I love a good whiskey, but I've never found much to like about Scotch. Try as I might, I haven't been able to develop an appreciation for the taste of peat.But last night, a breakthrough.
A neighborhood friend with a penchant for the stuff hosts a Scotch party every six months or so, giving us neophytes a chance to try things we wouldn't usually. I go mostly for the camaraderie, though I try gamely to enjoy the tipples.
Last night, the first two Scotches on offer were more of the same for me, but the evening's final pour was a revelation.
Bruichladdich's The Classic Laddie "is unpeated, floral and complex." It's also "trickle distilled from 100% Scottish barley using much of the original Victorian machinery." You should know that "the methods employed by the craftsmen to coax the spirit into being continue unchanged." And that it "matures for all its life in warehouses on the shores of Loch Indaal and is bottled at the distillery using Islay spring water."
I don't know much about all that, but I do know that it's the first Scotch I actually wanted to drink. And for that, it's a blessing.
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Does that make you a "jolly laddie"?
pretty cool article on dabo swinney in this morning's washington post. i like that dude.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/dabo-swinney-was-the-best-shopping-center-leasing-agent-in-alabama/2015/11/05/e0748db4-83d0-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html
it did last night, marls. less so this morning.
You should try Tallisker Storm. Peaty and briny but in a pleasant way.
Islay scotches are known for their peaty flavor b/c of the unique peat indigenous to the island (off the west coast of Scotland) that is used.
I'm off brown liquor myself these days. The consumption was getting a bit aggressive on a daily basis. I don't have that problem w/ wine and vodka.
Tribe looking phenomenal early. Dedmon just took a punt to the house.
I expected Florida to come out a little flat today after last week and with the game being an early kickoff. So I took Vandy +12.5 in the first half. So that was a winner. Now I'd like Florida, and Treon Harris, to wake the fuck up.
Elon's mascot appears to be a Cooley bird.
Hey, have y'all seen the Whisky advent calendar ? I think there's a gin one and cognac, too. They're pricey, but kind of cool. Mini bottles of pretty high quality stuff you wouldn't normally get to drink because they are super expensive (or I should speak for me and mine...we wouldn't be able to)...might have to buy the whisky one for husband this year. (If I knew how to link the picture and blurb about it, I would, so sorry you'll have to google if interested.)
When did they start calling (i.e. not calling) false starts like traveling in basketball. I have seen a half dozen plays today with guards shifting to carry out a pull that should have been flagged.
http://www.barstoolsports.com/newyork/kfc-radio-142-6-12-18-24-challenge/
Officials doing everything they can to fuck Florida.
Vandy's qb has the awareness of a turnip.
Drew, you need to do a post on that last link.
Hi guys! I broke most of the breakable things in my house this afternoon. How are y'all doing?
i wish i could consume brown liquor (scotch) on a daily basis. i will try this one, as soon as i finish my bottle of glenmorangie, which is lasting an incredibly long time. i love beer.
nice rant rob! i don't know why we even pretend this place is one country (every time i go to manhattan, i become more convinced of this).
richmond lost to unh, so the tribe is tied for first in the league.
Potential mini summit in the works including FOGTB a Potchy. zson insists his name is kashi.
Lucky doesn't even begin to capture the Arkansas win at Ole Miss.
just saw that. bonkers.
the tackling in this alabama/lsu game is textbook
Defense is rarely the issue in this game. Offense, especially passing, on the other hand...
man, derrick henry
It's rare that I root for a team other than Florida but I'm mildly rooting for LSU. Because I think Florida could possibly beat them in Atlanta. I don't feel that way about Bama.
LSU has figured out you can throw deep on Bama if your online can hold up. That's been the case for a couple years now.
yep. alabama's front 7 is giving the secondary the stink eye.
As they should. And Jacob Coker is still shitty.
really interesting doings at missouri. black football players are joining a campus-wide protest against the university president for his mishandling of several recent racial incidents. players are saying they won't practice or play until the president steps down. this could set a fascinating precedent.
I just read up on the whole thing and what led up to this at Mizzou. This is monumental if they go through with it.
In far less consequential news, Memphis can get the fuck outta here.
and brandon harris just threw a turrrible pick
college football and hoops players have a shitload of leverage if they could learn how to use it. the downstream effects of the mizzou thing are potentially huge.
i'm legit stunned by what bama's done to fournette thus far
Georgia boosters are talking themselves into Kirby Smart as I type this. Be careful, Dawgs.
I didn't think Bama would do THIS to Fournette but I'm not shocked they have the upper hand. That front 7 is beastly. Which is why I thought, and stated, that Bama would smash UGA and Nick Chubb earlier this season. The secondary is the weakness for Bama? Brandon Harris has to win this game.
And he still can because...Coker is awful.
Not good times in College Station. Shine might be wearing off on Mr. Sumlin.
It's been on my second TV but Michigan State-Nebraska is a barn burner.
michigan state just got fuuuucked by the officials
Sparty got screwed.
Happy for Nebraska...they deserved a break. But yeah...msu got hosed. Oh well. I'm sure people won't even notice. I bet they don't even discuss it on sports radio this week.
Successful mini summit spanning 1987 to 1996. My lack of OBTF attendance was addressed and will be rectified.
I said it before and I'll say it again. Just get be the ball to Derrick Henry.
Zman and I became overserved with Juan Carlos, Paci and another Paci. Good times.
hello gheorghies!
sangria cervesa at cafe city and bar is good
Hi Dave.
See you at OBFT next year, Zman. Bring TR.
Grown-ass TR is too bougie for OBFT. Maybe he could stay at a hotel down the road.
yikes. don't remember posting that "hey gheorghies."
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