Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code
Nick Holcomb
and morphing into just about everything else they pop up everywhere. So I
decided why not and came up with one for Single Malt Scotch Whisky. I must
suggest that everyone pop over to www.geekcode.com to look at the original.
It gives you some history and is pretty interesting.
First the varibles:
@ for this variable, said trait is not very rigid, may change with time or
with individual interaction. So if someone likes Cask Strength for some
whiskies and not for others an @ would appear after that category.
() for indicating "cross-overs" or ranges, pretty much the same as above
except with finite limits. The most descriptive comes right after the
category definer then the other end of the range appears in ().
> for 'wannabe' ratings, so if the whisky enthusiast wants to go from one
rating to another a > appears between the two modifiers.
$ Indicates that this particular category is done for a living, A lucky
lucky person.
? no knowledge of a specific category. Someone who has never had a Cask
Strength whisky would use this after the Cask Strength identifier.
! person refuses to take part in a particular category, placed before the
category marker. Using the Cask Strength example a ! would appear before
the Cask Strength marker if the person refused to drink Cask Strength
whiskies.
On with the categories and modifers. The category will be identified by the
letters outside of the parentheses with the rest of the word contained
inside.
W(hisky)
W+++ What, there is other whisky besides single malt scotch?
W++ I only drink something other than single malts when I can't get a
single.
W+ Single malts compose the majority of the whisky I drink
W I drink all kinds of whiskey including some single malts
W- I prefer other kinds of whiskey but single malts are ok
W-- If there are only single malts available I will have a glass
W--- Ewww nasty
Sp(eyside)
SP+++ I only drink Speyside single malts
Sp++ I like Speysides better than any other region
Sp+ Speysides are great and I often drink them
Sp I drink Speysides because thy are good whisky, but other regions are good
as well
Sp- Well they are ok but I prefer other regions
Sp-- If I have to I'll drink a Speyside
Sp--- Speyside single malts don't deserve to be distilled
Repeat above for H(ighland) L(owland) I(slay) and C(ampbeltown)
C(ask) S(trength)
CS+++ Cask Strength whiskies are the only kind to drink
CS++ I greatly prefer Cask Strength to standard bottlings
CS+ Cask Strengths are better than normal bottlings
CS The proof doesn't matter nearly as much as the taste
CS- normal bottling strength is just better
CS-- Why would people subject themselves to that?
CS--- I want my tastebuds back
S(cotland)
S+++ Natural Born Scot
S++ I moved to Scotland for the whisky
S+ I've been to Scotland numerous times
S I'll go if I can quit buying so much Scotch and save the money for it
S- If I won a trip I would go
S-- If my spouse threatened to divorce me I would go
S--- I could buy a bottle of Black Bowmore for the price of the plane ticket
alone, are you crazy?
D(istilleries)
D++++ I built my own distillery
D+++ I work at a distillery
D++ I have visited over 10 distilleries
D+ I've been to a Scotch distillery
D It is on my to do list
D- If it is on the way I would stop by
D-- I've seen some pictures of them *shrug*
D--- I'm not going anywhere that the air encourages the growth of mold
I(ndependant) B(ottlings)
IB+++ I own an Independant Bottler
IB++ The only single malts I drink come from Independant Bottlers
IB+ I enjoy the contrast between Independant Bottlings and official ones
IB I've tried a few Independant Bottlings and thy are pretty good
IB- Official bottlings are just plain better
IB-- Why drink what the distillery didn't want?
