Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Hurricane Jack]

Today Feb 8th is International Scotch Whisky Day. Drink the best!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

No way! I am missing Scotch Whiskey Day. Darn.

I will sip a Scotch Whiskey in tribute tomorrow evening. Tonight I rambled about sipping a Guinness. Tasty drink tonight in the warm 25'f weather.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

No way! I am missing Scotch Whiskey Day. Darn.

You can forget Valentines Day but don't forget these two dates:

Coming up on Tue Feb 22nd is National Margarita Day, & on Sun Mar 27th is International Whisk(e)y Day. Stock up; fair warning.

 

[StoryPNW]

You can forget Valentines Day but don't forget these two dates:

Coming up on Tue Feb 22nd is National Margarita Day, & on Sun Mar 27th is International Whisk(e)y Day. Stock up; fair warning.

Those are two special days I can get behind, I will have to mark them for observance.

 

[The Shoe]

Today Feb 8th is International Scotch Whisky Day. Drink the best!

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It’s already tomorrow over here in Japan. You must post dates like this earlier so that those a day ahead of you are not a year behInd you. It has been duly added to my iPhone calendar on a yearly repeat.
You picked a beauty to celebrate with.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

It’s already tomorrow over here in Japan. You must post dates like this earlier so that those a day ahead of you are not a year behI do. It has been duly added to my iPhone calendar on a yearly repeat.
You picked a beauty to celebrate with.

I’ll try to remember to look a month ahead. I do the same thing with them loaded on my calendar.

I know you like Scotch so you will want to mark April 6 as the Declaration of Arbroath going all the way back to 1320 when the Scots basically sent a letter to Great Britain declaring their own sovereign independence. No shots were fired!

 

[RBH]

I’ll try to remember to look a month ahead. I do the same thing with them loaded on my calendar.

I know you like Scotch so you will want to mark April 6 as the Declaration of Arbroath going all the way back to 1320 when the Scots basically sent a letter to Great Britain declaring their own sovereign independence. No shots were fired!

But I bet a few 'shots' were thrown back!!!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

But I bet a few 'shots' were thrown back!!!

And still are being thrown back 702 yrs later.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good Wednesday evening folks. Home a bit ago and walked about with my dog while sipping a Guinness. The beer and walkabout is a relaxing wind down to a long day.

Finished with my beer and I am celebrating Scottish Whiskey Day with a dram of Arbelour Casg Annamh. This is a darn fine whiskey! Spice, kick and a the right bit of dry sherry are what I enjoy on the tongue and mouth.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Scooterz]

Wolfbrae and Makers Cask Strength.

 

[The Shoe]

I’ll try to remember to look a month ahead. I do the same thing with them loaded on my calendar.

I know you like Scotch so you will want to mark April 6 as the Declaration of Arbroath going all the way back to 1320 when the Scots basically sent a letter to Great Britain declaring their own sovereign independence. No shots were fired!

Duly added to the calendar.
Finishing off the Knob Creek. What to have next…

While I’ve got your attention, have you (or anyone else here) tried this?
I read some good things about it and am considering grabbing a bottle.

The hat is the modern Panizza I wear to work because I don’t like it enough to wear in leisure time.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I read some good things about it and am considering grabbing a bottle.

Can't get it here; no one distributes it. From what I understand it's more like an Island Single Malt than an Islay; sea salt & briny, no Peat or smoky taste.

You might enjoy it with fish & seafood. I used to have some business dinners at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood place. They have a sea bass that was delicious & they recommend you pair it with an Island Single Malt. Only time I've drank an Island Malt.

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[The Shoe]

Can't get it here; no one distributes it. From what I understand it's more like an Island Single Malt than an Islay; sea salt & briny, no Peat or smoky taste.

You might enjoy it with fish & seafood. I used to have some business dinners at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood place. They have a sea bass that was delicious & they recommend you pair it with an Island Single Malt. Only time I've drank an Island Malt.

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My immediate thought from your description was “something like Talisker?” (no bad thing). My second thought was “you’ve never had Talisker!?”. Surely that needs to be remedied!
Here’s another that was recommended by the same site…

Any idea about this one?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

My immediate thought from your description was “something like Talisker?” (no bad thing). My second thought was “you’ve never had Talisker!?”. Surely that needs to be remedied!
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Any idea about this one?

Even though Talisker is distilled on the Isle of Skye, due to the elevation among other things it has more of the profile of a Highlands Malt. I can buy Talisker 10 here & like it fine for a mild tasting Highlands Malt, but it has pricepoint competition from plenty of Highland Speysides so I don't keep it as a regular of mine.

Typical Island Malts would be Jura, Orkney, & now Arran since the distillery has reopened. I forgot I bought a bottle of Arran Robert Burns. It's NAS & young but at a price point <$40.

Deanston 12 is available here. A mild tasting Highlands Malt, it only scores about a 70. I've never bought a bottle.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

HH with my Resistol 3X hand felted edge & a few GC’s 2-Pulls, with a sample of their recently tapped Gold Rush Strong Bavarian Pale Ale @ 8% ABV.

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[The Shoe]

Hornskov Mogul today to try out a new limited series offering from yaho breweries. Nice aromas to start with, but overall an unremarkable beer that I won’t buy again.

 

[The Shoe]

Even though Talisker is distilled on the Isle of Skye, due to the elevation among other things it has more of the profile of a Highlands Malt. I can buy Talisker 10 here & like it fine for a mild tasting Highlands Malt, but it has pricepoint competition from plenty of Highland Speysides so I don't keep it as a regular of mine.

Typical Island Malts would be Jura, Orkney, & now Arran since the distillery has reopened. I forgot I bought a bottle of Arran Robert Burns. It's NAS & young but at a price point <$40.

Deanston 12 is available here. A mild tasting Highlands Malt, it only scores about a 70. I've never bought a bottle.

I just ordered a bottle of the Bunnahabhain 12. Having enjoyed my recent adventures with American whiskeys, I think it’s time to try some new (to me) varieties of Scotch.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I just ordered a bottle of the Bunnahabhain 12. Having enjoyed my recent adventures with American whiskeys, I think it’s time to try some new (to me) varieties of Scotch.

I'll watch for the posts.

 

[Scooterz]

Agnoulita and a nice Irish Whiskey.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Happy hour sometimes just means you need to get away from your hacienda for a couple hrs & have some fun. I grabbed a Stetson One-hundred (always a positive mood changer) & disappeared for a few Negra Modelos this afternoon.

As the early dinner crowd started to filter in it was time for me to clear out and head for home.

After getting everything taken care of for the evening it was time to break open a new bottle of Tequila Ocho Blanco.