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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Homicidal_Squirrel" data-source="post: 6235372" data-attributes="member: 6750031">I haven't tried Jever, but if it's like Beck's, I'll pass.This actually reminded me about an NPR piece I heard a few weeks ago. Apparently the Chinese have started to make counterfeit wine and selling it as the genuine article. So there is a chance that you really don't know what you're going to get.Curious, why?I disagree. I think you can find a very good whisky at a decent price. Some of the high price ones are overrated and overpriced. For example, Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Way overpriced for an average whisky. You also have to consider your taste. With so many different flavor profiles available in whisky, you should be able to find one that is really good, and isn't expensive. With whisky, quality and price aren't necessarily related. I will admit that there are times when price can be an indicator of horrible things to come. When I was younger, and a complete savage, I went to a part my friend was having at his house. I took a gallon bottle of Captain Morgan's spiced rum (I told you I was a savage at the time). A did a few shots with a few friends, then I went off to talk to some people. When I came back to where the drinks were, the friend that was throwing the party and another friend told me that they had done three shots in my absence, and I needed to catch up. Again, as I was totally uncultured at the time, and I was trying ti impress the girlies at the party, I said, "Fine, I'll catch up, and pass you [redacted]s." I took one of those red plastic cups and filled it up with rum. Before I drank it, my friend, and another friend who was high as hell already, decided they wanted to do it also. We ended up chugging a little over a half-gallon of rum. After that we hd some shots of some other stuff, but to be honest, by that point everything tasted like water. We wanted to get more rum, but unfortunately we only had about $10 between the three of us. We gave that to one of our sober friends and he went out and brought us back a bottle of Clan McGregor whisky. As drunk as we were, that stuff still tasted horrifyingly terrible. We had a few shots of tequila. It tasted like water. We had a shot of Clan McGregor, and it was so damn awful. It was also the point where the fun turned into horror. I think there are a some cocktails that are good. Again, it all depends on what types of flavors you like. There are a few cocktails made with Japanese whisky that are good from what I hear. I haven't had the chance to try the cocktails, but I've had Japanese whisky. Good stuff.</blockquote>

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