20 Comments

  • ruigato July 25, 2008 @ 5:08 pm

    Wow
    i Think this is the last thing i would remember to think that was on your “like” list.
    Welcome to the scotch fan group!

    Chers from Portugal

  • ruigato July 25, 2008 @ 5:18 pm

    Sorry the double post, but i must invite you to come to Porto home of Port wines, one of the oldest protected (wine) region in the world (1756).
    Here we have the real Vintages.

  • Trent July 25, 2008 @ 5:37 pm

    Gary was tame on that show? I better start watching his podcasts :)

  • Tadd July 25, 2008 @ 6:18 pm

    I’m not a big drinker, but when I do drink I like Scotch or Vodka on ice.

    And while the show idea may not be “exciting” .. it was an entertaining show to watch and Matt .. you remind me of a friend of mine, the voice and how you hold yourself. Strange. Very strange.

  • MJ July 25, 2008 @ 8:36 pm

    Gee Matt, wonder who first introduced you to scotch. =D

  • MJ July 25, 2008 @ 8:39 pm

    Btw, nice scotch face.

  • MJ July 25, 2008 @ 9:04 pm

    Ignore JasonH’s recommendation on icecubes and scotch. You know a straight neat scotch with a waterback is the way to go. Icecubes –bleah.

  • J.J. July 25, 2008 @ 10:08 pm

    going to see baseball in Oakland is an amazing baseball experience? Did i hear that correctly?

    You must be kidding. That’s the worst baseball stadium I’ve ever been to. Get your ass to Boston and go to Fenway. Now that’s a baseball park. A PARK. Not a stadium. You play baseball in a park…just like when you were a kid.

  • LemonTree July 25, 2008 @ 11:30 pm

    Drink Hibiki. Japanese wisky. Delicious

  • Real Whisky Fan July 26, 2008 @ 12:34 am

    Sherry is from Spain – not Portugal

  • Tom July 28, 2008 @ 7:40 am

    Hilarious! That Gary does something really funny…

  • Johan Ronnestam July 28, 2008 @ 1:37 pm

    What can I say.

    WordPress Rock!
    Single Malt Rock!
    Matt, now you rock even more!

    You’re now featured on Whiskygrotto.com as well :)

    /Johan

  • Network Geek July 28, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

    The reason you “swirl” Scotch is to see how viscous it is and how it adheres to the side of the glass, which shows how sweet it will probably be. Also, you can see the color, just like with wine, which can really make a difference.

    Not sure how you feel about Macallan, but their cask strength is great stuff. So is Glenmorangie, if you can afford the really old stuff. I think you’ll comparable to the Laphroaig, but with a little more gravitas.
    Ah, the good old days when I could, in fact, afford the old stuff and Cubans.

  • btard July 29, 2008 @ 11:07 am

    around the 20 minute mark, it looks like it’s hitting you sonny jim.

  • Tivon August 5, 2008 @ 8:32 pm

    A’s! play at McAfee Coliseum, but us local Oakland people still call it the Coliseum

  • musik August 7, 2008 @ 2:10 am

    ooo matt’s a lil cutey! looked like fun :)

  • Tim August 8, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

    Of the 3 you tasted, Talisker’s my favorite. I liken it to Zinfandel in the wine world – spicy, a bit edgy, yet smooth and nicely rounded at the end.

    For a single malt in a sherry cask, its hard to beat Talisker 18 – sweet, complex, smooooth, lingering.

  • Tony Smith September 30, 2008 @ 5:57 am

    wow, two of my favourite people on one video, talking about my favourite stuff! crikey!
    Matt, wordpress is awesome and I realise you might not ever get to read this, but thanks anyway!
    Gary Vaynerchuck is inspiring, no doubt about it!
    Matt, go on the Jameson’s distilelry tour in Dublin iof you get a chance (m,y mother-in-law went and loved it!).

  • bill babcock April 12, 2009 @ 7:52 pm

    Interesting video, though the scotch’s were kind of ordinary. Good though. You might try some unusual stuff though, like Highland Park. It’s made in the orkney islands, it’s northernmost scotch distillery. their 18 year old is marvelous.

    at the other end of the spectrum is the inexpensive blend–Famous Grouse. Remarkably good, tastes like a single malt but it’s twenty bucks a bottle.

    I too like a little ice in my scotch. People who drink it neat are missing most of the flavor. Good scotch requires a little water to open it up. for ordinary tipple like Chivas it might not matter. I add one cube and swirl a little to let it melt.

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