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Spirits, what you drinking...
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A Shirely Bassey as it was known in my local
The old boys' association of my secondary school bottled a cask of single-cask (ex-red wine), peated Croftengea at cask strength. Missed out on the bottling (it was expensive for 12 years), but an alumnus that runs a whiskey bar is now selling his remaining personal stock in sample drams. Bought a dram, can't wait for it to come.
For tonight, another very generous pour of the Craigellachie 17. I keep getting such funky notes out of it. A bit of ketchup on the finish this time. Absolutely no astringency even near the end of my pour. Can't go wrong with this unheralded distillery if you like an unpeated Speyside with a twist, but apparently the 13 and the 23 are much more straightforward Speyside, and the 17 is the odd one out with the vegetal and herbal and sulfuric (I swear I nose cardboard) stuff.
For tonight, another very generous pour of the Craigellachie 17. I keep getting such funky notes out of it. A bit of ketchup on the finish this time. Absolutely no astringency even near the end of my pour. Can't go wrong with this unheralded distillery if you like an unpeated Speyside with a twist, but apparently the 13 and the 23 are much more straightforward Speyside, and the 17 is the odd one out with the vegetal and herbal and sulfuric (I swear I nose cardboard) stuff.
I’ll take one of those!
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I'll go, and say I'm you ;P
Green mark vodka , and generally too much of all hard liquor.
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It's a literary joke. The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1063/1063-h/1063-h.htm
https://poestories.com/read/amontillado
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His name wasn't Fortunado by any chance? Every wine geek needs to see the Corman version with Peter Lorrie and Vincent Price.
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Fortunato is the ill-named friend (parental hubris, or his own in behaving badly due to counting upon his name being accurate? LOL) who accepted the invitation. Montresor was the host. I suppose in my joke I'd be an unnamed enemy of Montresor, since he didn't actually invite Luchresi (who was merely mentioned in order to lure Fortunato). I either had the sense not to be drunk at Carnival, or to be more aware of those I might have offended and thus more cautious. haha!
I loved short stories as a child, Poe and DuMaurier and Dahl wrote my favorites. I should read them again now that I'm getting in my dotage.
Or if I wait a bit longer, I'll have forgotten more of them, making them fresh again haha!Vincent Price and Peter Lorre were my favorite actors as a child, Price from the many horror films, and Lorre from his wonderful performance in Arsenic and Old Lace. I watched Mystery! on PBS largely because Price was the host. He could elevate any script into greatness, a marvelous and charismatic actor.
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It's a literary joke. The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1063/1063-h/1063-h.htm
https://poestories.com/read/amontillado
I needa stop drinking for today.
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I really want to start an infinity rum and (separately) gin bottle.
https://www.google.com/search?&q=infinity+bottle
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Japan is super serious about good cocktail bars.
I've been dreaming of this cocktail since I first saw this video, years ago.
We went down to Nara, but I didn't have a chance to stop in. I'm planning to go there, basically to get this drink, while we are here.
Reminds of a mezcal-tequila Old Fashioned smoked in cherrywood I had in London, except the Japanese take seems much more elaborate.
Four roses , Dalston's ginger beer .. quite a big pour but then what other pour is there .
Ginger is always good.
That reminds me of that amazing australian Bundaberg stuff.
This is nicer than that ! If you can you should get some.
Very natural, lovely ginger kick but low sugar.
