jdcook
Work in IT, and often enjoy a pour or two of whisky.
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17th Mar 2010
@scribe - actually, I like the idea of a 'what others thought' section. Perhaps it would contain the average of all reviews for that dram, and maybe a link to the page for reviews of that particular dram? Thoughts? I also like the idea of a small box where you can enter a 0-100 number so you can review by clicking on the stars (which will populate the box with an appropriate number), or type in a number (which will fill in the stars to an appropriate level). That said I am hesitant to ask more from the powers that be, they already work hard enough providing this site as it is... :)
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17th Mar 2010
@lost-in-thought - he got some extras, so maybe we should all be sitting on our computers!
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17th Mar 2010
600 reviews! Wow!
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17th Mar 2010
@Kaspergvalentin - I agreed with everything you said, right up until you started suggesting that only some people should be allow to give ratings. A HP 12 doesn't deserve a 3 (in my opinion), and it also doesn't deserve a 9.5 (also my opinion). In fact, if you look up my review, I would now disagree with it - I gave a 9.0 when I now think it should probably be an 8.5. You could even argue that the HP 12 should be as low as a 7.5 if you actually disliked that style of whisky, while still using the traditional system of marking. On the other hand, if you use the conversion @WhiskyNotes uses, it could go significantly lower than that if you genuinely didn't like it (as I understand it his system subtracts 50 and then divides by 5, meaning a 75 would get 5 stars), and this would still be valid. My point is that this is a social site. If you disagree with a review, say so in a comment on the review itself. Ask what they thought of other similar whiskies. Ask what sort of whiskies they like. Ask them whether or not they used water or ice, and how much. Have a ~social~ conversation which might lead them to increase their mark (have a look at the comments on the review in question and see the final comment by the author), or find out what makes their review so different from your own opinion. Being a social site, my personal opinion is that all reviews and reviewers are valid, because the represent a personal point of view at a certain moment in time (Hell, I gave the Glenfarclas 21 year old an 8.5, and 5 minutes later decided I was wrong and wanted to give it a 9). If you differ, say so, and enter into a conversation. Have a look at the reviews of the Ardbeg Supernova, one reviewer hated it with a passion, and openly debated other reviewers. I would much prefer that than a 'some are more equal than others' approach.
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16th Mar 2010
@Kaspergvalentin - I agree that we should look past our personal dislikes, but why bother - negative reviews are as valuable as good ones. For example, the HP 12 probably isn't a beginers whisky for a lot of people, so seeing a wide range of reviews (like we have), will tend to put beginners off until they have a wider experience. How is that a bad thing. If someone wants to rate it a 3 (a score I don't agree with myself), there's nothing wrong with that. You can disagree in the comments, you can say this might not be something that everyone would like, but if you like the Talisker 10 then you might enjoy the significantly cheaper HP 12. That means that whoever reads the review will get a fuller picture. Everybody wins. I just think that having official guidelines on whisky scores is too much. I don't want to tell anyone how to review or score their whiskies, or else we risk turning this into a professional tasting association, and there are already plenty of those.
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My whisky reviews (57)
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Port Askaig Cask Strength - Suspiciously Caol Ila-like
This is the last of the three malts I bought on my holiday travels at the recommendation of the gents working at Nicks Wine Merchants. He said that if I liked any of the Caol Ila offerings, I would like… read more
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - A real 'session' whisky
The second of the three malts purchased recently during my trip up and down the eastern seaboard of Australia! According to all the PR blurb on the bottle and the box, this dram is finished in port b… read more
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Laphroaig 18 Year old - Muscular and genteel
My wife and I recently went gallivanting up and down the east coast of Australia visiting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The main reason for Melbourne was shopping, and the main reason we decided to … read more
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Glenfarclas 25 Year old - Sherry whisky nobility
This is the second of two taster bottles that came with my purchase of the Glenfarclas 15 year old, so I thought I would give it a go. The nose is certainly powerful, I can sit it on the table in front… read more
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Glenfarclas 21 Year old - A complete and mature speyside malt
When I purchased my Glenfarclas 15 year old (based on the reviews from people on this site), it came with two small tasters of the GLenfarclas 21 year old and the 25 year old). Tonight I decided to get… read more
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