Saturday, February 7, 2015

And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)



This guy just keeps getting better and better every book! I read this on a business trip during the flights and couldn't put it down. The detailed description of the characters, the jumping around timelines and points of view, were great literary devices. He has always been an amazing storyteller, and now he is becoming an amazing writer as well.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Scotch Tasting

Allyson Kitto's photo.

I went Scotch tasting with some folks from work yesterday and it was a lot of fun. Here is my ranking of the tastings:
  1. Glen Fiddich (21yo, highland, rum cask finished) Vanilla, Toffee, Fig
  2. Glen Livet (21yo, highland, ) Great aroma, very woody
  3. Macallan (12yo, highland, Spanish Oak Sherry Cask) Fruit,Toffee, Vanilla
  4. Dalmore (12yo, highland, bourbon, sherry) smooth, sweet, strong
  5. Aborlour (12yo, highland-speyside, double cask) Cask-strength, Crisp, citrus, rich, spicy, sweet, strong, great smells
  6. Glen Morangie (12yo, highland, Sherry Cask), smoothish, spicy, vanilla, citrus
  7. Oban (14yo, highland) burn, little aroma, smoky, seaweed, not peaty, halfway between Highland/Islay
  8. LaFroag (10yo, Islay), moldy, stale, campfire
Highland (Speyside, Island), Lowland, Campbeltown, Islay