[TheForge] OT: Goats and Uisge

[Jason Nass]

What a pleasant surprise... I was talking to a friend who needed a bit of
computer work done, and jokingly said I'd do it for $800 an a bottle of
decent scotch... well, I went over and cleaned her machine of numerous nasty
pieces of spyware, and found that she had taken my joke seriously, and found
she had bought a bottle of 14 yr. Oban single malt. A tad young for my
taste, but I find Oban's 14 is easily on par with most other distillery's
18's. I also managed to wrangle a $20 for gas out of the deal. Mind you,
with finances as they are, I could never justify buying a bottle of scotch
for myself at the moment, but having one given to me was a rather welcome
surprise. As for sticking with Irish whiskey, I have but this to say to you
sir... It may have been the Irish who invented whiskey, but it took us scots
to perfect it.

Jason Nass - MacTalis Ironworks
me at wargoth.com

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT: Goats and Uisge

Save that well  aged "peat- and burned-wood-flavored ethanol" along with the
haggis for me please.
I already had cancer, so i must be immune now...right?


On 10/27/2010 5:32 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Try
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=cardhu+whisky&spell=1&oi=spellfor
> your next religious experience.
>
> I chuckle at that phrase being applied to Scotch Whisky.  Crucifixion is a
> religious experience too, but I ain't gonna run right out to try it!
Stick
> with Irish Whiskey -- less likely to cause cancer.  These peat- and
>   concoctions are rather low on my list of where
> to spend my money.  By contrast, honest beer or wine (NOT aged in oak) are
> pleasurable.
>
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 8:16 AM, John
McPherson<trollworks at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Since we have gotten off track, and on to something my wastrel mind has
>> fastened upon:
>>
>> Single malt is Uisge Beatha, or Water of Life, usually shortened to
Uisge.
>> Spelled whisky, whiskey with an "e" is anything other than Scotch.***
>> Good single malt sipping is a religious experience. Currently working on
a
>> bottle of Dalwhinnie 15, also have a bottle of Glenmorangie and Jura
around.
>> Some of the double-casked varieties have been interesting. But I can't
find
>> my old favorite Cardhu anymore. :^(
>>
>> Bad Scotch is also a religious experiece, like a hair shirt or maybe a
>> scourge. The standard Cluny of my namesake is suitable only for mixing
with
>> Amaretto to make Godfathers. And anything that does not list an age is
>> probably only three years old, and  only good for cleaning paint brushes.
>> Loch Dhu is what you get by cleaning ashtrays and chimneys with it, and
then
>> selling the residue instead of paying the HazMat disposal fee.
>>
>> Andy: get a cattle prod and a bottle of Loch Dhu. With the cattle prod
you
>> can teach the buck who is boss, and if you drink the whole bottle of Loch
>> Dhu and live, you will RULE the post-nuclear world.
>>
>>
>>
>> ***They say that Haggis and Whisky go together, but there is some
>> disagreement over which was invented first.
>> Some say that you had to have whisky to be brave enough to eat haggis
after
>> you knew what was in it.
>> Others say it was the only thing strong enough to get the taste out of
your
>> mouth.
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>
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