Visitors!

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We're hosting a young family from Scotland for a couple of weeks - mom, dad and cute-as-a button 30-month-old daughter. We had been the lady's host family when she was here as an exchange student in '94, and now she's come back to see us. Delightful friends! And what did they bring but a bottle from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society! This thing is unbelievable! A single malt, single cask, one of only 291 bottles from that cask, 120 proof and TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD! They arrived Sunday and we've not cracked it yet.... but will soon. Rory says he tasted it at the society's main facility in Leith before choosing it to bring to us. The attached tasting note reads: "A substantial nose of spice and cloves. With water the nose has black pepper, rolling tobacco, honeycomb and stewed fruits. The full strength palate is full, spicy and edgy. A spicy exciting whisky." (Notice, no "e" in whisky here.)

Can't wait to try it!