Peat and strength with tastes to enjoy,
The 10 year Laphroig keeps bartends employed,
I take one more sip,
And my hat I will tip,
To distillers of liquid joy.
Posts Tagged ‘scotch’
Laphroig 10
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Bowmore 15
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Strong and woody with smoky dryness,
A drink that the gods would surely bless,
The nose, a perfume,
It goes down so smooth:
Like your girl stripping out of her dress.
Written in a “Scottish” bar: Mosaic, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Not sure how authentic it is.
Glenfiddich 15 Solara Wood Reserve
Monday, May 18th, 2009Smooth as silk with a splash of water
I sip as my wife talks of being a potter,
Its nose is sublime,
Soft as syrah wine,
The effects do make my pulse hotter.
(written on my 7 year anniversary date)
I like Scotch. Scotchy-Scotch-Scotch.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009I’m a big fan of single-malt Scotch Whisky. One of my favorite movie lines is above, and I have been heard quoting it at Scotch tastings. I may therefore blog about it sometimes. Currently I have a bottle of Johnny Walker Black at home for mixing and late nights and a bottle of Aberlour 12 as my “good stuff.” When I travel, I have been known to take a small flask, as it saves money, and then I know what I’m getting.
Oddly enough, however, I probably only have a glass of Scotch every 2-3 weeks, unless one of my “Scotch buddies” is in town. The price is high, and there is such thing as “too much of a good thing” I believe.
Later I’ll explain why, but when I have a new Scotch, I write limericks about it. They will start to appear here.
Balvenie Doublewood 12
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Soft on the nose with some hints of oak
Bits of malt and some parts of smoke
The taste is so smooth,
I get in the groove,
Tonight I will drink and not choke
Ardberg 12
Friday, November 21st, 2008Smoky like fire on a peat bog
The scent fills my nose like san frisco fog
It’s best when it’s neat
And hard to be beat
This ardberg could knock out a hog
Bladnock 15
Friday, November 21st, 2008Balanced like gymnast on a balance beam
Strong or aggressive but surely not mean,
Bladnock has a kick
That I would not quit
If threatened with a large bottle of Beam.
Talisker Sherry
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008As Smooth as the back of a baby
With sherry and oak that is wavy
The smoke is a hit
That i’d drink till it quit
On a night that has been quite crazy.
Springbank 10
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Soft on the nose, with a hint of oak,
Dissonant but nice, without the smoke,
I drink and enjoy,
the tastes they employ,
me to write words to read to the folk.
Lagavulin 16
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Strong but softer than a good cigar,
A Scotch I will drink till close of the bar,
Strong and not sweet,
It’s taste is complete,
The smoothness makes this Scotch go far!