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[therru]

Yesterday my nice neighbours invited me to share their Thai take-away dinner, as a thank-you for walking their dogs this week, and also fed me dark chocolate, fresh strawberries, and two kinds of single-malt whisky. I got very giggly

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[therru]

The first one was AnCnoc, a nice enough whisky but kind of flat. There was no, whatsitcalled, aftertaste? It ended too suddenly, like a piece of music that's cut off or ends before the tune has "landed". (Please excuse my lack of correct terms...)

The second one was a Glenlivet Nàdurra, 48% proof and matured in American Bourbon casks. It was very nice, on the sweetish side, with lots of aftertastes that arrived one after the other, ending on a very clear vanilla tone. But then I tend to find most whiskies kind of sweet these days! It's because of my no-sugar diet, it's made me much more sensitive to sweet flavours.

I went into Systembolaget yesterday in order to look for the Nàdurra, and found one that had the same name, but was 53% proof and said nothing about Bourbon casks. I couldn't tell if it was the same edition, so I didn't buy it. On the other hand, I found the first edition of the first ever Swedish single malt whisky, Mackmyra. I don't know if it's any good (and I haven't tasted it yet), but I was too curious to leave it on the shelf! Apparently some of it was matured in casks made of oak from Visingsö that was planted centuries ago to provide timber for war ships, er, right about now...

[sneprinsesse]

Thanks for the notes, I like the way you describe the sensations. I haven't actually tried any of those (perhaps Mackmyra?). (I usually tag along with the lads to tastings and sometimes to bars, so I just taste what is put in front of me, more or less).

[therru]

That's more or less what I've done -- I've been to one or two informal private whisky tastings, but never to any "real" ones. And I've taken the opportunity to sample different kinds when they've been offered to me. ^^ But that way you hardly ever write things down or remember afterward which ones were great and which ones were meh...

[sneprinsesse]

I take notes, but not very understandable ones :) And the same whisky can be really good or really horrible depending on so many things. The wine in the bottom of the bottle is usually much better than the wine in the top, after all.

If you come to Oslo some time I will bully my best friend into making a tasting evening :)

[therru]

That would be nice! Although I must warn you that I get tipsy on hardly anything at all. ^^

I'm still sort of considering the Empire thing in August. It all depends on money and energy, though...

[sneprinsesse]

Hehe :)

You would only have to pay for the travel (perhaps some reenactors are coming up from Sweden?), oh, if you can teach some dance perhaps the group can pay for that, and you can of course stay at home with me, or in a tent if you prefer (I don't do tents). And I don't know how to cook your type of food, but am willing to be shown :)
But the energy must also be there, that is important!