Irish Whiskey & Smoking Pipes
Chris Esser
Single malts are awfully nice as well as the occasional glass of a
really fine port.
Dr. M. Wesley Holland Ph.D
I enjoyed the post on Cognac, a subject I know very little about
having only drank it at friends homes or on occasion a party. The
Wife and I never developed a taste for it.
The drink I do know something about is Irish Whiskey. Being of Irish
heritage and having traveled to Ireland at least 20+ times in my some
50 + soon to be 60 years.
Lads drink a little Jameson sometime with your favorite Pipe and
Tobacco you won't regret it. I think you will find it a treat indeed.
"Ole' Son of the Sod"
M. Wesley Holland Ph.D.
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Wesley Holland wrote:
<<The drink I do know something about is Irish Whiskey. Being of Irish
heritage and having traveled to Ireland at least 20+ times in my some
50 + soon to be 60 years.
Lads drink a little Jameson sometime with your favorite Pipe and
Tobacco you won't regret it. I think you will find it a treat indeed.
"Ole' Son of the Sod">>
I remember seeing an episode of "Columbo" where the killer was an
author who enjoyed drinking something called "Full's Gold" Irish Whiskey.
The bottle had a motto on it reading, "Let each man be paid in Full," or
something like that. Before pouring his glass, he'd measure the amount he
intended to drink and mark the bottle (his downfall) by scratching it with
his diamond ring, uttering, "This far and no farther." Is this brand if
Irish Whiskey a false prop for the show? I assumed it was. They sure
made it look awfully good, however. :)
What's your opinion of a blend called Pinch? I have a bottle of it
from which I pour occasionally, and I love the taste of it. It tastes
sort of smoky. I haven't tried any Jameson, but after your remark, you
can be sure that I will at some point. Thanks for the suggestion.
Jonathan Finch\
four...@aol.com
In article <32d84a46...@news.cris.com>, whol...@cris.com (Dr. M.
Wesley Holland Ph.D) writes:
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>The drink I do know something about is Irish Whiskey. Being of Irish
>heritage and having traveled to Ireland at least 20+ times in my some
>50 + soon to be 60 years.
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>Lads drink a little Jameson sometime with your favorite Pipe and
>Tobacco you won't regret it. I think you will find it a treat indeed.
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Twenty trips to Ireland; I'm envious. I agree with Dr. Holland about
Irish Whiskey: it's generally the only whiskey I drink. While I think
Jameson makes a fine whiskey, when I feel like spending a little extra $$
I prefer Old Bushmill's "Black Bush". Superb!
I also enjoy a nice sherry.
Steve Smith
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-portrait of the pipe smoker as a young man-
"taking up a glowing cinder with the tongs and lighting with it the long
cherry-wood pipe which was wont to replace his clay when he was in a
disputatious rather than a meditative mood" -- Dr. John H. Watson
Mr. Kurtz
four...@aol.com wrote:
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-->Twenty trips to Ireland; I'm envious. I agree with Dr. Holland
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-->Irish Whiskey: it's generally the only whiskey I drink. While I
think
-->Jameson makes a fine whiskey, when I feel like spending a little
extra $$
-->I prefer Old Bushmill's "Black Bush". Superb!
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-->I also enjoy a nice sherry.
Black Bush is wonderful stuff, but if you're going to go whole-hog on
Irish, try _Bushmill's Malt_. Not always easy to find, but worth
looking for.
Unfortunately, the same thing's happened with port as with cigars.
Herewith a suggestion: Yalumba "Clocktower." It's an Australian
product, tawny, with a definite spicy quality that goes well with a
nice English (McClelland #12, currently ;). Best of all, it's
inexpensive ($10.09/750ml) here in "sunny" Toledo - not expensive
enough for the Opus X set, I suppose - and an excellent tawny all the
way 'round. The same folks put out a ~$20.00 port("Galway Pipe"), but
I haven't tried it yet.
For the under-booze-age (and me, quite frequently), a peppy ginger
soda (Vernors, et c.) is another fine accompaniment to English
mixtures.
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Mike Hagley
four...@aol.com wrote:
>In article <32d84a46...@news.cris.com>, whol...@cris.com (Dr. M.
>Wesley Holland Ph.D) writes:
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>>The drink I do know something about is Irish Whiskey. Being of Irish
>>heritage and having traveled to Ireland at least 20+ times in my some
>>50 + soon to be 60 years.
