I’m not a whiskey snob by any stretch of the imagination, but once in a while I like to spoil meself. The amazing and often sordid history of whiskey is fascinating. Particularly in Scotland. The romance of the highlands, the rolling hills, and the barley waving in the wind. Aye! It's such a pleasure to watch the connoisseurs perform the drinking ritual with its meticulous process of swirling the liquid, inhaling its complex aromas, marveling at the colours created by the play of light, sipping, swishing, sucking in the air to explore its bouquet of flavours. I’ve tried such rituals myself but to tell you the truth, I don’t seem to appreciate it as much as others who have made whiskey-drinking their art and industry. To me whiskey tastes like alcohol. Oh yes, once in a while I get hints of barley, and maybe even licorice, but I can never taste the complex flavors that others so rapturously claim to experience. I’m afraid my palette is not refined enough to appreciate the intricacies of this gnomish elixir.
About a month before the shutdown, I got a hold of an Aberfeldy Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. I've never had it before, so there is not much I can say about it except that it has a beautiful amber colour and tastes wonderful. Like alcohol, but better. If I were to get poetic, I’d say it tastes like a saucy lass dipping her toes in an oak barrel full of cold water from the river Tay. The bottle is wonderfully rotund and came inside a container with sketches of the Aberfeldy distillery and other scenes associated with the region: a train, a bridge, a running stream. Old style fonts of varying sizes give it a vintage vibe. Whomever made it knows his/her graphic design. Fantastic presentation.
As you can see from the picture, my reserves are already running low. Once the whiskey runs out, well, there will be whiskey no more. Oh, I could easily go to the store and get me another bottle. But that’s not how it works during a pandemic, me lads and lassies. Perhaps later, once this is over, we’ll raise a glass in celebration and get properly sloshed.
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That is some fine looking whiskey! Are you normally a scotch drinker when it comes to whiskey? My mum is into the peaty scotch stuff like laphroaig whereas my dad prefers stuff like Juru and they occasionally slip me a tipple when I go up for dinner, but I've not seen a bottle of that in their cupboard (which might just mean it was far too good lol) I will have to keep an eye out for a chance to taste it! I'm not sure tasting like a lassies toe dipped in river water is a recommendation that would normally sell me - are we talking bare foot, finally freed from tight heels, after a night out here or freshly slipped from clean cotton sheets haha. Guess there's only one way to find out!
It is mighty fine, as they say down south. I'm not much of a drinker to begin with but more of a dabbler. Yea, that's it. I've dabbled here and there with various whiskeys, and though I would love to say that Scotch whiskey is my favourite- as any connoisseur should- I prefer the sugary goodness of Canadian whiskey and American bourbon. They're basically hootch for the masses, but darn it, they hit the spot.
Sorry, I forgot to add one additional detail to my taste description: the lass is wiggling her toes. Much delightful! I hope that clarifies things.
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