Single Malts.....
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osodecanelaI like scotch.
There, I said it.
No, I'm not alcoholic. I really have to think hard to remember the last time I felt tipsy. It takes me the better part of a couple of years to finish a bottle of scotch, but my idea of a great afternoon (well, a great afternoon that doesn't involve rolling around in bed with my husband) is a rainy afternoon, a window seat, a crackling fire in the woodstove, a good book & 2 fingers of Dalwhinnie.
I cannot drink red wine. Gives me migraines. Literally. It's a veritable guarentee. Even foods prepared with red wines in them have set me off. Listening to folks waxing poetic on the glories of a particular Cabernet or Syrah is lost on me. So glad it works for you, but for me it's death in a glass. Even my mom, the migraineur I got this gift from extolls the pleasure of a good Cab. Reds, for whatever reason, are not a trigger for her.
However, I do enjoy a nice scotch and as time goes bye, I'm learning about the various regional appelations of Scotches. Could I tell you which was which in a blind tasting? Probably not, at least not yet. I am getting to know how flavors differ and find I reach for different bottles when I finally do feel like a drink to savor.
I have a number of highland, speyside, and island single malts. Now a goodly number have come as gifts, which has given me the opportunity to try what's out there. Balvenie, Dalwhinnie (a favorite), Talisker, several different styles of Glen Morangie, and Glenfiddich, Cardhu, and Macallam currently grace the cabinet. Every one of them are meant to be sipped and savored (neat please), preferably in a snifter to let the scent intensify and hit your nose before the liquid gold touches your lips.
If I need more antioxidants I'll have another piece of dark chocolate.
There, I said it.
No, I'm not alcoholic. I really have to think hard to remember the last time I felt tipsy. It takes me the better part of a couple of years to finish a bottle of scotch, but my idea of a great afternoon (well, a great afternoon that doesn't involve rolling around in bed with my husband) is a rainy afternoon, a window seat, a crackling fire in the woodstove, a good book & 2 fingers of Dalwhinnie.
I cannot drink red wine. Gives me migraines. Literally. It's a veritable guarentee. Even foods prepared with red wines in them have set me off. Listening to folks waxing poetic on the glories of a particular Cabernet or Syrah is lost on me. So glad it works for you, but for me it's death in a glass. Even my mom, the migraineur I got this gift from extolls the pleasure of a good Cab. Reds, for whatever reason, are not a trigger for her.
However, I do enjoy a nice scotch and as time goes bye, I'm learning about the various regional appelations of Scotches. Could I tell you which was which in a blind tasting? Probably not, at least not yet. I am getting to know how flavors differ and find I reach for different bottles when I finally do feel like a drink to savor.
I have a number of highland, speyside, and island single malts. Now a goodly number have come as gifts, which has given me the opportunity to try what's out there. Balvenie, Dalwhinnie (a favorite), Talisker, several different styles of Glen Morangie, and Glenfiddich, Cardhu, and Macallam currently grace the cabinet. Every one of them are meant to be sipped and savored (neat please), preferably in a snifter to let the scent intensify and hit your nose before the liquid gold touches your lips.
If I need more antioxidants I'll have another piece of dark chocolate.
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Date: 2009-09-01 11:05 am (UTC)I can't handle red or white wine without getting that huge headache. The only thing I like about wine is reading the wine columns. Oh, the use of those adjectives! Cliff
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Date: 2009-09-01 11:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-01 02:39 pm (UTC)Neither scotch nor wine is my thing - and it takes me months (at least) to get through a bottle of my favorite whiskey.
I won't argue with chocolate - but for myself, I'd rather have blueberries or raspberries for antioxidant content than any wine. ;)
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Date: 2009-09-01 11:22 pm (UTC)Caol Ila, Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Bunnahabhain make for a lovely peat-soaked flight!