tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post4667446669822143307..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Dusty Thursday: Where is all the dusty Scotch?skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-70755029134232869262012-04-15T07:38:32.827-07:002012-04-15T07:38:32.827-07:00Weird? Only if you think a good plan is weird.
&q...Weird? Only if you think a good plan is weird.<br /><br />"Planning's for losers! Get me another Bud Light Lime!!!"BMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036354965069864586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-3201276327918360552012-04-14T18:20:06.584-07:002012-04-14T18:20:06.584-07:00Picked up a Bowmore Sea Dragon at a little bodega ...Picked up a Bowmore Sea Dragon at a little bodega in the Bunker Hill Condos 3 years ago for $280.<br /><br />Maybe wasn't such a steal then, but sure is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-66565744686250088232012-04-14T14:44:10.494-07:002012-04-14T14:44:10.494-07:00BMc, yes, previous wealth met with recent decline ...BMc, yes, previous wealth met with recent decline is a top indicator. Also, racial makeup indicates the kinds of booze that were/are distributed in an area. (I recognize that may sound superficially racist, but it's not when you understand liquor marketing/sales demographics).<br /><br />It all sounds a little heartless and mercenary, but it's really just about finding good whisk(e)y. We know it looks really weird on the surface. The #1 rule before getting out of the car is, "Hide the socioeconomic maps!"AdamHhttp://www.lawhiskeysociety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-49265455186787200332012-04-14T07:54:50.741-07:002012-04-14T07:54:50.741-07:00I was on the hunt for bourbon a few years back. I...I was on the hunt for bourbon a few years back. I knew little about Scotch and probably passed up some great dusties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-49594105729376375672012-04-14T06:45:26.127-07:002012-04-14T06:45:26.127-07:00So what census data did you use? In my limited exp...So what census data did you use? In my limited experience, I've found that areas that have been high-density for 30+ years but have experienced gradual economic declines have been the most fruitful.<br /><br />I can't count the number of Scotch blends I've seen from the '70s here in DC. I haven't heard of ANY of them except Teacher's, and no single malts except an old Highland Park 12 from the '80s.BMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036354965069864586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-54554637871263203032012-04-13T21:37:07.788-07:002012-04-13T21:37:07.788-07:00Thanks Sam. You don't even want to see the map...Thanks Sam. You don't even want to see the maps we've made for such purposes... they're cross-referenced with census data overlays in order to identify the most promising neighborhoods. But the truth of it all is really that the hunt is more fun than the find. I've always said that whiskey is an adventure, and this way it literally becomes one!AdamHhttp://www.lawhiskeysociety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-65315520122721569592012-04-13T19:11:33.042-07:002012-04-13T19:11:33.042-07:00Awesome story, Adam. you guys were waaaay ahead o...Awesome story, Adam. you guys were waaaay ahead of the curve and are to be commended for your early efforts at coordinating mass swaths of "scorched liquor store" strategy.<br /><br />I am truly impressed, you whisky ninjas, you!sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-48971657840232950892012-04-13T14:30:17.423-07:002012-04-13T14:30:17.423-07:00It's bloody annoying driving around California...It's bloody annoying driving around California, all the stores have been cannibalizedSteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-24417804844694351522012-04-13T06:29:44.575-07:002012-04-13T06:29:44.575-07:00Found an old Springbank 21 in Indiana once! Never...Found an old Springbank 21 in Indiana once! Never found anything else worth bragging about.Tim Dellingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-22662491361653060732012-04-13T04:22:35.492-07:002012-04-13T04:22:35.492-07:00Steve - Excellent post. I've thought about th...Steve - Excellent post. I've thought about this as I've hunted bourbon in the past but not really being into Scotch at the time, only gave it a cursory thought. My most recent "dusty" Scotch would be the Springbank Alchemist. I did just recently open a Johnny Walker 12 year from 1965 and thought it was very good....in fact suprisingly good.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084821666852687199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-4815769682028972542012-04-12T20:15:38.380-07:002012-04-12T20:15:38.380-07:00Nothin' from me. I'm always looking for A...Nothin' from me. I'm always looking for American whiskey, but i love your perspective on why there's no old sotch hanging around...and it makes perfect sense.<br /><br />It was in 1978 or '79 when a friend showed up with a bottle of Laphroaig, proclaiming that it was the only presentable whisky on planet Earth, and I was totally disgusted!<br /><br />Still not a fan, but am much more tolerant of the extremes that exist in whisky, and am eternally grateful to Harry for his foresight!sam knoreply@blogger.com