{"id":8385,"date":"2017-08-21T08:23:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T07:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/?p=8385"},"modified":"2017-08-21T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T07:23:31","slug":"whisky-isnt-goddamn-arms-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/whisky-isnt-goddamn-arms-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Whisky isn’t a goddamn arms race"},"content":{"rendered":"

When discussing with fellow whisky enthusiasts, I often have this weird feeling of an underlying competition or race to performance – Who’s gonna be the most knowledgeable, who has tasted the most whiskies? Yeap, many people keep a record of the number of drams they had as if there was some sort of imaginary exam to pass to be accepted as a true whisky enthusiast. Why not, I’m not judging<\/strong> (kidding, I totally am.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Can we stop putting so much pressure on ourselves just to “keep up” with others? We don’t all have the same financial situation or liver anyway \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/p>\n

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> It’s ok<\/strong> if you don’t get this barbecued-honey-glazed bacon slices aroma in the nose or those celery salt notes on the palate.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you’ve never been interested or good at science and get instantly bored when people start talking heavy compounds and worm tubes.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you have no clue about the ins and outs of different barley varieties or you’re sometimes confused with the 1468798 sorts of cask sizes and shapes.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you don’t have a 50+-yeard-old malt on your shelves.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if your putting this nice bottle in the freezer on a warm day.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you order a non-craft-at-all cider at the bar – no whisky punishing spirit is watching you.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you haven’t yet visited all Scotch whisky distilleries, even the most famous ones.<\/p>\n

> It’s also ok<\/strong> if you visited them as a “regular” tourist and didn’t have some “behind the scenes\/VIP” tour with the master distiller.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you don’t know shit about Bourbon\/Japanese Whisky\/Or whatever – know-it-alls are boring anyway.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you don’t spend half of your monthly salary on whisky auction websites.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you prefer buying those designer shoes instead of this bottle of Macallan<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you didn’t put your hands on the latest Highland Park, Octomore, Compass Box or whatever trendy bottling.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you don’t attend 1548854 whisky festivals a year – sometimes it feels great to take whisky vacations.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if whisky remains a simple hobby that doesn’t take 200% of your time – who will blame you for having a life ?<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you’ve never tasted a Port Ellen, a Karuizawa or a Brora.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you can’t keep your bottles closed – more than ok!<\/p>\n

> It’s also ok<\/strong> if you to buy 765871 bottles and keep them closed for investment purposes, it’s your whisky after all.<\/p>\n

> It’s ok<\/strong> if you only have a large glass, a plastic cup, a turtle shell or a dusty saucepan, you can still drink that whisky if you want to.<\/p>\n

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PACE YOURSELVES DRAMMERS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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