But it's totally incorrect as far as anyone I have ever discussed whisky tasting with would understand the term.poprock wrote:I’m not a whisky drinker anyway, but I’m into the premise of the article. Smooth = lacking character. I can dig that, as a theory.
poprock wrote:I’m not a whisky drinker anyway, but I’m into the premise of the article. Smooth = lacking character. I can dig that, as a theory.
poprock wrote:I’m in the minority on ‘smooth’ then. That’s okay.
I didn’t see it as saying “smooth drinks are rubbish”, I took it as saying that if all you can think to say about a drink is that it’s smooth then you’re either a lazy reviewer or the drink doesn’t have much else going for it. If the headline is ‘smooth’ then you’re damning with faint praise - like telling a band their new new song is ‘okay’.
If their reaction is, ‘Oh, that’s smooth,’ it just tells me that I probably have not identified my customer as well as I thought I had,” Palazzi tells me. “I’m not upset at the person saying ‘smooth.’ I’m upset at the waste of life—it’s basically a sign that says ‘You just wasted your time.
Unlikely wrote:All the work on the octopus then they fucked up the spout. Cheap crap.
poprock wrote:The things you’re after are called ‘copa glasses’ - the big round gin goblets on long stems. It’s always easier to Google things once you have the right name for ’em.
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