My wife and I stopped in at the Elephant and Castle on Pennsylvania Avenue for a
nightcap last night after supper, expecting only the usual meager selection of
The Big Six.

But -- lo and behold! -- behind the bar, on a shelf off to the side, I spotted
three familiar bottles which were not mentioned on the Scotch price list:
Compass Box "Monster," Jon Mark & Robbo's "Rich and Spicy One," and the
Distiller's Edition double-matured Cragganmore. Even better, all three were
brand new bottles, so open them all we did!

The Rich and Spicy One lived up to it's name -- as I've mentioned before, it's
been one of my everyday whiskies for the past couple of years. The Cragganmore
was a bit muted compared to the distillery 12-yr. bottling, but subtly complex.
It simply pales next to the spice and sherry of the JM&R. The star for me, of
course, was the Monster, and Monster it is. Almost no color, but a wonderful,
pungent taste of the sea.

What a welcome surprise, since these are three bottlings rarely found in our
area. Unfortunately, all three bottles now show extensive damage ... 8;(

-- Larry

pltrgyst spamlessxhost.org> wrote:

And isn't it smooth? I've only had one bottle of the Peat Monster, but
it remains in my memory as one of the (if not _the_) smoothest whiskies
I've ever sampled.

Currently sampling a Duncan Taylor NC2 Aberlour. Wonderful almond notes.

Jim

On 2008-03-26 21:32:56 +0000, jim@magrathea.plus.com (Jim) said:

Where from?
--
Cheers,

Steve

The reply-to email address is a spam trap.
Email steve 'at' shodgson 'dot' org 'dot' uk

Steve Hodgson gmail.com> wrote:

This was from a wee shop in Stamford Bridge that sells hardware and
whisky. Strange combination but there you go.

Jim