Paul Dormer said:

Bought two bottles of whisky as gifts, looks like I'm keeping one now.
I've not tried either before, so I'm looking for opinions from any
whisky afficionados!

Caol Ila 12 vs Talisker 10

Can't you administer your own blind tests, fer chrissakes? ;-)

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:59:50 +0000, Paul Dormer
wrote:

Bought two bottles of whisky as gifts, looks like I'm keeping one now.
I've not tried either before, so I'm looking for opinions from any
whisky afficionados!

Caol Ila 12 vs Talisker 10


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I only know Talisker, which I love. It's one of my favorites. It's not
for the faint of heart though. Lots of smoke, peat, salt and iodine.
Quite intense. One of the greats, with a very distinctive seaside
profile.

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"dave weil" emitted :

Bought two bottles of whisky as gifts, looks like I'm keeping one now.
I've not tried either before, so I'm looking for opinions from any
whisky afficionados!

Caol Ila 12 vs Talisker 10


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It's Grim up north..

I only know Talisker, which I love. It's one of my favorites. It's not
for the faint of heart though. Lots of smoke, peat, salt and iodine.
Quite intense. One of the greats, with a very distinctive seaside
profile.

That'll do me Dave. I like the sound of it from your description.
Thanks :-)

Evidently, from Dave's description, you'll be singing sea shantys

"Paul Dormer" wrote in message

Bought two bottles of whisky as gifts, looks like I'm keeping one now.
I've not tried either before, so I'm looking for opinions from any
whisky afficionados!

Caol Ila 12 vs Talisker 10

I'd stick with the Talisker.

Caol for cleaning fine optics.
Talisker for paint removal.

"Paul Dormer" wrote in message
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Bought two bottles of whisky as gifts, looks like I'm keeping one now.
I've not tried either before, so I'm looking for opinions from any
whisky afficionados!

Caol Ila 12 vs Talisker 10


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onions, and parsley.
Place roast on top with fat side up.
Place uncovered in 500° oven for 20 minutes, reduce oven to 325°.
Bake till medium rare (150°) and let roast rest.
Pour stock over onions and drippings, carve the meat and
place the slices in the au jus.



Bisque à l?Enfant

Honor the memory of Grandma with this dish by utilizing her good
silver soup tureen and her great grandchildren (crawfish, crab or
lobster will work just as well, however this dish is classically
made with crawfish).

Stuffed infant heads, stuffed crawfish heads, stuffed crab or lobster shells;
make patties if shell or head is not available
(such as with packaged crawfish, crab, or headless baby).
Flour
oil
onions
bell peppers
garlic salt, pepper, etc.
3 cups chicken stock
2 sticks butter
3 tablespoons oil

First stuff the heads, or make the patties (see index)
then fry or bake.
Set aside to drain on paper towels.
Make a roux with butter, oil and flour,
brown vegetables in the roux, then add chicken stock and
allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the patties or stuffed heads, and some loose crawfish,
lobster, long piglet, or what have you.
Cook on low for 15 minutes, then allow it to set for at least
15 minutes mo

Paul Dormer wrote:


"Bruce J. Richman" emitted :

I only know Talisker, which I love. It's one of my favorites. It's not
for the faint of heart though. Lots of smoke, peat, salt and iodine.
Quite intense. One of the greats, with a very distinctive seaside
profile.

That'll do me Dave. I like the sound of it from your description.
Thanks :-)

Evidently, from Dave's description, you'll be singing sea shantys

I'm starting to feel that way inclined and I've only had one double,
m' hearty....

If you want to hear same great Irish folk singers singing Sea Shanties, I'd
recommend the following LP:

CLANCY BROTHERS - Sing of the Sea - Columbias CS 9658.

(or any of the albums copntaining the song, "The Irish Rover".

Maybe it's time to dust down mi Bodhran.

Certainly, spoons are to hand!


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No spoons, but some nice pennywhistle playing and great singing.

For bhodran, I recommend the Chieftains - Long Black Veil is a nice album with
lots of soloists, but I dig just about anything by this group. A great band of
musicians.



Bruce J. Richman