[TheForge] OT: Goats and Uisge

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Grin

On 10/28/2010 11:46 AM, Jerry Frost wrote:
> 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.
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