So I had me some Johnnie Walker Red, then some Black then some J&B Rare andthen I found myself in a different place where things just didn't seem tomatter. You see, I had crossed the line and now was sipping high. Noguilt. No denial. Just a damned good honest legal controlable scotch high.I have a plasma TV and I sat back in my reclinable surfing channels.Sipping. Sipping. I have a small library I've assembled over the lastdecade, about 3000 volumes. I picked out three books and sat down sipping(this time Red - dryer, lighter, harsher than the Black - but good) myscotch and water and purusing the books. Phantasties by MacDonald, DonQuijote de la Mancha (en Espanol) and The Intelligent Investor by Graham.I opened a can of Planters Deluxe mixed nuts. Broke the vacuum seal andheard a whooshing sound. They smell so good when first opened! Took asmall handful and ate. A perfect blend of nuts and scotch. Took anothersip - boy that was good. Then I got an inspriation! Popped a VHS (areasson for this) and watched Fantastic Planet, a very special 1970'sanimated feature. I chose the VHS instead of DVD because the DVD hasembedded English subtitles you cannot turn off. The VHS is straight Englishsound track with no subtitles. Incredible scenery - hallucinagenic. Ithought for a moment about an old girlfriend I HAD back in the 70's and felta little sad we did not keep in touch. What happened to her?My wife cooked up some really good ribs and burgers on the grill and broughtthem in with some Budweiser on ice (well, you can see why I chose this oneover the previously mentioned girlfriend). After dinner, a littleGlenlivet and some meditation on the week's events. I started The Lathe ofHeaven DVD and explained to my wife how this movie was only shown once onPBS maybe about twenty years ago and then legal arguments kept it in the canuntil now. George Orr....... what a trip. A good scotch high. Bring em'on!

Why are you so obsessed with being "high" on malt? Maybe you should try andget a bit more of a life instead of quizzing the world and his dog abouttheir "highs".How many people really care that you opened a fekkin tub of peanuts forpetes sake!

What do you do while high on scotch?

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Douglas W. Hoyt 22 years ago

"self-styled whisky connoissuers".

That's just what I would expect from those self-styled industry insiders.

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Bushido 22 years ago

Bart,

To answer your query, a heated discussion at a NYC WhiskyFest with the creator of Ardbeg 17yo.

Sláinte, Bushido

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Douglas W. Hoyt 22 years ago

enthusiast," either.

Except that it is damned hard to pronounce after you have, um, started getting a little enthusiastic.

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