Re: [MM-MALTS-L] The Big Toast - malts-L's tribute to Michael Jackson

Thu Aug 30 22:21:53 CEST 2007

For me, it also had to be a Macallan. I opened the GRAN RESERVA 1980 bottled 1999.

I know, it is the only GRAN RESERVA which was NOT rated in his Companion, but nevertheless it was great, great stuff, a sherried Macallan at its best, full and elegant at the same time, wonderfully balanced with a long lingering finish - a truly great Macallan in the classical sherry style so much appreciated by Michael. In a way I found it particularly apt because in sipping that dram from haven I felt a sadness, not only because of the loss of the great man but also for a whisky which will no more be avalaible in this quality for a long time. We will miss them...

Slainte!

Nico from Brussels

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In memory of the man whose books kicked off my passion for whisky, I'll 
raise a glass of Longrow 11yr, Cadenhead's, 56.8%.

May his spirit age well.

Kraaijeveld A.R. wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I feel it would be fitting for malts-L to have its own tribute to Michael Jackson. What I thought we could do is to have as many people as possible raising a glass to his memory. Let me know which dram you've chosen and I'll collate everything for a write-up. 
>
> To kick things off, for me it had to be a Macallan. But I couldn't chose, so will be raising three glasses tonight: 
>
> Macallan 1989 (Dewar Rattray)
> Macallan 1987 (Signatory)
> Macallan 21 y.o. (Scott's Selection)
>
>
> Come on, let's make this a really big toast!
> Lex
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net on behalf of Michel van Meersbergen
> Sent: Thu 30/08/2007 18:24
> To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
> Subject: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] CELP & seaweed
> 
> Hi Brian,
>
> Just two things, and as a Dutchmen I have to do this... ;-)
>
> The 'Fishky' is from Berlin, Germany and it's a Bruichladdich... Irony in
> it's most perfect form...
>
> Cheers!
>
> Michel
>
>
> op 30-08-2007 19:15 schreef professormalt at comcast.net op
> professormalt at comcast.net:
>
> 
>> I am somewhat bemused by this, the longest thread so far in the fledgling
>> MALTS-L Mk..II. I can attest to the integrity of the Van Wees clan and the
>> fact that they did not expect people to take any of this seriously. I guess
>> you have to understand Dutch humor a little bit. The whole thing, the weed,
>> the "seaweed experience" the little lore on the label, its all a farce, or as
>> the Brits put it, a piss take on the whole trend to produce an "altered"
>> whisky. 
>>
>> The last time I was in the shop they had a new one "Fishky Whisky" to
>> celebrate that most Dutch of all celebrations, the new Herring harvest. A
>> perfectly good Bunna "finished" in a herring barrel, brilliant!
>>
>> I thought they had somewhat cleverly gotten around the SWA, by not uttering
>> "Scotch Whisky" nor mentioning "Scotland" anywhere on the label "distilled and
>> bottled in the EU". Does the SWA hold the cards to any appelation of "single
>> malt......whisky"? To me, the most disreputable thing about the whole kit and
>> kaboodle is the price that these are pulling down at the auctions!
>>
>> Sláinte,
>> Brian
>>
>> -------------- Original message --------------
>> From: Paul Dejong <Paul_Dejong at telenet.be>
>> Hi Lex and all,
>>
>> Celp indeed contains a fresh-water plant called elodia, but don,t go down the
>> path of a "conspiracy theory?
>> The whole thing started of more or less as a joke, and Van Wees had no idea
>> the thing would be so succesfull. The first batch was indeed labelled
>> "whisky?, but the SWA had their say about it, and they had to change it into
>> scottish spirit.
>>
>> Expect it to taste like a young islay should, an islay that is maybe a little
>> "green? because of it,s youth. ;-)
>> And I,m sure they were not trying to hoodwink the customer! I think they saw
>> it as a fun way of riding the wave of the "finishes?!
>>
>> My 2p,
>> Paul
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