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[1StrongBlackMan]

Last edited Tue Nov 4, 2014, 06:08 PM - Edit history (1)

On the occasion of this very important election, 1SBM has acquired a fine Bunnahabhain 18 year Single Malt Scotch for his enjoyment during his election return watch night.

As such, in recognition of the potentially explosive combination of Bunnahabhain and foxnews (1SBM will be channel surfing), and in full acknowledgement of the adage, "the drunken tongue speaks the sober truth", 1SBM wishes to extend a sincere and heartfelt apology, in advance, for any comment said, implied, or inferred, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. (MST), 11/04 - 11/05.

Thank you for your patience and understanding indulgence.

1SBM

GOTDV-2014 and Beyond.

[broiles]

1. You have my understanding and indulgence and I have

my Johnie Walker Black.

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. Mrs. 1SBM ...

got me a 25 Year Old JW Double Black 2, Xmases ago. I love it, but couldn't find it anywhere, so, Yes ... It get's hidden when we have Scotch drinking guest!

I still have a little less than half the bottle.

[broiles]

8. Could I be your scotch drinking guest.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. Absolutely ...

I sample a new and different bottle each month (for the last 3 years). I do 2 or 3 pours, then cap it for later enjoyment (if I like it) or give it away to an equally snobbish, though rightwing, tea party, conservative, Scotch drinking friend. The only time we're not arguing is when we're on the golf course and turning them up.

[Tumbulu]

2. I don't drink in general, but maybe tonight I will

join you in spirit, if that is OK with you....hoping that we are pleasantly surprised.....

[PeoViejo]

4. Glenfiddich for me

[riqster]

3. Glenlivet Nadurra. 16 YO. Cask strength.

Signed, 1 serious scotch snob.

Enjoy the elections, sir! The medicos forbid my staying up that late.

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. I'm right there with you ...

Scotch and golf courses ... my evil indulgences.

[riqster]

19. Add guitars to the list for me.

I can drink and play music with great proficiency. As to golf... I do that with enthusiasm.

[1StrongBlackMan]

20. Well ...

I've played up a guitar and can do simple cords and stuff. I played the piano many, many years ago. I played by ear. In my second year of lessons, Mr. Thompson, rapped my knuckles with a ruler when he discovered I wasn't playing what was written, but rather, playing what I heard ... that ended my piano playing career, except to teach BabyGirl 1SBM some really simple stuff (she has a great ear, too). I've promised myself that the day I retire (3 years, 352 days), I will sign in for lessons again.

As for golf ... I love the game that hates me.

[riqster]

23. Sounds like a plan.

[beerandjesus]

5. Hahahaha!

Dude, your posts often make me angry, but I have to hand it to you: This one gave me a good belly laugh.

Thanks for that!

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Cheers ...

[beerandjesus]

11. Amen. Here's to us all being on the same side, even if we bicker a lot!

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. Family does that. eom

[badtoworse]

12. Never had it. How does it compare to Lagavulin?

That's my favorite Islay single malt.

[1StrongBlackMan]

15. I don't know yet ...

I found it recently while doing my "grocery shopping." But I'll let you know! But Lagavulin would be hard to beat!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

27. The standard 16 year old?

I found bunnybean to be smoother, not as much flavour.

Laga was my fave single malt too, until I discovered Caol Ila. The 25 year old is amazing, but too darn pricey.

[badtoworse]

34. I've heard others talk about Caol Ila as well, so I'll have to breakdown and buy a bottle.

I had an 18 year old Laphroig a while back that was really good - a lot smoother than the 10 year old which is a bit harsh for my taste. Oban is my current favorite - very rich with almost floral qualities to it, but not as smokey and peaty as the Islay malts.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

39. Oban is pretty good too.

The Caol Ila gets stronger and peatier with age. And more expensive, of course. The 12 is actually fairly smooth, the 18 deeper and more complex, and the 25 really does deserve the 'dead bodies and seaweed' description

[BKH70041]

13. Hurry up.

"1SBM wishes to extend a sincere and heartfelt apology, in advance, for any comment said, implied, or inferred, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. (MST), 11/03 - 11/04."

