Questions tagged [quality]
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Which single malt Scotches have improved over the last 20 years?
There seems to have been a consistent trend across many distilleries towards a poorer product over the last 2 decades. A case in point is Laphroaig 10yo. In the late 90s I was a regular drinker of ...
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Why is it every time I try an old expensive wine it's doesn't compare to a 25-35$ two year old wine I buy?
On special occasions friends or family have brought over expensive 20-25 year old bottles of Spanish or Italian wines to celebrate the occasion.
I'm no wine expert other than going to the local Liquor ...
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Found brewing grains in a bunch of paper bags - can I use them?
Found a bunch of specialty grains I'd intented for a beer but lost to time. They've been in brown paper bags for well over a year.
Is it worth using them at all for a small batch or has time/air ...
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Can I tell the wine from the cork?
Previously I asked a question regarding nomacorc. This has lead me to look more carefully at the corks that make their way into the boat. Now assuming that we are prolific wine consumers (only for ...
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Alternative corks vs natural corks. What is the difference?
I have noticed the proliferation in recent years of what most people refer to as 'plastic' corks in wine bottles. It turns out not to be plastic, but Nomex. My question(s) is (are): What exactly is ...
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How to select a wine based on production quality?
Recently, I started a question on the diminishing returns of wine, which resulted in an answer that brought to light that any given wine is a 'work' dependent on a number of variables, such as, but ...
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Does wine have a low 'diminishing return' threshold?
Over the last year I've been getting more into wine, but not too extensively, only having bought bottles in the range of about $10 - $20 cdn. I've also sampled a good number of wines while dining out.
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Examples of high value Scotches
I've been testing out different Scotches for the last few years and usually find a pretty strong correlation between price point and quality. When I pay more the Scotch almost always offers a better ...
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Why cork a beer?
I have seen a lot of beers that have been corked and I can't really understand what the significance is. When I tried to look it up, most of what I found is just related to how to properly store ...
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