As of the end of today, I’ve been off the drink for a month. I’ve also been single for slightly over a year. (It has not escaped my attention that I appear to be willing to give up certain human interactions for longer than I am willing to abstain from strong drink, but [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Whisky'
To Justify God’s Ways To Man
April 8th, 2008 No Comments
Topic: “Alasdair!” I hear you cry, “What happened to your minimum of 800 words a week plan?” Fear not, I haven’t forgotten, it’s just that I wrote this lot, a basic summary of supermarket whiskies, for the excellent food and drink blog Very Good Taste, and wanted to give them a chance to run [...]
Malt Does More Than Milton Can
March 14th, 2008 No Comments
Topic: Hugh Hancock asks What’s So Good About Whisky, Then?
“I like the little things. The way a glass feels in your hand, a good glass – thick, with a heavy base. I love the sound an ice cube makes when you drop it from just the right height. Too high, and it will chip when [...]
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