RE: Fw: Water.

From:Andrew.Shand@north-bristol.swest.nhs.uk

If its still open the ideal venue is the "Pot Still" in Glasgow.  Mr Houston
has certainly suffered, on more than one occasion, from a surfeit of single
malts in this establishment.  I, of course, was a model of sobriety.

Andy Shand

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Stapf [mailto:rstapf@adventisthealthcare.com]
Sent: 25 June 2002 15:43
To: Ronnie_Houston@bshsi.com; i.montgomery@btinternet.com;
ckbyrne@exelixis.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu;
pmarcum@polysciences.com
Subject: RE: Fw: Water.



I have to vote for Springbank.  A touch of peat, and lovely sherry cask
aging.  I can't wait for the 15 year to make it to the states in August.  So
when is the first meeting of the Histology Single Malt Whisky Society?

Ross Stapf
Histology Supervisor
Washington Adventist Hospital

>>> PMarcum  06/25/02 09:52AM >>>
And the best single malts are not generally exported to the US.  There are
some really good ones however, the oldest and best stay home.
Pam Marcum

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronnie_Houston@bshsi.com [mailto:Ronnie_Houston@bshsi.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:19 AM
> To: Ian Montgomery; ckbyrne@exelixis.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu 
> Subject: Re: Fw: Water.
>
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>         Carrie,
>         Ian is much more eloquent than me, but personally I
> prefer Cardhu and
>         Highland Park. However each individual malt has a taste
> and bouquet of
>         its own.
>         As far as keeping Lagavulin (means "the hollow where the
> mill is") for a
>         special occasion is concerned, just sipping a good single
> malt is a
>         special occasion.
>
>
>         Ronnie Houston
>         Regional Histology Operations Manager
>         Bon Secours Health Partners Laboratories
>         5801 Bremo Road
>         Richmond, VA 23226
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> Subject: Fw: Water.
> Author:  Ian Montgomery  at BSHSIBTW
> Date:    6/24/02 7:28 PM
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>        Carrie,
>                    Lagavulin, an Islay malt and a peaty one at that,
>        definitely for
>        the more mature palate. I'm sure your husband will know, but
>        malt whisky
>        should be drunk from a brandy type glass thus allowing the heat
>        from the
>        hand to release the bouquet and the drinker to nose the whisky.
>        I actually
>        enjoy this as much as the drinking. Sip and roll the spirit
>        round the entire
>        mouth giving your receptors a good hit of the flavours. Plus of
>        course, no
>        ice and if necessary a little fresh spring water. Water is
>        optional, some
>        insist that it's necessary while I personally prefer my whisky
>        unblemished.
>        For me, The Macallan, Glenfarclas and Arran single malts are
>        the ones of
>        choice.
>        Ian.
>
>
>        Dr. Ian Montgomery,
>        Histotechnology,
>        Academic Support Unit,
>        Graham Kerr Building,
>        Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences,
>        University of Glasgow,
>        Glasgow,
>        Scotland,
>        G12 8QQ.
>        Tel: 0141 339 8855.
>        Lab: 6644.
>        Office: 4652.
>        Fax: 0141 330 5971
>        e-mail: ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk 
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>        ----- Original Message -----
>        From: "Carrie Kyle-Byrne" 
>        To: "Ian Montgomery" 
>        Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 4:58 PM
>        Subject: Re: Water.
>
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>        hey ian....speaking of single malt whiskey......my husband (an
>        irishman from
>        Cork) was given a bottle of 16yr old Lagavulin (he did a very
>        good thing at
>        work).  am i right in assuming this is one of the nectar's of
>        the gods and
>        should be saved for a special occassion?
>        carrie kyle-byrne
>
>        ----- Original Message -----
>        From: "Ian Montgomery" 
>        To: "Histonet" 
>        Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 1:59 AM
>        Subject: Water.
>
>
>        >     John made a few interesting comments regarding Welsh
>        water but English
>        > beer! I always sample the local beers on my foreign travels
>        but English
>        beer
>        > is the major reason I never venture over the border. It's
>        flat, warm and
>        > with a horrendous taste, it's awful. Now, mother nature gave
>        Scotland
>        > perfect water, and you can use it for silver staining, indeed
>        Bielschowsky
>        > Gros works better with tap water than distilled. Plus of
>        course we were
>        > blessed with the ability to make the amber nectar, whisky.
>        While other may
>        > claim to make the king of spirits, single malt whisky is the
>        king of
>        kings.
>        > >From the Orkneys to the Lowlands, Skye to Arran the
>        distilleries produce
>        a
>        > drink so pure and filled with complexity of flavour that a
>        single sip
>        > transports you to a world of delights.
>        >     It's a wet windy Sunday morning here in Scotland but as I
>        look out my
>        > lounge window in the distance peeping out from the mist I can
>        see Ben
>        > Lomond, Narnain and Vorlich stretching into the distance. I
>        agree the
>        Welsh
>        > hills are beautiful but we have mountains, awesome mountains
>        and arctic
>        > habitats over the entire Cairngorm massif. Mmm, maybe my
>        postings on
>        Friday
>        > were a bit harsh and the UK and it's nations are not so bad.
>        So, if you
>        > fancy spending some time here your more than welcome.
>        > Ian.
>        >
>        >
>        > Dr. Ian Montgomery,
>        > Histotechnology,
>        > Academic Support Unit,
>        > Graham Kerr Building,
>        > Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences,
>        > University of Glasgow,
>        > Glasgow,
>        > Scotland,
>        > G12 8QQ.
>        > Tel: 0141 339 8855.
>        > Lab: 6644.
>        > Office: 4652.
>        > Fax: 0141 330 5971
>        > e-mail: ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk 
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