New Albanian Elector Imperial Red Ale...they finally started bottling it...

Innis & Gunn, Rum Cask

My 4th Scottish beer of the evening... not sure why I've gone Scottish on St Patricks Day, but I'm enjoying it.

Innis & Gunn, Rum Cask

My 4th Scottish beer of the evening... not sure why I've gone Scottish on St Patricks Day, but I'm enjoying it.

Heh, I had a regular Innis & Gunn much earlier, with more Scottish beer in the fridge, and currently going for a very healthy pour of scotch now. Seems to be the theme here too.

Hey, Phil is drinking with us! Hey, Jason, and glad you're back around.

I have a CanJam LAX glencairn in hand, but he Parker's 27 that was in it is mostly in me. Not very photogenic. Maybe next one.

Okay enough Irish

Moving on to HP

--> Highland Park 1967 34yo 40.30% bottled by Peerless (Duncan Taylor)

Another nice HP in the glass....

>> Highland Park - 1967 35yo 40.1% bottled by Celtic Heartlands

Nightcap

--> Benriach 1986 23yo 56.1% (Peated/Sherry cask) Single cask -- bottled by the PLOWED group -- Known as the PlowedRiach bottle

I think I am ready for Jp's arrival.

Well, It's a start, at least ...

Impressive drinking by all concerned last night. Mikey, that was some good looking Irish. I settled for Red Breast 12, followed by Laphroaig 10 and Laphroaig Quarter Cask.

Belated Happy St Patrick's Day to all.

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Paddy was driving down the street nervous because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!'

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Paddy looked up to Heaven and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'

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And one for Colin ...

Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

The man said, 'I do, Father...'

The priest said, 'Then stand over there against the wall.'

Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

'Certainly, Father,' the man replied.

'Then stand over there against the wall,' said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and asked, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'No, I don't Father.'

The priest said, 'I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.'

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Hey Jim: http://getrealny2.eventbrite.com/Just sayin'...

That is awesome, unfortunately I have an early afternoon appointment at the Lego Store with a very persistent young man and then family obligations in the evening.

Now drinking a Delirium Tremens.

Heh, last night you had the DTs and now you're drinking one!

That is awesome, unfortunately I have an early afternoon appointment at the Lego Store with a very persistent young man and then family obligations in the evening.

Now drinking a Delirium Tremens.

Sounds like a good plan. My son loves it there.

Ithaca Flower Power IPA.

Founders Imperial Stout.

Thanks Al.

Finishing up my Scottish beer tonight, currently enjoying some 'Alba', a Scotch pine ale. Not bad, but I think the black ale I had last night was the best of the lot.

Wychwood King Goblin Special Reserve Ale...

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a lot more of this

Suffering Bastard

1/2 oz fresh Meyer lemon juice

1/2 oz Handy Rye

1/2 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin

1 dash Angostura Bitters

2 oz Ginger Beer

Shake ingredients. Add Ginger beer. Very nice!

.....well now that you ask, the last of the bottle of the La Jota Merlot and now on to Valdez Lancel Creek Pinot.

Edited March 19, 201115 yr by Augsburger

Whiskey Skin

2 oz boiling water

2 oz scotch

1 sugar cube

1 lemon twist

Boil water. Rise cup with said water. Add 2 oz to sugar cube. Stir. Add scotch. Add twist. Serve with spoon.

This is yummy too...

Agricole Toddy

2 oz boiling water

2 oz rhum agricole

1 sugar cube

Dissolve sugar in water. Add spirit.

Go Dogfish. The 90-minute IPA is damn good.

For me, a fe glasses of Hey Mambo red. Interesting blend. It went well with Friday night tacos and seems to pack an alcohol punch. Or maybe it was that quick and dirty martini beforehand. Otherwise, an interesting table wine. Finish is Zin-like with cherry and cab-ish with some tannins. Pretty good balance for the cost.

Edited March 19, 201115 yr by bhjazz

Cool cup Marc! I have a picture somewhere of me standing next to the real thing way back when though I don't recall a gift shop anywhere near there.