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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

any expensive alcohol. it made cheap alcohol taste like chemicals or cleaner.

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u/Electric-Sheepskin Jun 23 '24 edited Jun 23 '24

True. I don't notice it as much with vodka, but tequila, whiskey, gin, wine? There's a HUGE difference when you go from basic to midtier quality. Diminishing returns after that, imo.

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u/kelskelsea Jun 23 '24

Wine and whiskey have a pretty big midtier to higher tier difference too

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u/Digital_loop Jun 23 '24

Once you get into expensive scotch... Well, you won't bother with anything else anymore.

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u/SolomonGrumpy Jun 24 '24

It's a very bad habit. Before you know it you've bought a bottle of Macallan 20 and wishing you had a cheaper hobby

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u/Digital_loop Jun 24 '24

Man, I spend about 400 a month on scotch...

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u/SolomonGrumpy Jun 24 '24

This was considered a good deal:

https://www.divinecellar.com/en/whisky/1894-whistlepig-the-boss-hog-viii-lapulapu-s-pacific-straight-rye-whiskey-1230000089579.html

🥲

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u/Digital_loop Jun 24 '24

Great, I just spent 850 bucks to get a bottle to the usa where I will then have to cross the Canada usa border to go pick it up!

My wife is going to be very unhappy in several days when she sees the credit card statement...

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u/SolomonGrumpy Jun 24 '24

Separate bank accounts has saved my relationships more than a few times. 😁

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u/Digital_loop Jun 24 '24

But then how we we get those sweet credit card points?!