When in Rome, ….
… do as the Romans do. When in Scotland, drink a glass of whisky. The word whisky itself comes from the Gaelic meaning “water of life”. Discover the flavors and aromas, from full-bodied, sweet, fruity over salty to smoky.
Personally, I adore the truly smoky ones like Ardbeg, Laphroaig or Highland Park. Those you either love or hate. To find out which one you prefer, you definitely have to try out several ones. Drinking whisky is a social happening, thus it rarely stays with one anyway.
“The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of culture, a manifesto of man’s determination to use the resources of nature to refresh mind and body and enjoy to the full the senses with which he has been endowed.” -David Daiches
I’m a huge fan of smoky whiskies too. It’s a bit expensive drink for me, so we’re not buying the expensive ones. Recently we’ve had Clynelish malt and we (husband and me) we loving it. Surprisingly, pseudo-whiskies produced by a local manufacturer here who normally produces slivovitz were nice too. Or maybe I have no taste! Have you been to Edinburgh’s Whisky Museum? I loved it there, especially the tasting samples 😉
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Hi Mara, I did a whisky tour close to Inverness in Scotland. There, we visited Benromach, Glenfiddich/Glenlivet and Glen Moray destillery. As my friend was the driver, I had to do all the tasting 🙂 That’s when I fell in love with the smoky ones. I actually like slivovitz as well.
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Well, of course a distillery tour is much better than the Whisky Museum. Great to find out we share a taste in liquor! 😉
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SO very jealous!
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🙂
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Could not agree with you one bit less.. Truly said, that to appreciate whisky, you have to be in love with it.. With the aroma, the smell, the muskiness.. And not to forget, to have it on the rocks.. Just hate it when people mix sodas and pepsi’s in their Scotch…. Njoy….
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The Irish who drink Whiskey would say: Slauncha! 😉
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