Having grown up in Nova Scotia (New Scotland) Province in Canada-this show â??warmed the cockles of my heartâ??. Gary tasting the elixir of my youth!! Great show! I do equate my present passion to wine collecting, but I do sneak a dram of Lagavulin on more than one occasion. Appreciate the diversification of the show my good man-look forward to more scotch nosings!.

QOTD-The company of Apple without Jobs will survive and thrive-it is not the cult of personality that one good company makes to endure, it is the fabric make up of all the great associates that work for it. There will be another great leader to pick up the reigns from within.

Very interesting show, Gary! Now I’m interested in Scotch.
QOTD: Maybe if Apple hires me I’ll tell them what I think 🙂

Love scotch!!!

Apple will take a kick in the scrotum when he’s gone but will absolutely survive.

Great show. Scotch is the reason I like stelvin enclosures. Every time I open a screwcap bottle it makes me think about opening a bottle of scotch.

Apple will survive Steve Jobs. They will reinvent themselves through some other mouthpiece.

QOTD: I’m sure he already has everything in place in case anything does happen where he cannot run Apple any longer, probably some sort of clone or artificial intelligence. For all we know, he could already be replaced!!!

QOTD: YES the cultural and social phenomenon that is Apple will most definitely survive Steve Jobs after he is gone, of course after Jobs’ careful advisement and ushering in of a smart, like-minded visionary of a successor.

Interesting show, but it ain’t wine.

QOTD: No. Well, Apple will survive, but it won’t flourish.

Hi Gary,
I’ve watched WLTV for a while now and really enjoy most of the programs. I have to say this was one of the best episodes ever, good co-presenter. Give him a job.

I’m currently working in Bordeaux, and I have to say that there are enough appellations to keep me going for the year I have left before I return to the UK, but I will try to extend my palate, but I do love France.

All the best
Matt

Gary, You needed the Reidel single malt glasses for this episode. Seriously. I just attended a tasting hosted by George Riedel and I was blown away by how these glasses, just as with his wine glasses, direct the aromas and flavors to the correct areas of your nose and palate for maximum enjoyment. Give it a whirl. Compare the taste of your favorite single malt in a regular glass and then in the Reidel scotch glasses and you will become a true believer. Also, the glass design corrects for the alcohol burn so that you don’t need to add water to get at the true aromas and flavors.

GV – I got to tell you – Great Show!
I was a huge Single Malt fan in my earlier (pre-wine) days.
I still have ~10 bottles in my collection including Dalwhinnie (my favorite), Oban, Lagavullin (rich man’s Laphroig), and others.
I have always been a “neat” single malt drinker, but I may need to try some with water after seeing your reaction.
Very good guest!

QOTD – Great question. Jobs will go down in history as Bell, Edison, Ford and other great inventors or commercial geniuses. Apple may not survive as a company with its founder gone. However, his name will endure forever. Life will move on to the next technology advance.

Tried scotch, it’s just too much for me. But really good show!

QOTD: Sure Apple’ll survive, so long as they continue to have great innovators.

A scotch and bourbon lover, but have within the past few years, embraced the beauty of fine rums. Would love to see a rum show. Some amazing things happening out there. Wish Wine Library had a better selection, too.

Interesting show. I’ve never actually had a single malt scotch and probably won’t for some time. I’m not into whiskey and single malts are a little too expensive for me. I think it would be interesting to have shows for other hard liquors. I’d be really interested in a show on Anejo Tequila (which I actually find more drinkable that whiskey).

Being from Houston myself I’m somewhat disappointed in the lack of enthusiasm that Matt had for the Astros.

QOTD: I don’t think Apple will survive after Steve retires.

Scotch! Outstanding. I glad you tried the water. Most master distillers recommend adding a little water to the single malt to bring out more of the flavors. I loved the show. Nice solid guest, too.

QOTD: Iâ??m sure Jobs has picked the right management to head the company in the direction he wants it to go. It could get interesting as the years progress and he gets farther and farther away.

qotd: who is steve jobs?

LAPHROAIG quarter cask…..srsly

GV – I’m curious that your fear of the oak monster didn’t translate into your scotch preferences. I recently met with Marko Karakasevic of Charbay, who with his father has been making some really interesting spirits up on Spring Mountain in Napa. Marko loves distilling, and getting the cleanest consecrations of flavors from his base into his spirits – and he is vocal about minimalizing the oak to let the natural flavors shine through (like you push for in wine). He made this fascinating Whiskey made from Pilsner beer (real beer from a local brewhouse). It was dark, complex, and a touch of a sweet caramel on the finish that reminded me of some other great small batch producers (like Michter’s US*1). If you’re really thinking about featuring liquors more often, I hope you’ll focus on the smaller artisan producers, rather than just another review of the big name spirits out there.

QOTD: Sure, he didn’t invent the ipod or do all the marketing himself – he has a great team of innovative designers. Wall-E ran OS X, don’t forget.

OMG!!
I was way into single malt scotch before I got seriously into wine. I could talk to you hours about it but will keep it short here. Talisker is indeed awesome and provides a fantastic balance of the honey and wine overtones of the highland scotches with the peaty/smokey flavors of the Islays. If you like the Talisker you might like Oban too. The Laphroaig is great too but if you like the peaty Islay scotches, the Lagavulin is supreme. Also, more aged versions of Laphroaig, like the 15 and 25 year olds are more refined and smoother with yet more concentration.
Enough said – I’m a fan of your single malt scotch episodes.

Yeah, Sherry, from Portugal….yeah. You were drinking before the show!

I think Matt should have rocked the FIGHT CLUB Tee via za vie the cover to Linux Journal.

I think the reason Gary didn’t like the Balvenie as much with the water is that you added far too much. I usually use a pipette to add water (when it wants it) to control how much I add (a few drops is usually right). As for adding twice as much water as there is whisky…not sure WHERE your guest got that!!!

Best approach is to add a drop (from a pipette) at a time – tasting each time – until it tastes how you like it. It should taste more or less as it does with no water but just a little more open.

+1 to the bourbon show comment. I’d definitely be interested in seeing a few of the heavy hitters up against one another. Perhaps a blind tasting?

Wow. This episode was seriously great! We need more Scotch episodes.. or else!

Dried apricot is right on the money. I had the tail-end of the flavour on my palate when you said that, and you nailed it.

Hey, good episode. No spitting from GV of the single-malt Scotch, interesting. Both yer cheeks are starting to look a bit *rosy*. I’ve enjoyed a flight of single-malt scotches up at the Scottish Lion Inn in NH. I’m also half Scottish and my name starts with MAC. My ‘clan’ started in 1039 or something. I can’t stand wrestling but Randy Savage was pretty frickin’ funny.
QOTD: I’m sure Jobs will hand-pick an acolyte when he retires so there will be no probs.

QOTD: I remember what happened to Apple the first time Jobs left. Anyone remember the Newton? It was revolutionary it had handwriting recognition and was a complete rethinking of the personal computer all the way back in 1993. It should have been the a huge hit, but John Sculley couldn’t make it happened. Matter of fact until Jobs agreed to come back, it did not look like there would be an Apple Computers much longer.