Sustainable Sushi

[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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[m_nivalis]

That sounds really interesting! I must try them out next time I'm home.

[kattahj]

Det låter fantastiskt! Vad är adressen?

[therru]

Klostergatan, samma lokaler som Ikizukuri (mittemot lampaffären, ungefär).

[kattahj]

OK, ska helt klart pröva det nån gång!

[quantumliquid]

Oh! Remind me to go there next time I'm in Lund! Definitely sounds like something I might like. :-)

[armillary]

Om nom nom sushi.

I agree on the enviro-unfriendliness - I quit eating prawn entirely after learning a little too much about the way it's fished, and I'm none too keen on tuna, though it's difficult to find an alternative.

I haven't made vacation plans for this year yet, but I probably won't show up in Lund anytime soon. This country has way too much to see, so I expect to stay within its borders.

[therru]

I don't blame you! If I had the money, I could spend months exploring that country.

[sneprinsesse]

Enough about fish, tell me about the whisky :)

[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

[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...