Last bottle of world's oldest single malt whisky leaves Scotland

AFP ^ | 2-25-05

[SeaDragon]

I just stood there and stared at her.

Shock will do that to a person..............

[Max in Utah]

Even at $1000 an hour it's still a better value than that whisky.

[Max in Utah]

A Kennedy would drink anything!

[groanup]

Old dogs, children, watermelon wine, old scotch and Cuban cigars. Faster horses, younger women, more money.

[redheadtoo]

A Kennedy would drink anything

True, it is amazing that old Teddy's liver still functions.

[Syntyr]

Guess my palate is not that sophisticated... Give me a $20 bottle of Grey Goose or Belvidere Vodka!

[xJones]

Arkie2: Yes, you're right. We say molasses and they say treacle. Just like the Brits say aubergine and we say eggplant.:)

SeaDragon:
You are breaking my heart here.............

This is one of my favorites.

Brace yourself, man, this is no time to go wobbly. So the Frogs have bought out Glenmorangie Scotch from the real Scotch. But dangling 300m pounds in front of any Scotchman could easily have gotten a lot more thrown in for Moët Hennessy than just it's whisky business.:)

[Arkinsaw]

Last year at New Year, we cracked a bottle of Old Forrester that had a 1954 tax seal on it ( I think it was about 11 years older than that). Yooooooowwwww. That stuff was like pure jet fuel. It felt like it was evaporating, like acetone, as it went into your mouth. Like drinking a cloud of highly flammable vapours (spelling intentional). It's a wonder we lived.

[blastdad51]

Scotch is an acquired taste... kind of like drinking turpentine Reminds me of a P.T. Barnam line about suckers being born every minute

[blastdad51]

What makes you think Ol Ted is working on his original liver?

[djf]

The 18 yo Glenfiddich is superb.

But I normally stick to the Dalwhinnie. IMHO, the best scotch I've ever tasted.

[SeaDragon]

Brace yourself, man, this is no time to go wobbly. So the Frogs have bought out Glenmorangie Scotch from the real Scotch. But dangling 300m pounds in front of any Scotchman could easily have gotten a lot more thrown in for Moët Hennessy than just it's whisky business.:)

Brace yourself man, but I am female...........

As much as I like Glenmorangie, there are way too many good single malt scotches out there to give my money to the frogs.

[crz]

Depends on what area it is from. The water is the key. Some of the highland malts taste so much like peat that I cant hack them. But some people love drinking the "golden tea" made from peaty water.

I pretty much stay away from all of it now as I got to watch it.

BTW...NEVER go over there and order whiskey and water or anything mixed. That is an abomination to them. If you wanna water it down, they generally have a pitcher at the end of the bar with ice water in it. They'll tell you to ruin your own drink..at least some of them will.

[buccaneer81]

Even at $1000 an hour it's still a better value than that whisky.

For sure. She was 19.

[Ken H]

Reminds me of the scene in Trading Places, where Mortimer Duke waves a bottle of fine whisky to get Eddie Murphy into their limo.

"Whiskey! All you want!"

[SeaDragon]

The 18 yo Glenfiddich is superb. But I normally stick to the Dalwhinnie. IMHO, the best scotch I've ever tasted.

Hard to find 18 yo Glenfiddich in my neck of the woods.

Dalwinnie is indeed excellent.

[crz]

It aint Scotchman..its Scotsman who drink Scotch. Or a Scotch drinking Scot. Maybe a Scotchman if he likes Scotch..or is it the other way round? What'd you call a Scots woman that likes Scotch? A Scotchmam?

[7.62 x 51mm]

Make mine *clean*, H.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Me, too, M R. Ditto.

[SeaDragon]

BTW...NEVER go over there and order whiskey and water or anything mixed. That is an abomination to them. If you wanna water it down, they generally have a pitcher at the end of the bar with ice water in it. They'll tell you to ruin your own drink..at least some of them will.

That would not be a problem for me as I drink my single malt neat, as it should be.