someday I hope to try blue label.

[Major Nikon]

11. Around 90 is very common for whiskey

That’s pretty much the bottom point by which you can either add water or ice and still have something decent. Makers Mark tried proofing to 84 and there was basically a customer revolt so they abandoned the idea at least with their domestic product.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. I had a discussion with a Master Distiller in Edinburgh several years ago about scotch on ice.

His advice was drink it the way you like it. “Why would you spend your money on something you enjoy, and then let others tell you how to have it?”

[Major Nikon]

12. I think it's a bit of a waste to buy something good for cocktails

I don’t consider whiskey with ice or water a cocktail.

There is something to be said for drinking a really good whiskey neat, but for every day stuff water or ice isn’t a bad way to go, especially with food or an after work drink.

[SCantiGOP]

14. I've done the distillery tour in Scotland

Their consensus was that ice would ‘diminish’ the taste, but they all suggested that you put at least a dash of water in it to unlock the flavors or something.

[FSogol]

7. I put a couple of ice cubes in my single malts. I finish them long before they dilute.

[Mosby]

9. I have ice trays that make 2x2 cubes

Perfect for drinks.