Single malts

[obie dog]

Greetings Gentlemen

As many of you know there are several books dedicated to single malts. 
Michael Jackson (not the wacko with the one white glove) has a good book 
describing dozens of the varieties of single malts. Some call it the bible. 
I think it is a good start to help one learn more.

15 years ago I gathered 10 interesting gents together to try a rare single 
malt. We audaciously named ourselves 'The Sons of Scotland Single Malt 
Whiskey Society'  At that time one could only get a handful of different 
malts so most were rare. We have been meeting monthly ever since except in 
the summer which are known as the months of darkness. Most of the members 
travel frequently and bring home varieties of single malt not available 
locally. As a result I have had the pleasure of sampling a many wee dram of 
whiskey. This year we ventured forth and purchased a barrel of whiskey from 
the Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay. It will be ours to sample 
in 12-15 years.

A humerous aside;
A recent headline in the Newcastle Daily Star News states "Weapon of Malt 
Destruction". (placed just above an extremely busty photo of Pamela Anderson 
with gossipy subtext and right beside an extremely toothy photo of Julia 
Roberts with gossipy subtext)

The story tells that "bungling American spies have been keeping tabs on the 
Bruichladdich whisky distillery because they thought it was a base for 
international terrorists and a  production facility for deadly chemical 
weapons. The CIA reportedly dispatched agents to the island. As well the US 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency had tapped into the distillery's webcam and 
security cams. The CIA and the DTRA have not denied the story."

Anyway back to single malts. I think the best value for a good single malt 
is Balvenie 12 year old but if money were no object I'd be sipping 25 year 
old Springbank. Its like a wee Angel pissin on your tongue.
At my house though you will always find a bottle of Oban whether it be a 12 
or 17 year old or one of the 'new' cherry and port cask distillations. For 
me there is nothing more cathartic than spending time in the garage working 
on an old car and sipping a fine 17 year old.

Regards
Ross Maylor
Calgary Canada

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