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PBRstreetgang21 · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:13 am Post subject: Whats the deal with Scotch?

WTF is with Scotch in this country, about the only labels I recoginize are Chivas and Johnny Walker. Ballantines too, but its a buttload fancier than the 14bucks a bottle back in the States. Scotch Blue? Lancelot? Windsor? Imperial? Ive never heard of any of these. Even at liqour stores back home that sold shelves upon shelves of scotch Id never seen these. Has anyone tried these scotches? are they any good? Ive never heard of them and am afraid to drop dough on something that gonna taste like a pretty bottle filled with Cutty Sark. Walker is a great standby whisky but where in the bloody hell is the Laphroaig?

I could also bring up the Shaksperean sized tragedy of a fact that there is virtually no bourbon to speak of here save for Jim Beam that costs 3x what it does back home but I wont.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Windor and Imperial are mediocre, not great, but not bad for the price. At Lotte Mart and other stores, you can usually find "gift packs" that include free shot glasses or high ball glasses.

Sine qua non · Joined: 18 Feb 2007

Start drinking Remy cognac (or possibly Hennessy).

swetepete · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Location: a limp little burg

Something to do with taxes, I think, and with marketability. People here haven't typically learned much about single malts, and scotch has been portrayed not as a working man's booze, but instead as something for rich people. So, you can get the biggest labels, and if you want something special you can get the odd single malt for much more than it should cost, but Islay malts? I don't think so...somebody said once they'd seen some here, but I never have.
The Jamieson 12 year old Irish ain't bad at all, though, and it's only about 45,000 a bottle. Eat a piece of gim with it and smoke a big Cuban cigar and it might taste something like an Islay.

Poemer · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Location: Mullae

Those scotches you name are all export brands for the most part. Many countries export the lowest grade food products they produce to foreign markets that will pay exorbitant prices for them simply because they are foreign. They keep the good stuff for themselves, or for markets that demand higher quality.

Svetlana · Joined: 22 Jan 2007

Alcohol is bad for you. You should stop drinking, you will enjoy life more.

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

Greekfreak · Joined: 25 May 2003

I can get Crown Royal from the Kookje Market for about 29,000 won. Great stuff.

Pak Yu Man · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

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Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

Don't forget the Korean brand, Passport. I've never had the courage to try it.

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

I thought you were gonna comment on how scotch tastes disgusting.

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

I know it's not scotch, but you guys might wanna go to Zen II in Shinchon. They have 50% alc Wild Turkey for 3,000 per glass. Drink 5 doubles for 30,000 (sensibly and slowly of course) and you'll start talking funny.

I know it's not the time or place but I rather agree with Svetlana about enjoying life more. I've cut my drinking down to one night per week and it sure makes Monday mornings less terrible.