[TheForge] OT: Goats and Uisge

[Jerry Frost]

I like a bowl of menudo with my haggis myself Pete and am NOT averse to a 
drop of the dew to go along.

Bruce's "no smoke" policy makes me wonder what kind of bacon he likes. For 
myself I believe enough salt, smoke and time in a charred oak barrel would 
make Nessie taste good. Just think of the spit for the BBQ!
Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter fels & phoebe palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:47 PM
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.