Because according to my watch from 6pm on 11/3 to 6am on 11/4 ended a little over 8.5 hours ago in MST.

[1StrongBlackMan]

16. I'm right on track ...

6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. (MST), 11/03 - 11/04."

[BKH70041]

17. So you already drank the scotch.

Hope you enjoyed it.

[1StrongBlackMan]

18. Oops ...

make that 11/04 - 11/05.

DOH!

[Brigid]

21. Will regular Coke do?

[1StrongBlackMan]

24. Absolutely ...

add enough ice and wait for the bubbles to stop, and no one will be the wiser ... Wait, you ARE talking Coke a Cola, right?

[Brigid]

25. I'm about half crazy anyway.

I don't need the powder kind!

[etherealtruth]

22. Enjoy

[GitRDun]

26. Amen!!!!

Cheers

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

28. I don't know, maybe it's time to break open

a Christmas present from a few years back, the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. On the other hand, the Bunnahabhain 12 yr is already open...

[1StrongBlackMan]

30. Looks like it's gonna be a DU Scotch party! ...

Mrs. 1SBM hated Scotch ... just hated it ... until I had her try, just try some, JW Green Label, at a party ... I "made her" sip it straight. She was used to that rot gut people used to put in milk.

But this is my first time with Bunnahabhain! I hope she is gentle with me!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

36. I recall Bunnybean as being pretty smooth and gentle.

I had it for the first time a few decades back while at a hotel in the Highlands while on a structural geology field trip. One of the two professors leading the class had a small child, and she'd be climbing up and down cliffs with this carrypak with the kid or sitting on the edge of a cliff breastfeeding. I spent an amazing amount on airmail that trip, mailing rocks from all over Scotland back home. Fun times, after the class was over, I hit Edinburgh for a few days, and spent a week or two down in York. Went to 'Whitsuntide' services at York Minster, looked into the graduate programs at the university there, but didn't decide to stay on.

[longship]

29. I appreciate your taste.

Love a good single malt, the smokier, the better.

Sadly, I am on fixed income, SocSec and no pension. So I drink cheap scotch, cheap martinis, cheap wine, and occasionally a bottle or two of good beer.

But I'll gladly raise a glass with you tonight, my friend.

Skäl!

[1StrongBlackMan]

32. PM me your contact info ...

if you celebrate Xmas, or just wait a good sip ... I try and get you a lil somethin' somethin'.

[longship]

35. Wilco tomorrow.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. Good job, my friend. As for me, I won't be watching

the returns tonight, and definitely won't be watching any media coverage, especially on MSNBC. Instead, I plan to get in a good 6-mile run, do a little yoga, then open up a nice bottle of Zin I got from the Justin vineyards when I visited Santa Barbara a few years ago. Surely it has aged quite nicely!

Enjoy yourself tonight! You've earned it.

We've got much more work to do, but I'm
In it for the long haul.

Here's to you!

[1StrongBlackMan]

33. If I could WALK 6 miles ...

I probably wouldn't be drinking the Bunnahabhain!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

37. LOL! It'll be good for my nerves. Takes my mind

off of things.

[KamaAina]

38. I'm drinking Old Crow tonight

I sincerely hope I will not be eating it as well.

[Jim Lane]

40. Good thing this party is a big tent.

I don't drink alcohol and I don't play golf, but on this day we are united.

Pardon the threadjacking, but, speaking of golf: I can understand the challenge of playing it, even though it's not my game, but what I can't understand is watching it on television. It must be just about the worst spectator sport ever invented. Do you, as a golfer, watch it? If so, can you explain the appeal?

[1StrongBlackMan]

41. I watch it every now and then ...

Particularly, when I get a funky hitch in my swing. It helps me sort it out in my head.

[freshwest]

42. If only I could indulge myself:

Straight up. Cheap but effective. Had a very short drinking career of less than two years and quit.

Haven't had imported Scotch since the sixties. Had it straight up as well. An expensive gift to my dad from a friend, that he never drank and sat on a shelf for years. After he died, I did.

Screw the elections.