[BITList] scotch

[s14engine]

don’t recall seeing glengoyle, hugh
I like glenmorangie and it is readily available. about $40.
Chivas is ok – too mild for me, although I wouldn’t say no. Famous Grouse is readily available here too about $19.
Vat 69 [the pope’s favourite!] brings to mind the old pickled doctor we had each trip on the chindwara. God knows how much the guy had consumed in his lifetime – distilleries full by the look of him. 
he swore by vat 69; he and the 2EO [tiny tim, who was not at all in the same drinking league as the doc] would consume a whole bottle most evenings!
I valued the docs views on Vat 69 – he being a scot and a professional whisky imbiber, apparently for most of his life. 
a local acquaintance will start his evening’s drinking with a glass of something like The Dalmore; each successive glass is of of a cheaper brand until he finishes up with Usher or 100 Pipers at $16/bottle, but by which time he is past caring! 
My favourite at a reasonable price [$33] is The Dalmore single highland malt scotch whisky – highly recommended. 
cheers
colin

From: HUGH 
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 2:17 PM
To: BitList 
Subject: Re: [BITList] whisky

Colin,

Malt. Little chance around this neck of the woods of getting the 10 year-old Glengoyne I sampled at the distillery when we visited as part of the 150th renunion, so I might end up with Glenmorangie which I bought last year under the strange delusion it was Glengoyne I was buying - it was fine.  On the other hand, the local Coop have a whisky sale on, so I might spend the same and get a more exotic brand. Feel free to recommend. My pal's son-in-law is something big in Chivas, so Alex always has expensive freebies to hand out (in drams).  I recall you saying you don't fancy Chivas.

Whisky-ordinaire.  VAT69 used to be great, since one could always make a table lamp out of the (empty) bottle, but it is not to be seen nowadays where I shop.  The Famous Grouse is a good standby - nobody ever refused a dram of it when I offered, so I might take the easy road and buy that.  I once bought an old gent a hauf of the Johnnie Walker Black Label.  "Cheers, son," he said, and downed it in one.  On another occasion, another of the same did the same with Drambuie.  I no longer buy drink for old gents.

Hugh.


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