Re: [FMA] Bar Fight (was RE: Scouts)

John Atkinson wrote:

>I don't know MacCallan,

The husband of my wife's co-worker, a wealthy exec with a biotech
company, 
contracted Hepatitis years ago while working as a hospital aide (rowdy 
patient, infected needle....).	When he found out, the docs said no
booze.	
So years later, we're at his wife's birthday party.  We're discussing 
liquor, and I mention my fondness for Aqua Vitae.  He pulls out a bottle
of 
18 yr old MacCallan (A very nice Scoth, a Speyside IIRC) and says "You
can't 
take it home, but drink as much as you want while you're here.
.
.
.
.
.
Do the math.

but I have some very fond
>memories of Oban

Oban was my first single malt. *sigh* (First Scotch, first love, similar

sentimentality).

>Laphroaig (I think that's about right) was a
>special, "I'm celebrating something" whiskey as it was
>DM 7 a shot instead.

Yup, still that for me too.  Of course these days ANY Scotch is a rare 
treat.	But I just got promoted, so we'll see what happens. :-)

3B^2

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