Whisky is ruining my health. What I mean by this is I am staying up to watch educational videos on Youtube about the stuff. I’ve discovered a wonderful fellow, “Ralfy” by name, who teaches and reviews whisky, scotch, and bourbon. He both knowledgeable and entertaining – a sort of Dame Edna from Edinburgh.
I am thoroughly bewitched by his Scottish accent and woofy demeanor. As a consequence, when I should be sleeping I am staying up listening to whiskey reviews and drooling at the fellow. I am not too alert in the day time, and serves me right. If a patient reported such awful sleeping habits, I would crown him.
Ironically I haven’t had much scotch, whiskey or bourbon, but I sure can identify the labels and tell you the data. Someone often calls me “Dr. Smartypants who reads a lot of books” and learning about brown booze is no exception. Last weekend I was running around Total Wine photographing bottles and their price tags. Sometimes I can be quite dense; I was pleased I recognized the labels of several fancy bottles, yet I hadn’t connected the dots J&B and Cutty Sark are scotch. Who knew? I’ve only seen the labels all my life.
I am all ready for my trip to Canada next month viz. the types of Canadian whiskey I want to (finally) try. My list included Alberta Premium, Forty Creek, Collingwood, and White Owl (no rubbish indeed!).
Yesterday at the bar (or pub as I call now call it) I tried the house scotch “100 Pipers”, which dear Ralfy hasn’t gotten around to in his video reviews.** Like a pro, I held it up to my nose and smelled it three times, explaining to Someone all about the subtle aromas until he told me to knock it off and quit playing around and just drink the damn thing.
With his help I’ve organized a list of ‘Things to Try’, which is now a very long list indeed. Some of the stuff is unbelievably expensive (who knew scotch was so popular?), so I better not go through the list too quickly, or I will be broke or a drunkard in no time.
**It was fair.
13 comments
July 23, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Aunt Barb
Then, Dr Smartypants, buy the Seagram’s 83 for me!
July 23, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Urspo
Aye, Auntie Mame, I shall have some in your honor!
July 23, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Jay
We need to make a long list of recommended drinks. I still like scotch but I am becoming more acquainted with Bourbons. Such a lot to explore.
July 23, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Greg
Best be careful, then, when at the bars, or some wild Canadian men may try to take advantage….
July 24, 2012 at 4:44 AM
Mark
Bottoms up! Ha, look who I’m tellin’!
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July 24, 2012 at 7:54 AM
Raybob
Good scotch is like heaven. Bad scotch is like sweat-sock tea.
July 24, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Ron
I drank Scotch once when I was in the Army and hated the stuff and got sick as a dog. Maybe I had some bad Scotch but all I know, it was the worst, vile concoction I ever drank in my life. Even white lightening taste better and that stuff tasted like gasoline, which I think it was.
July 24, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Laurent
India is the biggest scotch market in the world, Japan is also top market.
But try to stick to single malt scotch better for your health.
July 24, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Erik Rubright
I think I’m in love with Ralfy. There goes my purity ring….
July 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Urspo
hands off ! He’s mine !!1
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July 24, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Erik Rubright
I’m sure we can come to some sort of shared custody arrangement.
July 26, 2012 at 4:08 AM
Birdie
Best headline of the week!
July 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM
jefferyrn
I cracked open the green label this weekend! On ice no water. Just swril to cool it down be for drinking. It was wonderful.