Wellington malt whisky gargre evening

[LB]

Very social group down here.

If we're not riding together, we're watching bike racing/taking the piss out of Ducatis together.

Or taking the piss out of Suzukis and Yamahas together.


Re the piper: Re-cycled is a piper as well - do you want two of them or is it de riguer to only have one?

PS: I don't actually drink whisky, but I might come along for the atmosphere - after watching Rick Stein's Food heroes, I don't think I'd partake of the Haggis either - Jim2: can I pse share the unbuttered Vogels?

I don't really drink, so could probably cart a couple of people home - perhaps 3 if you didn't mind squashing into the back of a Nissan Sentra, and promise not to throw up. NB: Hamish would drive, not me

[Ms Piggy]

I was thinking spoons C, but if you want 69, who am I to complain

Oh do beeeeeehave!

[Ms Piggy]

Is traditional attire required? I know WT has his own version of traditions he must remain faithful to but, for the rest of us...??? And what would traditional attire for a woman at a Haggis ceremony anyway?

[James Deuce]

Is traditional attire required? I know WT has his own version of traditions he must remain faithful to but, for the rest of us...??? And what would traditional attire for a woman at a Haggis ceremony anyway?

In the kitchen wearing an apron.

[Ms Piggy]

In the kitchen wearing an apron.

Don't ya mean over the fire or out back killing a beastie??

But what I really wanna know is what shall I wear????

Found this link http://members.efn.org/~celtic/celtic_looks.html

[Hitcher]

Is "Chivas Regal" any good, I won it in a raffle? I have also found in the cupboard a bottle of "Tamdhu" that talks of being a "Fine Single Malt" but sounds more Indian to me?

CelticNo6 - Now I understand why your FIL lives where he does.

[Sharp intake of breath... Look of anguish!] Blends at a single malt night??? Tamdhu is a qualifying beverage.

[Hitcher]

I'd be interested, I'm a non-malt drinker so I'll either bring some DB and hang out with WT or I might be talked into trying a few.

I also have a 7 seater car so if people are serious about getting there and back in one piece I could lay off the hard stuff and do a pickup/dropoff run to wgtn and back if the train times don't work out.

If there are enough non-malters present, what is a lot of fun is beer "blind testing". One way of sorting out the connoisseurs from the pretenders... Nothing too elaborate involved -- two brown beers, two lagers and two black beers. At the very least you should be able to pick the darks from the rest...

[Hitcher]

OK, but what about this guy??

He's in Palmerston North but...
He shouldn't drink much malt either

[Hitcher]

In the kitchen wearing an apron.

Ouch!!!
[Waits for CSL to come out swinging...]

[Her_C4]

Tamdhu (little dark hill in Gaelic). It's a speyside. It'll fit in well next to my Aberlour.

It's main claim to fame is its the principal single malt used in the Famous Grouse (a blended whisky).

Also they are the only distillery in Speyside to malt its own barley on the premises, so it could possibly be the only genuine speyside.

And as for my in-laws, I guess they like their privacy. Her_B4 and mangell6 you are both welcome.

Kewl!!! I look forward to it..

In the meantime I am feverishly taking notes on which 'single malt' (as opposed to a 'blend' ) would be acceptable to bring to the festivities.

[mangell6]

If there are enough non-malters present, what is a lot of fun is beer "blind testing". One way of sorting out the connoisseurs from the pretenders... Nothing too elaborate involved -- two brown beers, two lagers and two black beers. At the very least you should be able to pick the darks from the rest...

As I was once told, there is no such thing as a bad beer, it is just that some beers are better than others.

One could apply this to whiskies, but there is a major difference that is seperated by the Irish Sea.

[mangell6]

I don't really drink,

As it interferes with the discussion . . . . .

[riffer]

Lynda - the fact that you don't drink is not a problem at all. In fact, Gini doesn't drink either. She'd be more than happy to have a fellow non-drinker along...

Besides she does like a good natter

[Hitcher]

As I was once told, there is no such thing as a bad beer, it is just that some beers are better than others.

One could apply this to whiskies, but there is a major difference that is seperated by the Irish Sea.

Vatted malts versus real malts. Quite right!

[James Deuce]

As I was once told, there is no such thing as a bad beer, it is just that some beers are better than others.

One could apply this to whiskies, but there is a major difference that is seperated by the Irish Sea.

That isn't quite true. Johnny Walker for instance doesn't make a nice one no matter how fancy the label. Malts are made to be tasted, not quaffed. The aftertaste of a single malt can identify regional differences and you can often pick the distillery.

Irish whiskey used to be regarded as a superior product to any Scots blend, referred to as "Scotch" by the plebians that inhabit Nth America. However prohibition in the US caused the Irish to rush maturation and they ended up destroying a vast amount of their cask (the barrels are important as they impart a great deal of character) stock in the process. All for a profit.

I don't mind Jameson's for quaffing. It's very smooth.