Temporary Disruption of Service (Part II)
Allergies this time, not cold or flu, but still, I can hardly breathe and my nose feels like it takes up half of my face. Not at all pleasant, and it means that I haven't been doing any whisky tasting over the last couple of weeks. In fact, the last dram I had was a small sample (approximately 50ml) of Nikka Pure Malt Black, courtesy of Johanne from 'The Perfect Whisky Match' (or @Whiskylassie, for those of you on Twitter), whom I met, along with her husband Graham, while I was out in New Brunswick at the end of April (thanks again, Johanne and Graham!). They also gave me two other small samples (a Suntory Hakushu 12yr, and a Karuizawa 27yr Multi-Vintage from the Noh series), and I was able to procure a bottle of Glenfarclas 17yr (not available in Ontario) from Jason Debly, in exchange for me bringing him a bottle of Green Spot Irish Whiskey, but I don't want to try any of them until I am feeling better (at which point I will do a brief write-up of the three Japanese whiskies).
My only whisky related consumption has been some whisky matured cheese. The first batch was an experiment, in which I attempted to follow these directions, using a small brick of extra-aged white cheddar and 50ml of Talisker 10yr (and it was phenomenal! It definitely deserves a repeat at our upcoming Scotchtoberfest, which will likely be in July), and then Meg's father purchased some Glen Philly Whisky Flavoured Cheddar at a Farm Boy last night (her parents were up visiting for the Victoria Day Weekend), which, while it was a very good creamy, not crumbly, aged cheddar, it was not nearly as flavourful as the Talisker-matured cheese.
My only whisky related consumption has been some whisky matured cheese. The first batch was an experiment, in which I attempted to follow these directions, using a small brick of extra-aged white cheddar and 50ml of Talisker 10yr (and it was phenomenal! It definitely deserves a repeat at our upcoming Scotchtoberfest, which will likely be in July), and then Meg's father purchased some Glen Philly Whisky Flavoured Cheddar at a Farm Boy last night (her parents were up visiting for the Victoria Day Weekend), which, while it was a very good creamy, not crumbly, aged cheddar, it was not nearly as flavourful as the Talisker-matured cheese.