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Skriven 2008-09-02 21:46:13 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: scotch 853
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 08-31-08 13:14 <=-

 ML>> Glenmorangie is in fact not all that peaty/smoky; the 10 is a
 ML>> bit harsh but characterless; it's the 12-and-ups and the strange
 ML>> wood finishes that interest me the most, even though they're out
 ML>> of my price range.
 NB>> OK.  A friend was having a private scotch tasting for me, there were a
 ML> The right kind of friend to have!
 
For sure!  :)

 NB>> few he wanted me to try, and it was probably one of the others that
 NB>> was peaty...  If it was a 10, I can understand then why I wasn't
 NB>> impressed.  It was a number of years ago now...  If I get the
 NB>> opportunity, the older ones do look interesting... :)
 ML> Problem with opportunity, of course, is that it tends to cost. A
 ML> shot of any of the fancier Glenmorangies will run $12 most places,
 ML> which, if I have enough fingers, comes to $180 a bottle.

Generally in my book opportunity is a friend with the stock.. or
possibly, if I ever get to one, a scotch tasting... there was a store
near us that was talking about hosting such, along with the wine
tastings, but either they never got around to it or I missed it...
they're no longer around, either... 

 ML> I guess that's its purpose. A friend sent another friend $50 to take
 ML> me out to dinner with (for some unknown favor that I had apparently
 ML> performed), and I had bourbon with a water chaser along with some
 ML> perfectly mundane spiedie meat. The water was the best part. The good
 ML> thing was that the $50 paid for us both.
 ML> The meat, lamb and beef mixed, had been marinated in bottled
 ML> Italian dressing, a variation that I think we have discussed here
 ML> on the echo. It came with bread and rice pilaf. $14. This was
 ML> definitely not the memorable meal that I promised to write about.

For that, one would have thought that less than $50 would have been
sufficient...  :(  Not a restaurant to return to, I'd guess... 

ttyl       neb

... Everyone is of some use, if only to set a bad example.

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