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Maybe the Best Whisky ever, after 37years the tyrant is gone. Celebrate long and hard Zimbabweans
My whole life I have known nothing but his rule, I couldn’t live in my own country of birth because of him. I shed tears sipping on this. It’s 3am you beautiful bastards up at this time and manning usersub! F.P Edit This is a historic moment for Zimbabwe, so wow thank you. Open your finest Whisky cause there’s never been a better time. Send me pictures of your Doggos and Cats!
YouThinkThatsBad
Happy for you, but an 18 year old scotch is no place for ice.
DeathRowTomato
But why is there ice in it..
LegitNESSLmT
PrimarchVulkanXVIII
KavaKola
A Scotsman review of this Glenlivet: https://youtu.be/YCqGamtJWp0
Hypobaric
It says a lot that you didn't consider he would lose his reign in any way but his death.
howneatwow
So did the cork deteriorate or did it break off when you opened it? Bummer either way....
2fligh2high
Excellent, enjoy your drink!
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BOBNOBODY
DireSnails
SuicidalThrillbillyturnedLunaticChillbilly
I'll have 3 fingers of Glenlivet with a little bit of pepper and some cheese!
Vyrro
Great odin's raven
CheStonzo
that scotch is good scotch and oh so scotchy
CheStonzo
also congrats!
BetterCallShawl
"Glengoolie. For the best of times."
ImProbablyJoking
Glengoolie bottles look an awful lot like Glenfiddich bottles. I know because I drink Glenfiddich regularly
BourbonAndBeethoven
homer8011
And gummie bears.
BetterCallShawl
Mike and vikes
MetaSomma
I appreciate that reference
MetaSomma
So does Mark Hammil, but you won't believe him
BetterCallShawl
freeandclear
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
Furbrain
As a fellow Zimbo, I feel your relief and hope for the future.. Albeit cautious. Drink hard and drink long my friend. Makorokoto shamwari!
RichardCraniumwasalreadytaken
I had a similar cork failure a few months ago on my Glen 18. I was able to extract it with a paperclip wire bent 60° off straight.
mardukkur
Ice in an 18 year scotch. It hurts my soul.
IzM26
Good choice of whiskey.
BourbonAndBeethoven
I’m relevant again.
dogmatix
You, uh, you need to decant that. With a sieve.
purplepouffe
As a fellow whisky lover and anti tyrant: Cheers, good sir!
karm42yn
Careful dude. There's many vultures circling around, scoping to take his place.
MemesOfDestiny
Let the man enjoy his drink...
Duskspeed
that's fine, OP could be an alcoholic and have bottles for all of them. 'always look on the bright side of life....' que music
Badwolfette
Let the guy celebrate for a minute people !!
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
A minute for a bottle of whiskey is both wasteful and impressive.
bluemeaniesarecoming
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
sombrerohorsewagon
yorhuckleberry
Nature abhors a vacuum, especially a power vacuum.
lRogueShadow
But on the bright side ... whiskey
bentwrenches
*Whisky. That's proper Scotch son.
lRogueShadow
My bad, I only can only distinguish Cider & NOT Cider :)
bentwrenches
Just part of your education. You learned something, that makes it a productive day!
shuttlecockinakumquat
Yeah, not to piss on anyone's parade, but I don't think it's going to get any better. Things could get way worse now that he's gone.
bigblackbetty
My money is on a new cunt stepping into the old cunts shoes. But I pray I'm wrong:(
dogswithjobs
In these situations a tyrant is often replaced by an even worse won. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself
wazscience
it always does.
staplesthegreat
A worse one won't be able to sustain a government, Zimbabwe was practically broke before the coup, might definitely be now
FernandoRumdebum
Yeah this definitely feels like a "well it couldn't be worse" "..hold my beer" type-situation
MemesOfDestiny
Thanks for that lesson! You are so smart, let him enjoy his drink ok
billdozer86
Most suspect his likely successor won't be great in civil liberties, but will undo the measures he made that wrecked he economy. Partial win
MemesOfDestiny
Super nice thing to say, so smart you! Ok let him enjoy his drink
potshot
People have seen too many movies. The way out of deep shit isn't glorious, it's a slow ascension through progressively shallower shit.
