Robust, sweet, intense…
...rich, firm, smooth, beautifully balanced, warming, caressing, sedative… Where are you, my Prince on a white horse (or in a red Ferrari)? …Ay, no - this is about a scotch, Ardbeg 30 years old. I’m going to take the last sip tonight. ...Such a great Islay.
Ardbeg 30 years old
Ardbeg 30 years old
posted by Kym. @ 12/07/2004 12:40:00 AM
7 Comments:
At December 7, 2004 at 4:55:00 AM GMT+1,
MT Callahan said…
A 30 year old single malt goes a long way toward buying my affection. Alas, I have neither horse nor Italian sports car.
At December 7, 2004 at 10:32:00 AM GMT+1,
Borya said…
Thank God that it was the last sip! Otherwise I would have tormented you for not letting me taste...
No horse, no sports car, no 30y.old Islay on my side. So you can't mean me.
At December 7, 2004 at 10:34:00 AM GMT+1,
Borya said…
Oh, by the way, I don't have such wishes. Just a nice companion in my range (whatever this means).
At December 7, 2004 at 4:00:00 PM GMT+1,
Kym. said…
In this scotch I see the same characteristics as in my dream-Prince…
You know, I was thinking… Fox, my bullterrier, too is just like this Ardbeg. He is robust, sweet, firm (-bodied), smooth (-coated). Only, he’s not rich. Oh my God, could he be my Prince, who had been changed to a dog by the mean, old, ruthless hag?? =-0
Naaaah, he’s just a silly dog!
At December 17, 2004 at 6:26:00 AM GMT+1,
Victor said…
Hey Kym, long time since I've stopped by - but if I had known you were a "whisky girl"... (listen to Toby Keith)
No, work has kept me away. Anyway, I'm more of a bourbon guy (Americans have such un-refined taste) - but I appreciate the Scotch too (not just their tape). But my experience is limited so describe the characteristics of a good Islay! (I mean besides being like a prince in a red Ferrari - what does it taste like? Charred oak, smoked peat, what?)
Alas, Scotch is a rich man's hobby. :-(
At December 18, 2004 at 2:20:00 AM GMT+1,
Kym. said…
Victor, welcome back!
I drink whisky only once in a (long) while. And when I do, it’s usually a Scotch or Irish. But sometimes I have a bourbon like Jack Daniels or Wild Turkey (had to get used to it a bit, though). Islay malts are the most distinctive of all single malt whiskies, they say. An Islay has earthy, tar-like flavours (again, they say). Peat is the key of Islay, imparting a dryness which is balanced by sweetness, sometimes emphasized by smokiness. …Hm, I changed my mind - this Prince must ride on a (a little bit wild) horse, not a Ferrari.
Kym.
P.S.
I might sound kinda alcoholic, no? I don’t drink that much, though..., believe me, please.
At January 4, 2005 at 10:49:00 PM GMT+1,
Kym. said…
The Lone Pen, welcome!
Laphroaig is good, too, isn't it. Very good indeed. Y'know, I could use a dram at this very moment... I had to walk home in the rain for 45 min., got soaking wet. I repaired the tube of my bike yesterday, but got a flat again tonight. This time, it went really "PANG!". Well, okay, c'est la vie! I just wish I could have a sip of good scotch now. :-(
Kym.
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