ambientboy
05-26-2009, 10:35 PM
So my wife was out of town in Philly all weekend so I made my own plans with friends for Memorial Day. It was a day of good booze and good sticks and good times.
My friend Kevin's family owns a local pub which I frequent and he extended an invitation to join him and his fam for a cookout which promised to end in good scotch. So naturally I accepted because how can you turn down a guy who has the best scotch list in the city?
While his bro was grilling, we started out with a few 10yr old Party Panatellas that were subtle and smokey and certainly a good pre-dinner stick while enjoying the ever-smooth silkiness of Dalwhinnie 15yr with a splash of water.
After the chicken and kabobs and tasty grilled things, it was time to start a fire in the fire-pit and get out the GOOD scotch, which meant it was time for me to break out the good cigars.
I pulled out two Punch SS2's for Kev and Chris, dug a little deeper in the herf-a-dor and grabbed an 1986 ERdM Panatella Larga for me. I clipped and handed them out as Kevin popped open the Glen Ord 30 year (http://www.whisky.com/brands/glen_ord_brand.html). Now you know why this is in the wine, beer, and spirits thread.
We sniffed the 30yr and got a nice nose of sweet fruit with a touch of honey. The first taste bites you without a splash, coming on surprisingly edgy at first but with a rounded, albeit slightly dry back. A bold flavor with a little ginger to accompany the essence of dried fruits just before the long finish that hinted at broad nuttiness. It was stellar.
All in all, if you've got almost $300 laying around for a distinctly flavorful single malt, I recommend it. If you happen to be in Rochester and want to give it a whirl for roughly the same price as Johnny Blue, Kevin has it at The Old Toad (http://www.theoldtoad.com)
My friend Kevin's family owns a local pub which I frequent and he extended an invitation to join him and his fam for a cookout which promised to end in good scotch. So naturally I accepted because how can you turn down a guy who has the best scotch list in the city?
While his bro was grilling, we started out with a few 10yr old Party Panatellas that were subtle and smokey and certainly a good pre-dinner stick while enjoying the ever-smooth silkiness of Dalwhinnie 15yr with a splash of water.
After the chicken and kabobs and tasty grilled things, it was time to start a fire in the fire-pit and get out the GOOD scotch, which meant it was time for me to break out the good cigars.
I pulled out two Punch SS2's for Kev and Chris, dug a little deeper in the herf-a-dor and grabbed an 1986 ERdM Panatella Larga for me. I clipped and handed them out as Kevin popped open the Glen Ord 30 year (http://www.whisky.com/brands/glen_ord_brand.html). Now you know why this is in the wine, beer, and spirits thread.
We sniffed the 30yr and got a nice nose of sweet fruit with a touch of honey. The first taste bites you without a splash, coming on surprisingly edgy at first but with a rounded, albeit slightly dry back. A bold flavor with a little ginger to accompany the essence of dried fruits just before the long finish that hinted at broad nuttiness. It was stellar.
All in all, if you've got almost $300 laying around for a distinctly flavorful single malt, I recommend it. If you happen to be in Rochester and want to give it a whirl for roughly the same price as Johnny Blue, Kevin has it at The Old Toad (http://www.theoldtoad.com)