A dear departed friend of mine from London was always disgusted with
American bars... he wanted his Scotch served in a tumbler with a small
pitcher of water on the side so he could mix to taste. I don't think he ever
got it. A colleague and I were trying to toast his memory and had the same
problem... the best the bartenders ever came up with is a second tumbler
full of water, which dribbles all over the bar when you attempt to pour.
Bother.
The current brand at the domicile is Speyburn, but it changes from time to
time (flighty, I admit... real drinkers choose one brand and stick to it).
on 2/17/01 11:33 AM, Barrie Robinson at barrier@bconnex.net wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Being English I am partial to decent Scotch, and have just discovered the
> joys of Irish (my god, where have I been?) by inducement of an old
> university chum of 35 years ago. But did you know that the Scots add a
> little water to bring out the flavour (it does!). However, when the
> English vamped all over Scotland they wanted to appear tough so they drank
> it neat! This method of consumption became the unfortunately the
> norm. But the good old Scots knew the best way and still do, no doubt!
> Regards
> Barrie Robinson
> barrier@bconnex.net
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