Quote:I will look for the Glenrothes Select Reserve, the Basil Hayden was so good that I will trust your judgement again!

 

The scotch season opened last night- having the choice in the cabinet of the Glenlivet or the end of the Lagavulin, I decided to go heavy with the Lagavulin and finish it up. The peat smokiness in that is just fabulous. Two other favorites are Talisker and Bowmore.

 

I want to try one that's made in Campbelltown I think it is, let me look it up...yes, Campbeltown and it's Springbank Distillery. I can't paste the link to Wiki-Campbeltown Single Malts- but it is located very south in the Highlands area on the peninsula of Kintyre, very near the Isle of Islay.

 

Our local big box liquor store has a liquor manager uniquely named (I took his name out on second thought but his first name is the same as his last like Gregory Gregory) and he puts on invitation only tastings at the store once in a while which are can't miss events as you get to try a variety of different brands of whatever liquor is featured. He also keeps a number of open bottles in his office area and good customers are welcome to try what they might like. Very cool.

 

I'll head over there tomorrow and hope to come back with one of the Springbank scotches and the Glenrothes plus a 12 pack of Wachusett (local brewery) Winter Lager, then settle in by the fire and watch the snow fall.

 

On Pabst, two of our local Elks lodges have it on draft for $1/16 oz. Can't beat that. Free hot dogs on Monday nights and a couple of PBRs. The Elks is a great thing.

Live long and prosper \\//