Hahaha! @Dozers Dad recommended that I get back on this thread where I belong because, as he puts it, it's my "online spiritual home". Actually, that's sort of funny AND scary. Anyway, here here I am. I haven't been not drinking--just not posting about it. I've been trying out different concoctions since COVID hit including some classic cocktails. Tonight I had a Boulevardier which is a bit of a cousin to a cocktail I've been partial to for the past few weeks--the Negroni. Both include sweet vermouth and Compari--the former with bourbon and the latter with gin. The motivation for some of my experimentation lately--besides boredom!--was an article about "Cupboard Cocktails" in our local paper a month or so ago. This evening's Boulevardier... And the recipe...
Hobgoblin Ruby from Loch Lomond Club Antler Rally, farthest travelled tankard 1975, around 1530 miles if I remember right?
Got this as a gift so thought I would try it tonight. 6.6% and a 750m bottle hmmmm..... what is not to like.
It's delicious! Are there any single malts in a similar vein that you'd recommend, Vulpes? The name "Isle of Skye" makes it sound like a lovely place...though I've no idea if the beauty of the place matches the poetry of its name.
I'd recommend Glenmorangie - very smooth yet different. Especially if you can get your hands on a port cask finish... the Isle of Skye matches the poetry of its name in a magnificent way - it's both rugged and glorious. We did a beautiful circuit on it last year on the Scottish road trip, awe inspiring that was.
Thanks much for the recommendation, Vulpes! Actually, in a way it's more of a reminder as I've had the Glenmorangie port cask finish. And while I don't remember the port cask finish specifically, some years ago a mom & pop liquor store started doing some really fun small well-done tastings. The owner knew a gentleman that worked at Glenmorangie and so asked him do a tasting one evening when he was in town. We got to taste TWELVE single malts from that distillery! It was a truly epic evening. So, yes, your recommendation is a terrific reminder to get back to Glenmorangie and I will look for the port cask finish in particular.
Truly beautiful, Vulpes. Looks like an excellent tour through spectacular countryside. It's perhaps another place to add to my ever-growing bucket list. We'd better be able to travel again soon! Thanks for sharing your photos. BTW, it's interesting to see how you pack your Speed Triple. I've never traveled any distance on mine so have only a small-ish Nelson-Riggs tail pack that I use here and there.
Very cool, DD! I did a little research on Louise and enjoyed reading about her. But I don't know who the two guys are in the last photo?
