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To: Archangelsk
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50 posted on
07/19/2003 6:11:27 AM PDT by
WhiteGuy
(Deficit $455,000,000,000 + MY VOTE IS FOR SALE)
To: Archangelsk
Bartender, a shot of Laphroaig for my left hand and a shot of Macallan for my right!
To: Archangelsk
Some things in life are best left pure.
57 posted on
07/19/2003 7:02:41 AM PDT by
JoeSixPack1
(POW/MIA - Bring 'em home, or send us back! Semper Fi)
To: Archangelsk; All
This is a bad thread for me to be reading on a Saturday morning; it's only 7:30 and I already want a scotch, lol!
To: Archangelsk
I still can't drink straight whiskey without making a face of a "thousand of pains" and doing a big time shiver!!!
How many "malts" is a Miller Lite?
Is it proper to mix something with it?
68 posted on
07/19/2003 7:45:09 AM PDT by
Bluntpoint
(Not there! Yes, there!)
To: Archangelsk
This is so wrong! I'm reading this right after breakfast and I have an almost unstopable urge to drive to the store and pick up some single malt. Or maybe just go to Scotland. LOL!
Seriously, I've loved the single malts for years. Sadly, the price really started to climb during the late 80's when the yuppies all decided that single malt and premium cigars where all the rage (ran up the price of cigars, too). Oh well, that's good old capitalism for you. Unfortunately, on my budget, I can only treat myself to a really good single malt about once a year. Sure makes it special.
71 posted on
07/19/2003 7:48:43 AM PDT by
Pablo64
("But still I fear and still dare not laugh at the the Madman.")
To: Archangelsk
My Grandfather was a third generation American. His ancestors came from the Island of Colonsay. He was a typical Scotsman in that he loved the Whisky. He was as fine a man who ever lived and farmed over 1000 acres in the Florida Panhandle.
Although he was successful I wonder what he could have accomplished if he had been sober more often. He liked Scotch but preferred moonshine produced by one of his neighbors and close friends.
72 posted on
07/19/2003 7:50:17 AM PDT by
yarddog
To: Archangelsk
I recently discovered Glenmorangie with the Portwood finish.
I highly recommend it.
76 posted on
07/19/2003 8:00:26 AM PDT by
G-Bob
To: Archangelsk
77 posted on
07/19/2003 8:06:30 AM PDT by
Trajan88
To: Archangelsk
Been there...
Here's some trivia you might NOT want to know...much of the water used in whisky comes from the "wee burns" (creeks) that run by each distillery...the whisky is known to be "unique in taste" from each distillery...they say it's a combination of the peat, malting and such, but one ingredient that is part of the water is owed to the livestock that surround the creeks. Their "run-off" enters the creek too ya know...when we visited a distillery in the Highlands, the tour guide was quick to point out that they often did NOT draw water after a large rain...hahahaha....for obvious reasons.
The aging warehouse walls are often blackened, even though the walls start out gleaming white. After years and years of aging, the evapourated spirits "the angels' share" they call it, condense on the walls and turn them black...
Distillers in Scotland are not allowed to even taste the amber liquid, because all sips must be taxed...the master will open a locked box, with a sampling port in it. Two holes allow his hands into the box where he takes a sample of the in process gold and performs tests to determine specific gravity and alcohol content...with no tasting allowed until it's bottled and taxed, the end product is sometimes a surprise.
So, now you know the rest of the story, "sheep dip" never tasted so good!!
GRRRRR from Glasgow
86 posted on
07/19/2003 8:30:24 AM PDT by
GRRRRR
(If the GOP could just send in the Marines against the Demokrats now....)
To: Archangelsk
I have never really cared for hard liquor, and whatever Scotch's I'd tasted did nothing for me. But, a few years ago, my father gave me a bottle of Pinch that had sat in a closet for decades, so the contents must have been something like 60 years old. I debated selling it unopened, but finally curiosity got the best of me. I tasted, fully expecting to hate it. It was the most amazing substance that had ever passed my lips.
87 posted on
07/19/2003 8:33:19 AM PDT by
Fresh Wind
(Never forget: CLINTON PARDONED TERRORISTS)
To: Archangelsk
Well, I thought this thread would "peet"er out after awhile, but I guess I was wrong. :-)
94 posted on
07/19/2003 10:43:02 AM PDT by
Archangelsk
("I love big mouthed frogs. Especially when they're sauteed." The Alligator)
To: Archangelsk
Because this thread has elicited such a response I decided to do a search to find the most expensive whisky that can be bought without showing up at an auction. Here it is:
The price in USD is 540.00. If you can top that please do.
95 posted on
07/19/2003 1:19:18 PM PDT by
Archangelsk
("I love big mouthed frogs. Especially when they're sauteed." The Alligator)
To: Archangelsk
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To read later
99 posted on
07/19/2003 1:42:45 PM PDT by
Fiddlstix
(~~~ http://www.ourgangnet.net ~~~~~)
Ah yes, Whisky... one of Meglos's favorite topics and beverages. In fact, the center third of Meglos's bar is devoted to this fine substance:
and here's the current selection:
Meglos (and Mrs. Meglos) prefer the peaty malts: Bowmore Islay and especially Lagavulin.
And note that there is certainly nothing wrong with the Irish Whiskeys (they get some of the shelf space, too).
109 posted on
07/19/2003 8:01:04 PM PDT by
Meglos
("Work is the curse of the drinking man.")
To: Archangelsk
Ah yes.....Scotland...
Ancestral home to some of the best men amongst us....
Also - one of the most underrated vacation destinations.
When my sainted wife suggested Scotland - years ago, I though - Oh hell, another boring vacation......
It turned out to be amongst my favorite 3 destinations...
While my wife shopped, ENDLESSLY --- I "sampled" the various single malt adult refreshments.... I concluded there is no bad Scotch....Although some are far finer that others....
Fine Scotch appears to be one of those cases of where "you get what you pay for".....
And, for the best Scotch, you must be willing to part with the coin of the realm....
Speaking frankly - if you have to ask how much the drink costs - perhaps you shouldn't be drinking...
Word of experienced advice....
Do NOT send your wife to the store to buy your preferred bottle of Scotch..
There is NO way you can explain to a woman, WHY that "little bottle" is worth more that you earned per week as a young man...
Semper Fi
129 posted on
07/20/2003 1:53:13 PM PDT by
river rat
(War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
To: Archangelsk
Another of Speyside's stars is Glenfiddich, the largest-selling malt worldwide, which is owned by William Grant & Sons, an independent company. Glenfiddich! Great stuff. I drank a bottle of it once. Passed out. And when I woke up the next day, didn't have the slightest hangover. SMOOOOOOOOTH!!!
133 posted on
07/20/2003 2:49:41 PM PDT by
PJ-Comix
(He who laughs last was too dumb to figure out the joke first)
To: Archangelsk
Noting for important reading.
To: Archangelsk
bfl
142 posted on
07/20/2003 10:39:48 PM PDT by
oyez
(Lets take back our neigborhoods.)
To: Archangelsk
One correction. It's not "macallan" but
THE MACALLAN The 18 (18 years in the cask before bottling) is going for around $150 per 750 ml bottle now. It's the finest single malt, all around, that I've ever come across. Pass a dram down the table, without anyone drinking it, just smelling it as it passes, then ask the folks at the table what they think.
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