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Hmm..a challenge...post to 600 before I get hollered at and told to quit fussin with the puter and get out there...

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Wow..Milk Toast..I'm on top...then you're on top...then I'm on top...I'm gettin dizzy Hun.

it's a fun game...

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5649 - yeah, but I got to that "edit" button nice and quick

<-------------------Woo Hoo!!! 600th..I suppose I'll end on that note before I get carried out of here...lol..yes..it's sad..there is beer and fire and where am I??????? Posting to the million thread. So addicting.
Night!:sun:

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5651 ... you sure did. :D Me too.

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woohoo... 600 for Eliza.... cool!

Have fun, and have a cold one for me :)

Heck, I'll just go get one of my own from the fridge!

and now for my next topic to post here...

Scotch Whisky... my other favorite drink :D

(these facts have not all been checked thoroughly, so there may be some discrepancies)

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Malted barley is the primary grain used in making Scotch whisky.

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Drying the barley in kilns heated by peat fires gives Scotch its smoky flavor.

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Blended Scotch accounts for 95% of all consumption in the U.S.

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Blends can be made from dozens of single malts and grain whiskeys.

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Scotch is often aged in casks formerly used to age sherry, port, or bourbon to impart certain flavor characteristics.

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Whisky, one of the world’s largest spirits, has a history of its own. The name ‘whisky’ itself is a variant on the phrase ‘water of life’ indicting spirits. This word, in various spellings, is found today in some Scandinavian countries, and the French eau-de-vie translates in the same way. Rendered in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the term becomes uisge beatha or usquebaugh among other spellings. It eventually was mangled into the half anglicized whisky.

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The oldest of today’s distilleries date from the 1700s. In the 1700s and early 1800s, production was small and irregular, and the notion of ‘brands’ or ‘trademarks’ was unknown in any industry. Whisky was sold by the cask to country grocers and wine merchants. Johnnie Walker was one such a shopkeeper, George Ballantine another whereas the Chivas brothers were partners in a shop. These merchants dealt with the lack of consistency or volume by creating their own house vattings, and these became brands.

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John Dewar, who went into the business in 1806, was the first person to sell branded whisky in bottles.

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The oldest rock through which a distillery’s spring water source flows is over 800 million years old and found on the Isle of Islay.

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So you believe in being 'the real McCoy’? Do you know where the well-known phrase was originally coined? It was first used in reference to Scotch whisky smuggled into the USA during Prohibition by Captain Bill McCoy. During Prohibition, Scotch whisky could be legally obtained through a doctor, but only for ‘medical’ purposes.

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Queen Victoria, one of the few responsible for creating a demand for Scotch whisky outside Scotland, used to enjoy a daily dram in her tea.

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The French drink more Scotch whisky than Cognac. This is because of a wine louse that wiped out all the French vineyards in 1880 and Scotch manufacturers took this opportunity to flood France with Scotch. And that has been the case ever since.

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The proof of Scotch whisky (alcoholic strength) used to be tested by using gunpowder.

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Although not a cure, but definite aid to combat a heavy cold, there is nothing that could beat hot Scotch whisky toddy!

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The most expensive bottle of spirits ever sold in the world is a bottle of aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

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Single malt scotch is created from a single distillery using only one type of malt and local water. They are always aged in oak barrels.

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Blended scotch whiskeys are extremely different from single malts. The blending maintains a consistent taste, color and aroma. Even the bottles have the same flavour and character. They are a mix of single malts. It has been shown that some blends may contain up to 40 different single malts. The aging process also uses oak barrels for a minimum of 3 years.

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Scotch is most often ordered neat. Some prefer it mixed with water or soda. Always serve scotch with the mix on the side. Let the drinker determine how much or little they prefer. To most Scotch drinkers, their preferential mix amount is their own personal art form.

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My personal favorites (I prefer single malts):

Lagavulin
Oban
Talisker
Glenmorangie
Glenmorangie

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OK, done with this run for a while... time to go do something else ;)

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