Scotch

[MarciaA]

Twips she could play Ali..

[twips182]

Marcia she could play Ali and all night long...not sure if my heart could take it but I'm sure some young forum member could manage it. I need to talk with Big Jim maybe if we ran it like a relay we could get the job done.

[twips182]

Today's inspiration brought to you by brother Twips.

[twips182]

Scotch! Recommended to you by nurses for all that ails you.

[twips182]

Tonight in the scotch forum hosted by Argy's Lounge we will be reviewing a mixed blend scotch called Isle of Skye. I normally go for the single malt scotches but this was pointed out to me by a friend and thought I would give it a try. This scotch is 8 years old and is reported to have some Talisker in it which I enjoy.

The scotch has a little bit of a fruit scent to it and as our loyal readers know I normally go for a peat/smoke flavor so not sure how this is going to go for me.

Isle has what I would call a middle of the road flavor to it with a little bit of smoke and some leather mixed in there. There are also some fruit flavors present that I noted earlier. The finish is short with a little peat and some orange peel flavor to it.

This is a decent blended scotch that I would enjoy as something different from time to time.

Note.
For those that don't know peat is basically decayed turf that is condensed. In scotch it's burned to dry the barley before it is used to make the whisky. The more peat used to dry the barley the more of a smoke flavor the scotch has. Islay scotch is famous for it's heavy smoke/peat flavor.

[ArgyrosfeniX]

Nice breakdown of the scotch for us Twips.

Good to know we have someone with a refined palate around.

[twips182]

So here we have last nights review of a fine scotch called Ledaig. It's a 10 year old single malt scotch with a smokey peat flavor that reminds me of Talisker. I recommend this scotch to anyone who likes Talisker as it'ts a fair bit less expensive (about 20 dollars cheaper depending on where you live) I would also like to thank the hundreds of scotch forum fans who have sent in requests for reviews. I can only say that I am humbled and honored by your trust. Your requests are important to me and will get them as time and my liver allow. As always we thank the good folks at Argy's lounge for hosting us.

[MarciaA]

Twips I truely enjoy your reviews of the different types of scotch.

[twips182]

Tonight on the scotch forum we'll be taking a look in the mail bag. If your question doesn't get answered tonight don't worry as we will be going back to the bag about once a week. Lets pull the first letter out of the bag shall we.

Amy from Sioux City Iowa asks.."Twips you talk about scotch a lot do you think you drink too much?" Amy I do talk about scotch a lot but I only drink 3 or 4 times a week and then limit myself to about a quarter of a squat bar glass for that night. (Parties etc are an exception to the rule)

Jason from Baggs Wyoming asks.."Twips what are the ingredients of single malt scotch?" Jason that's an easy one..the only things in a single malt scotch are barley and water. The different tastes come from the water used, the peat fires drying the barley and the casks the scotch is stored in until ready for use. For instance the Island of Islay scotch I most enjoy (southwest side of Scotland) uses a acidic water with lots of peat in the drying.

Sharon from Katy Texas asks.."Twips do you really know PS Power?" Sharon I have to be honest with you....Dale and I go way back and he flies me up a couple times a month on his plane to play golf on his private course.

Sorry folks but that's all we have time for tonight.

Oh before I go our good friends at Argy's Lounge have asked us to remind you that every Saturday night they have the Haggis and Lutefisk buffet running from 7 until 10!

[ArgyrosfeniX]

Twips - That's 7pm 'til close (because we close right after we make it... Everyone keeling over and all that drama)


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