December 22, 2004
Holiday Cheer
Kathy the Cake Eater very properly spanks the Galley Slaves for getting worked up over blended malt whiskey, however pricey. As Kathy says, if you're going to blow that kind of jack, single malt is the better way to go. Ay-men.
I'll take it even farther, because I've developed a real taste for the Islay single malt. I luuuuuv that peaty taste. So for me this is the grand poobah of them all:
Mmmmmm......peaty taste......mmmmmmmmm.
Amen and preach it brother!!!!! Single Malt is the OOooooonnnly way to fly. I too prefer the Islays. Peaty, salty, oily, mediciney... the deeper from within the bog, the better. My fave is Ardbeg, but it's beyond my means. My current supply is a bottle of Laphraoig 10-year-old. If you tell me you actually HAVE a bottle of the 30-year, I shall be forced to detest you.
Posted by: Brian B at December 22, 2004 09:00 PMNo, no. That's only a dream. I'm a 10 year guy myself.
Posted by: Robert the LB at December 23, 2004 07:56 AMAhhhh... Scotch. Always wanted to go to Scotland; staggering from Distillery to Distillery, sampling as I go....
Posted by: Lysander at December 23, 2004 10:29 AMMy sister is an ex smoker and she says that one always makes her want a cigarette :) Her current fave is Scapa, followed by Highland Park, and a bartender made her try something or other last week at a Christmas party that she really liked, but I can't remember what it was. I prefer tequila, but I am fond of Macallen 12 year
Posted by: Ith at December 23, 2004 12:05 PMRobert,
Did you go through the motions of getting the "Lease" on a square foot of Islay with your Laphroaig bottle?
Lysander,
A man can nae dream of loftier ambitions than that.
Posted by: Brian B at December 23, 2004 04:10 PMThere is a site full of single malt lover’s p0rn. google for "Gordon and McPhail" of Elgin.
Posted by: Tim Worstall at December 24, 2004 09:45 AM