HelpMeBeFunnyAgain
a realist on the internet,
bloomPlanet
Hard to call that a win. Prosperity without civil liberties is no way to have to live.
CommunCreator
The reverse, civil liberties without prosperity, is a sure recipe for disaster.
TheCentralIntelligenceAgency
I want a slice of Zimbabwe
YouThinkThatsBad
I've been watching Sabrina all day. I forgot how corny it is.
herenooverthere
I’m nervous about Mnangagwa though. A little too much of the same
Dudumanne
He looks like a bad guy in any superhero movie
MayorOfTiddieCity
Had some trouble with the cork did ya?
kentrik
The tyrant who ended Rhodesia and ruined Zimbabwe is succeeded by the killer who faithfully planned and executed his most bloody excesses.
stewartm0205
Note to some who can't and won't understand. Rhodesia created Mugabe. Abused children often grow up to be abusive parents.
SabatonXX
Make Rhodesia Great Again!
Randemmandem
And to think, that dram spent 18 years ageing just for this guy to put ice in it. Congrats on deposing Mugabe all the same
AMacGyver
Props for Glenlivet.
sadduckfan
Issues with the cork?
Clorith
The screw-top on top of the cork can be confusing and many people will twist instead of pull, causing what we see here.
Flustercuck
Strain it out with cheesecloth then put whiskey back
proletariatblues
Going to have to finish the bottle in one night!
YourOtherEvilTwin
That's why you store wine or scotch horizontally. That way it doesn't dry out.
angryitaliano
i was always told u should not store it horiz, cause of the taste it gets from the cork - still it makes sense what u say
fruust
you should store liquor upright since the 40%+ alc/vol will dry the cork out. wine should be stored horizontally though.
GuyDarras
Nooo. Only wine. The higher alcohol content of whiskey will eat the cork and kill the whiskey.
YourOtherEvilTwin
Thanks for the info. Is there anything I can do to keep the cork from drying?
zizouh
Wax! Wax it good, babe!
cavymeister
Drink it all in one night
matrix86
I wasn't craving my 18yr Glenivet, but I am now. Raising my glass to you.
BourbonAndBeethoven
Amen.
WitnessedSomeTimeAgo
I've got some 12 year Glenfiddich. I'll join the toast
naughtyrev
But he's not dead yet...
heylookitsmyusername
Political death maybe?
Digitalblade
He can dance and he can sing?
snakeoilsalesman
Bachofbach
With his reputation many may have considered his death being the only way his rule would end.
ThatGuyLirik
Well, he is really old
jaythered
Pour it back in the bottle and wait a little longer
bobidly
Never pour back into the bottle.
peoplearetheproblem
He'll be stone dead in a moment!
padgie
"I feel happy! I feel happy!"
Omny
I don't know anything about this, but I'll raise a glass with you anyway! I don't drink, but I do have some Mountain Dew. That alright?
RichardCraniumwasalreadytaken
It's the thought that counts. :)
LordAubergine
He may not be dead, but his reign is finally over!
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helmcheddar
Just had the Glenlivet 25 at a tasting, it was the worse in the lineup, even a bowmore 18 and glenfarclas/laophraig 15 was better @OP
zeacorzeppelin10
So when do you start to rebuild
JoeTheMadScientist
tripozornike
It's better to drink to his death while he's alive. Insult to injury.
Ainnix
Don't miss the reign don't in Africa, I take it? You picked a damned good Scotch to celebrate with. Look me up in Toronto, if you're there.
EvilEkips
I'll raise you a glass of Caol Ila to that, not that I need a reason to drink it but still! :)
LeeroyTheBird
Oh I wish I could have some whiskey.
OviliskTwo
Great whiskey. I'll raise a glass to you and Zimbabwe tonight.
videoface
Drinking a glass of Lagavulin 15 with my gf for your future and the future of Zimbabwe. Greetings from Berlin!
ThatZimbo
Also had a bloody good scotch tonight! Cheers shumwari!
CaldariBob
"I'm not dead yet!"
UpVoteMonster
Lord Aubergine should be chosen! I have cast my vote!
DeviantPhuq
Hey ready for another mugabe....
Hutchy01
Zimbabwe might not be fully free yet but it's the most free the country has been since the British invasion.
