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Scotch: a gentleman’s vice, a woman’s pleasure
Highlands and Speyside
whisper my name
Single malt barleys
they’re not all the same
Some speak smooth vanilla
rich fruits, caramel and cream
Others boast a dry bite
smoky and bitter with peat
Delicately matured
in oak casks of all kinds
Diverse finishes of bourbon
sherry, ports and rare finds
The greater the age
the steepe...
Saturday 20th November 2021 9:57 pm
new year
Another New Year’s Morning.
Smoked and smooth-whisky aged brain with a stab in the right temple.
Start as you mean to go on.
The primary glee of proverbial blank slates fresh starts new year new me (new you, hopefully)
Rubbing my hands together and over the smooth cream pages of 2021
Ready to splatter in powder paint blue red yellow black pink pink pink..
A Ne...
Friday 8th January 2021 11:22 pm
A Whisky Adventure
Wednesday 14th October 2015 5:16 pm
A Wee Dram
A Wee Dram
The dancing flames lick gently at the grate,
a bottle splashes amber to the glass,
soft chimes reminding that the hour is late,
aromas drift of peat and harsh deer grass,
the smoky mist of morning, with each pass.
The glow of bonfires as I gently kiss,
letting the rich swelling flavours amass
and burn upon my lips, no thoughts but this –
“how can something so bitter bring suc...
Tuesday 16th December 2014 7:21 pm
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