IB--- I purchased and Independant Bottler and then shut it down so I could
reduce the number in existence
ng(newsgroup)
ng+++ I am Bushido
ng++ It is the best source of information about Single Malts
ng+ I read and even post sometimes
ng I know it exists
ng- Books are better for information
ng-- Why read when you can drink?
ng--- I don't want the fed to know about my 1962 North Port I have tucked
away (d'oh)
l(ibrary)
l+++ I am Michael Jackson or Jim Murray
l++ I can answer any question about Scotch by referring to my books or
magazines
l+ I have a few books
l One is on my wish list this year
l- I wouldn't refuse one as a gift
l-- like someone else said: why read when you can drink
l--- I guess books could be useful as coasters
b(ottle) c(ollection)
bc+++ I have videotaped my collection since it is more valuable than my home
bc++ I make my friends really jealous
bc+ I have some tucked away for a special occasion
bc I am thinking about starting a collection
bc- A bottle is very lucky if it makes through a weekend without being
opened
bc-- My bottles are opened the day I purchase them
bc--- I take nips of my Scotch on the way home from the liquor store
d(rinking) h(abits)
dh+++ if you see me without a drink I must be passed out already
dh++ my motto is drink early drink often
dh+ I usually have a dram or two every day
dh I drink but not on a regular basis
dh- I may have something at a party or a restaurant
dh-- I've had a drink before, once
dh--- What drink? That would require opening a bottle and therefore decrease
the value of my collection
T(astings)
T++++ I've organized whiskyfest
T+++ I host my own tastings
T++ I take notes on all the whiskies I taste
T+ I keep track of the whiskies I like
T I know a brand or two that I'm partial to
T- you mean there is a difference between tasting and drinking?
T-- add water to my scotch, I don't think so.
T--- the only people who "taste" scotch are snobs
Now please follow the format given below and use this as your signature
file: (btw this is my Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code)
-----Begin Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code-----
W+ Sp+ H+ L- C- I++ CS++ S>+ D>+++
IB+ ng++ l++ bc++ dh+ T+++
------End Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code------
Egbert Boers
> W+ Sp+ H+ L- C- I++ CS++ S>+ D>+++
> IB+ ng++ l++ bc++ dh+ T+++
> ------End Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code------
Try to type that after a few drams :-)
--
Egbert
mhicaoidh
news:oQxH7.4766$LK4.18131@zonnet-reader-1...
I thought he was! ;-)
Jan Vesterberg
// Jan
-----Begin Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code-----
W+++ SP- H L- I++ C CS+ S D IB- ng+ l++
bc++@ dh+@ T+++
------End Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code------
"mhicaoidh" <mhic_...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
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to...@voyager.net
<fr...@zeus.anet-dfw.com> wrote:
><snip, noting that I am familiar w/ geekcode and others>
>
>Sp(eyside)
>SP+++ I only drink Speyside single malts
>Sp++ I like Speysides better than any other region
>Sp+ Speysides are great and I often drink them
>Sp I drink Speysides because thy are good whisky, but other regions are good
>as well
>Sp- Well they are ok but I prefer other regions
>Sp-- If I have to I'll drink a Speyside
>Sp--- Speyside single malts don't deserve to be distilled
>
>Repeat above for H(ighland) L(owland) I(slay) and C(ampbeltown)
>
For purposes of this code, given the acknowledged similarities and
acknowledging the distinction, would Talisker be coded as I(slay)?
to...@voyager.net
>
>For purposes of this code, given the acknowledged similarities and
>acknowledging the distinction, would Talisker be coded as I(slay)?
>
I came up with a solution, using the tilde as an approximation symbol.
Note that I also have a couple of interesting blended whiskys in my
collection. I plan to taste the remaining regions, but I'm also
interested in exploring small batch bourbons, and am currently between
contracts which means I'm not buying. Until I learn how to optionalize
my newsreader I will not make this my .sig, as it would be off-topic
in some places. So, for informational purposes:
-----Begin Single Malt Scotch Whisky Code-----
W+ Sp+ H+ L? C? I~ CS? S D
IB? ng+ l+ bc+ dh T+
Egbert Boers
>>
> For purposes of this code, given the acknowledged similarities and
> acknowledging the distinction, would Talisker be coded as I(slay)?
Perhaps a better coding is the one described at
http://www.whiskyclassified.com/classification.html
--
Egbert (who is now trying to determine which he likes best: Ardbeg 10 or
Laphroaig 15)
MDM
Cheers