[SOC] PM visits hospital

[Lloyd Lachow]

   What are we doing here, then, mate ?! Let's repair
to the nearest spot with the goods and the
ambience...and spend the next few hours in quiet
contemplation of the Eau de Islay, or Speyside, while
discussing QRP, o'course!


--- Paul Bartlett <paul@fulking.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > The Lagavulin's nice, a wee bit more peaty than
> the
> > Talisker (though not so much as the Laphroig.)
> Always
> > on hand also is my standby Macallen's 15 year old.
> 
> > Opened up wi' a mickle spring water.
> > 
> > 
> Laphroaig is my second favourite (always with a
> splash of water
> to release the aroma). This was taught to me by a
> Scotsman whom
> I met in Brussels whilst on a contract.
> 
> He'd brought a litre of Laphroaig to demonstrate to
> another
> (American) contractor also working in Brussels who
> thought that
> Chivas Reval was the 'bee's knees'.
> 
> He freely shared the bottle amongst the people in
> the bar (including
> staff) on the condition that we drank it 'his way'
> which involved
> adding just a touch of water (maybe 20%).
> 
> The water transforms the drink, tempering any
> harshness in the
> peatiness and eliminating the slight burn that's
> present when
> drinking it neat (40% abv). You then get to smell
> and savour
> the aromas.
> 
> He also brought Haggis which wasn't universally
> acclaimed!
> 
> I just love the Islay malts.
> 
> Paul :-)
> 
> 
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