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>>Lads drink a little Jameson sometime with your favorite Pipe and
>>Tobacco you won't regret it. I think you will find it a treat indeed.
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>"taking up a glowing cinder with the tongs and lighting with it the long
>cherry-wood pipe which was wont to replace his clay when he was in a
>disputatious rather than a meditative mood" -- Dr. John H. Watson
I would suggest you try John Power, probably available for 25% less than
Jameson or Black Bush. I would also get your local bookstore to order
"Irish Whiskey Almanac" by Jim Murray, ISBN
Mike Hagley
Mike Hagley
Boy, I really screwed up my reply to Steve's post! The "Irish Whiskey
Almanac" by Jim Murrary is published by Neil Wilson Publishing, 309 The
Pentagon Centre, 36 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ (Scotland). The
ISBN is 1-897784-33-3. If your local bookstore cannot get it, you can
probably write to the publisher. The price in England is 7.99 pounds.
Mike Hagley
AjaxVFast
Steve Smith wrote:
<<While I think Jameson makes a fine whiskey, when I feel like spending a
little extra $$ I prefer Old Bushmill's "Black Bush". Superb!>>
Steve,
Ever tried any Pinch? To me, it tastes extreeeeeeemely nice.
Jonathan
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Bob Pelletier
You're putting me in mind of one of my favorite yearly traditions.
Every year on St. Patrick's day I treat myself to a bottle of Jameson.
Sipping this while the house is filled with the wonderful aroma of
corned beef and cabbage cooking and a good slow pipe is a truly peaceful
time. Come on March 17th.
Bob Pelletier
DeWitt, IA
Kevin B. Dickerson
Bob,
I live just down the river in Moline, Il. I'll be there!! You make
the corned beef, and I'll bring Mr. John Jameson with me. My only
question is, do you have a place for me to sleep off all this fine food
and drink?
Terry Lehman
Bob,
I can drive over from Indianola, and since my wife's family
lives in Clinton, you won't have to put me up for the night! What
shall I bring?
Regards,
Terry Lehman
All we ask is to be let alone.
Jefferson Davis
Terry Lehman
James H. Weatherby
Pinch is a fairly smooth blended Scotch. I really prefer single malts.
Have you ever tried Bushmills single malt. I hear it is a good single
malt Irish.
Terry Lehman
On 19 Jan 1997 03:27:29 GMT, WUC...@prodigy.com (James H. Weatherby)
wrote:
>Pinch is a fairly smooth blended Scotch. I really prefer single malts.
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>Have you ever tried Bushmills single malt. I hear it is a good single
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>malt Irish.
Excellent, second only to Black Bush IMHO.
Regards,
Terry Lehman <gyr...@qjk.pbz>
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>All we ask is to be let alone....
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Da Gorf
>You're putting me in mind of one of my favorite yearly traditions.
>Every year on St. Patrick's day I treat myself to a bottle of Jameson.
>Sipping this while the house is filled with the wonderful aroma of
>corned beef and cabbage cooking and a good slow pipe is a truly peaceful
>time. Come on March 17th.
Bob, what time?? ummmm... That was an invitation wasn't it? Or were you
just anxious for March 17 to get here? ;-)
John
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Christopher Moss
Damn! I'm too far away to join in this. Anyone who has not tried
Jameson's should really do so - it has all the peaty taste of a single
malt scotch such as Laphroaig and more. Combined with a pipe and some
latakia.......ahhhh!
Chris
AjaxVFast
James H. Weatherby wrote:
<<Pinch is a fairly smooth blended Scotch. I really prefer single malts.
Have you ever tried Bushmills single malt. I hear it is a good single
malt Irish.>>
Well, I haven't tried the Bushmills single malt, but I just might...:).
Jonathan Finch
Kenneth Moyle
In article <19970128070...@ladder01.news.aol.com> ajax...@aol.com (AjaxVFast) writes:
>Well, I haven't tried the Bushmills single malt, but I just might...:).
> Jonathan Finch
I find that the single malt (both 12 yr. and 10 yr.) is a bit _too_
smooth. In general, I prefer the Black Bush to both the single malt and to
the regular Bushmills.
These days, I'm rather fond of a tawny port with or after my evening
pipe... it takes away much of the taste of stale smoke without too much bite.
Regards...
...Kenneth Moyle
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