NotJosephJoffre
Worse will take his place. He had no strong successor, I expect a bloody war or restoration period.
TemporaryUzername
ok, but the box says on his death... put it back.
theotherhedgehog
That's because no one ever thought he'd resign. The only way to get rid of him (we thought) was death.
TemporaryUzername
BUT THE BOX SAYS
BlastedSand
Certainly a good day for Rhodesia. Will be interesting to see who fills his shoes though.
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
Isn't the VP the military brought back even more violent?
TreepacLumpynutz666
Socialism sucks.
Boondangle40
How is this downvoted?
RichardWeedMD
Wish you best of luck. BEWARE rest of government not going including his worst henchman
RhorGath
Fucking stoked for you peeps, hopefully things will start getting better
Oyel
Get you some Lagavulin, my friend!
YouThinkThatsBad
I'm a fan of Balvenie 21. Port aged. mmmm...
bentwrenches
I had an exceptional Bruichladdich Classic Laddie last week. Pretty amazing for under $50 USD.
WrongUn
I was gonna say the same! My personal favourite, good God what a thing to taste...
kdm36
So? Now you have another dictator soon?
TheFreemen
Hopefully not, but it's not long shot either. Time will tell
kdm36
Yes sorry for my negativity, enjoy the whiskey cheers :)
Allanonshea1
Is that the rafiki dude?
wyatt8740
former president/tyrant of zimbabwe. Was just forced out by the military.
Allanonshea1
Ohhh
MetaSomma
Close enough, my friend, close enough
ComicallyLongUsername
The real victory here is that Grace is gone too.
Boondangle40
Where have you been living OP?
LordAubergine
Australia ???????? I have been back 10 times in 14 years. I still have family there and friends!
silverrunner21
Can your elaborate, not all of us know the history of Zimbabwe.
Septut
look it up, google is right at your fingertips
wyatt8740
Mugabe was a revolutionary leader turned tyrant. He's just been forced out by the military. Listen to NPR & you'll learn the history.
ProperRanga
I’ll drink to that! Though what happened with that cork?
YouThinkThatsBad
I just noticed all the cork floating in the scotch. Oops!
NuggetFucker3000
Cock*. He resigned.
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EndersGameofThrones
I love Glenlivet 18 but I wouldn't drink more than 3-4 glasses of my own stash in one night. The taste buds don't appreciate it as much.
AliBarber
Por que no los dos?
ProperRanga
This was for sure the reason.
chunkcheezy
Agreed.
Tomadzo
Let’s just make sure that the successor ruling body isn’t as bad
theshinobi23
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VigorousButtstuff
Well, so far, the military took over the news to say they weren't taking over the news...
WhereDidCottonEyeJoeGo
It's in Africa, I am sure everything will work out just fine.
Armacitis
Yeah,what could go wrong?
JoeBudget
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
The dictator is dead; long live the dictator.
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
His enforcer is being celebrated as his replacement, so I doubt it.
ColonelBatGuano
Exactly, this was a strong-arm move to prevent Grace from inheriting office. That's not entirely a positive sign for democracy.
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
I suppose his vice taking over is more democratic than inheritance. Let's see how the next election is run.
ImgursLibertarian
I just had my first real scotch this weekend. I will never drink anything except water and scotch. Or both... again.
thingssomeonesays
Never let a stranger tell you how you should enjoy your scotch.
ImgursLibertarian
Fuck all you guys trying to tell me how to drink my scotch. I mixed it with warm diet pepsi and half a bag of 2for$1 spicy peanuts.
ImgursLibertarian
have you not read my goddamned username? I DOWHATIWANT!
KallMeIshmael
Never ruin a good scotch with water...
EvilEkips
Actually some taste better with some water mixed in, it opens up the taste palette. Whiskey tasting 101 ;) (But NEVER add ice.)
BeardlyScratchington
A small amount of water will open up the aroma and flavors of any Scotch. Try it both ways. You will notice a difference.
Zoombaforthesoul
Water only "opens" the flavor of whiskey/bourbon/scotch if it is bottled ~50% abv or higher. If your bottle is lower, the distiller already
Zoombaforthesoul
Added plenty of water
Habbahabbafucku
And never ruin a good crotch with too much scotch
bentwrenches
Solid advice.