Newstrack India got a little post about a different (and quite stupid) way to beat fuel costs.
With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running – fuelling cars with whisky.
The locals of Islay have been running their cars on nothing but whisky, a fine example was Donnie MacKinnon, 66, who was seen tipping a full gallon of Lagavulin Scotch into his six-litre 1978 Rolls Royce.
Comment: It seems quite expensive to pour Lagavulin into your car…
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Maybe this is a waste of your time, but definitely not mine.
ILoveIndia had a post the other day that gave some tips on how to store scotch whisky. Short but informative. Anyone have other ideas, feel free to comment!
How to Store Scotch Whisky
- Do not expose the bottle directly to heat. Temperatures higher than 70 deg Fahrenheit / 21 Celcius are not suitable to store a bottle of Scotch. Major temperature fluctuations are also unfavorable conditions for its storage. A place which has a cool temperature is the ideal place to store the bottle. For e.g. basement has a cool temperature throughout the year.
- Take caution to store the bottle of Scotch in a box. Light causes a descent in the quality of the whisky. Keep the bottle away from artificial lights as well, such as bulbs, tubes, etc. If you are storing the bottle in the bar, take notice that the bottle is not exposed to light that opens up automatically when the bar door opens.
- Ensure that the bottle is kept straight and not lying tilted. When the liquor comes in contact with either the metal or the cork, it leads to a decline in the quality of the drink.
- Once you have poured the drink in your glass, make sure you cork the bottle immediately. Air acts as an oxidizing agent and if the bottle is kept open for a long time, it may result in the deterioration of the quality and taste of the Scotch Whisky.
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Clydesdale, probably Sweden’s most interesting distributor of whisky released news about two new bottlings under the Blackadder Raw Casks brand – Royal Brackla and St Magdalene.
Blackadder does not believe in chill-filtering or in colouring whisky. They believe that the purest is the best. Quite simply, Blackadder RAW CASK is every bit a Blackadder whisky but even more so. They use a special bottling process to make sure that each and every bottle of Blackadder RAW CASK contains its own share of the cask sediments as well as of natural oils and fats that might otherwise be left behind when filling a cask strength whisky straight from cask. This ensures the maximum possible natural flavour is in each and every bottle. The only thing they [click to continue…]
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I wrote the other day about the launch of Auchentoshan.com. I’d just like to push for their competition a little bit more. The prize should definitely be something for you whisky-lovers out there.
To celebrate the launch of their revamped online presence, visitors to the new Auchentoshan.com are being offered the opportunity to win a rare bottle of Auchentoshan 1957 – one of only 144 hand-numbered bottles in the world.
The competition to win a limited edition bottle of Auchentoshan 50 year old worth £2,500 will appear online until October. Bottled at cask strength 49.1%, the exclusive vintage from a Spanish Oloroso sherry cask has been matured at the lowland distillery warehouse in Dumbartonshire on the outskirts of Glasgow.
The whisky has a light fragrance of eucalyptus followed by a butterscotch and treacle sweetness. A splash of water brings out an aroma of ripe soft fruit and fresh green apples. Mild mint combines with sweet light treacle and dark chocolate on the palate, providing a silky smooth and deliciously complex finish.
So, head over there and WIN!
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