Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Water Of Life

There seems to be a bit of a mystique surrounding Scotch Whisky, or in Scottish Gaelic, Uisge Beatha.

It is asked for or offered by different names, " ...a wee dram...", "... a drop..." , "... something to wet your whistle..." and so on.

Some like it neat, some with ice, some with varying amounts of water, some at room temperature and some a bit colder than that.

Hopefully, we'll come away from this amazing dinner with some of the mystique explained away. As we sample each course, John will give us a bit of the background of each malt as well as a hint on what flavours might cross our palates.


Each single malt has been chosen for it's unique flavours, from medicinal, to herbal, flowery and/or smoky peat to name a few.

For more details about this extraordinay evening, go to http://www.gatheringofthescots.com/ and see the page "Whisky Pairing"

Slainte!

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