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Man reviews Whiskey while his wife is packing her stuff and leaving him in the background (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by Guster@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Here it is. He says "Cindy and I are breaking up" - then proceeds with the review of Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Scotch, which he tells us has been his go-to single malt - it's a "no compromise" Malt, he assures us.

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[+] superkret@feddit.de 373 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] STUPIDVIPGUY@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 year ago

and then there are people in the comments section calling him a "stoic"

[-] GONADS125@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tragic as hell..

Edit: Plot Twist

[-] PrivateUguu@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is what I came to comment. I'm glad someone beat me to it. It's tough to watch, and I hope he's doing better.

[+] quicksand@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

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[-] fkn@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you are serious about help, and you are still early in the process, just one less bottle per night every day for a week, then the next week one less than that.

It takes will power, but if you want it you can do it. It doesn't have to be cold turkey. If you are at a six pack a night, or a 4 pack of some 12% ones you can wean yourself off nightly binge drinking in a month or two.

When you are down to one a night, switch it to one every other night... Then don't buy any for a week. Then you can figure out how to drink more responsibility.

If you are to the point where you drink one when you wake up, you will need medical detox. If you wait... You will probably eventually die from alcohol related diseases.

[-] quicksand@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Thanks for reaching out. I'm at 12-15 6-9%s every night. Once or twice a week I'll drink one or two before I leave for work so that the worst of the hangover hits at home/ can be staved off with another beer once I get back. I truly appreciate your sentiment and want to use this to give me some momentum to quit. I know I'll have the shakes and be super sweaty for a week, but I can work with that. I quit meth, alcohol and smoking before, I can kick beer again. I think part of the problem is it's a lesser issue than the other stuff I quit so I let myself keep slipping. Again, thank you

[-] 13esq@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For me, if it's in the house it's getting drunk. I was lucky that my drinking wasn't so bad that I could go cold turkey.

Weaning myself off doesn't work for me, if I have one I'll just keep going.

Now I only drink on the weekends which is a massive improvement for me.

[-] Zane@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Genuinely, I encourage you to see a doctor first- at that rate you have a good chance of serious alcohol withdrawal. It is more dangerous than heroin withdrawal and the symptoms can range from sweats and shakes up to seizure and death.

Quitting booze will improve your life immeasurably but you need to do it with the assistance of a doctor or GP, your life depends on it. I believe in you, mate.

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[-] myrrh@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

...we have about two hundred opened single malt whiskies and it takes us years and years to finish any one bottle; two or three wee drams are usually plenty to review fairly, maybe twice if we want to come back another day for a second opinion...

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[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 100 points 1 year ago

Looks like they are back together or something. Lots of videos of them both recently including one released 22 hours ago of them going out to eat together.

A few months ago he had a video where he was vacationing with Cindy too.

[-] malloc@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

In the description there is follow up video as well:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2D7y1Is0di8

It’s like 10m long and haven’t been bothered to watch all of it. I guess they just mended their relationship after so many years. I guess at a certain point in life you just say fuck it and go back to what you know.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

There is definitely a degree of complacency with the familiar. That said, the guy reviews booze. Booze and relationships can be trouble lol. People say and do dumb shit no matter how “sober” they think they are.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I guess at a certain point in life you just say fuck it and go back to what you know.

Or you've been abused for so long as well as isolated from all your friends and family, that you're easily manipulated back in to a situation you('ve been made to) feel you can never escape.

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 year ago

You got all that from a scotch review? Damn

[-] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Peaty and isolating, with just a touch of domestic violence.

4.5 stars.

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[-] stephfinitely@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Was it a stunt?

[-] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 24 points 1 year ago

It’s not a stunt. Some people just make better friends than partners. If there was no animosity during the break up, there’s no reason they can’t remain friends.

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[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Maybe she was packing for a vacation?

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[-] SilentWulf@lemmy.world 88 points 1 year ago

I'll never understand scotch drinkers, "oh here's a real good one, it tastes like road tar and dirty socks."

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Can we burn this heretic already?

[-] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

I can only assume that they like it for the same reason that I like blue cheese. Somehow the intense, offensive flavor offends the taste buds in just the right way to tickle the pleasure center.

[-] ignitionnight@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Friends and I did a big hot wings challenge a week or two ago. I made blue cheese dip, and thought it was Delicious. They made me throw it away because it "stank up the house."

I just want my fart dip :(

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[-] rog@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago

Sips, a drop of water or two, with a good quality single malt or an extremely good quality blend (nothing Johnny Walker for example). Depending on the Scotch there can be Smokey caramel flavours, peaty salty, heavy flavours, some lite fruit tones, etc.

Its not for knocking back in shots, blends are nice with mixers, but if youre sipping a Johnny Walker red you are probably going to think this is shit because it is.

If you ever get the chance to try a really nice single malt I suggest you give it a try with just a couple of drops of water to open it up a bit. Then some gentle sips, enough to coat your mouth and spread the flavours.

Its like a nice cigar. Very rough if youre doing it wrong, very enjoyable if you do it right. I know most people will say "yuck, cigars are gross too", but the point is that there is a way to approach these things that make them much more enjoyable to the point where people genuinely like them and the routine that goes with it.

[-] nullPointer@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

same kind of thing with coffee. most of it is brewed terribly, usually over extracted, and then sit on a burner all day. Brew it up right and the flavors dance about. Single origin is the way to go; along with location, elevation profile makes a difference as well.

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[-] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago

That video has a rich, complex undertone of depression. Mmmm that depression is smooth. You know, I find this video to be a real go-to for when I want that bouquet of isolation and denial. I just keep coming back to watch it again and again.

[-] BitOneZero@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

I can't find it, but a dozen plus years ago I was reading an interview with Phillip K Dick, who was married 5 times, and during the interview one of his- wives was packing things - and he commented to the interviewer to just let them take what they wanted as he has already experienced this multiple times.

[-] kitonthenet@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago

Tbf the laphroaig 10 year is a really good bottle

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Laphroaig 10 is currently my favorite. Burnt electric wire that fires up every sense. Love it.

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[-] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Is this true. This is sad

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

God, who can tell anymore? It could be true, or he could just be doing it to get views. The internet is a shithole.

[-] Guster@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Video is 8 years old, I think it's a true story at least based on what I read. Also the fact that his own video doesn't mention this in the thumbnail/title makes me think it's real.

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[-] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Old but gold