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![]() It isn't age that makes a "Top Shelf" whisky, two of what I would call Top Shelf are 10 year olds, Laphroig and Talisker and I've had a couple of NAS Whiskies that could have been contenders. My "Top Shelf" is actually that of the five shelves in the cabinet it is the only one not behind a door, the favorite glassware and the bottles in heavy use stay there. ![]() Top Shelf Whisky though is an interesting idea. I AM A LEAF ON THE WIND WATCH ME SOAR MOVIEWell even with googles help I found the movie but I've never heard of it so I'll let others play. You can list some of that you own or have drunk or would like to drink, but if you do list a specific whisky please list why you think it is a top shelf whisky or you can just say what you consider a top shelf whisky to be!Īll opinions and thoughts are greatly appreciated on this most difficult of topics!ġ0 years ago 13 replies Discussion search So my question to you my friends is what do you consider to be a top shelf whisky. I AM A LEAF ON THE WIND WATCH ME SOAR PLUSIn my mind a top shelf whisky is NORMALLY expensive, by expensive I mean roughly a hundred dollars plus for a bottle, it is generally considered by the majority of whisky aficionados as being an enjoyable whisky and even more important for me is that it is generally a whisky that can be difficult to obtain or limited in quantities. I've had people tell me that if a whisky is from "X" distillery it is a top shelf whisky and I've been told that if a whisky bottle costs over "X" amount of dollars it must be a top shelf whisky. I've had people tell me that if a whisky is over "X" age then it must be a top shelf whisky. In my cabinet I have whiskies that I would consider to be entry level, I have whiskies that I would consider to be middle of the range and I have whiskies that I would consider to be top shelf whiskies for example Old Pulteney 21 yr old, Macallan 12 yr old Fine Oak, etc. See both of these whiskies are 12 yrs old, both of these whiskies are speysiders and both although soft and fruity have dramatically different flavors and are in my mind are of quite different quality. I've been enjoying some Macallan 12 yr old and Glenlivet 12 yr olds when this question popped into my head. I was thinking today after having recently talked to a couple folks about whisky (some of them whisky drinkers and some not) about the nature of "the top shelf". Always a bonus.A special dram in the honor of whoever is the first to say what movie that quote is from and who said it! I AM A LEAF ON THE WIND WATCH ME SOAR FULLPlus, hey, like most of Whedon’s other projects, the film’s full of sexy people. It’s his mantra, in fact, at, shall we say, a stressful time. This entry’s title is one of his key lines. In a very heterosexual-but-still-appreciative way, I’m in love with Alan Tudyk’s character Wash. “I’m gonna show you a world without sin…” I’m liking the film better as I write about it more. He’s knocked me out before (especially with the Buffy episode “The Body”) parts of Serenity knocked me out, too. Compare what kid-River says at school to what Mal says to the Operative at the climax.) Yes, there’s a LOT going on, and kudos to writer-director Joss Whedon for pulling off the feat. ![]() (Just the film’s first nine minutes give you hundreds of years of history, a glimpse into the dreams and memories of a psychic – and possibly psychotic – main character, a neat fight/escape, and a glimpse of the film’s philosophy – which you don’t really realize is its philosophy until much later. I love how the film takes unexpected twists and turns from the opening sequence onward, playing tricks with both the visuals and the soundtrack that would seem almost experimental if they weren’t effective. I’m not (as we geeks say) “having a geekgasm” over it – the movie didn’t truly grab me until its second half, when the drama really kicks in and the stakes for the heroes become huge – but there’s a lot to impress. I was an utter newbie, never having seen the original show Firefly, but went to Serenity on the vociferous advice of many people I trust. Chris_walshNicely done, Serenity I saw the film on Friday night, after I realized I hadn’t been to a movie since the end of August. ![]()
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