Christmas Party at my House

[Martin Hash]

December 7th @ 7
White Elephant gift exchange
Whiskey tasting

[Montegriffo]

A date which will live in infamy.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Oh snap. Pics of the devastation!

[Smitty-48]

Make sure you have the Lagavulin 16 for the whisky tasting,

[Montegriffo]

It's a whiskey tasting, not a whisky tasting.

[Smitty-48]

It's a whiskey tasting, not a whisky tasting.

I've got a bottle of Lagavulin right here. Says 'whisky' on the bottle.

I've got a bottle of Maker's Mark Bourbon too. Also says 'whisky' on the bottle.

[Montegriffo]

It's a whiskey tasting, not a whisky tasting.

I've got a bottle of Lagavulin right here. Says 'whisky' on the bottle.

I've got a bottle of Maker's Mark Bourbon too. Also says 'whisky' on the bottle.

The Bourbon is incorrectly labeled, throw it away.

Whether it is whisky or whiskey has been the basis of many arguments over many years. The Scots spell it whisky and the Irish spell it whiskey, with an extra 'e'. This difference in the spelling comes from the translations of the word from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic forms. Whiskey with the extra 'e' is also used when referring to American whiskies. This 'e' was taken to the United States by the Irish immigrants in the 1700s and has been used ever since.

http://www.whiskyforeveryone.com/whisky ... iskey.html

[Martin Hash]

Marker’s Mark was a prohibition-era “whisky.” After the 21st Amendment, when the federal gov got into the alcohol business, they reserved “bourbon” for American-made; “Scotch” for made in Scotland, by law; and “whiskey” for Irish-style fermentation, and “whisky” for Scottish, but this was not by law and Maker’s chose to keep their spelling even though they’re Irish-style.

[Hastur]

Has anyone tried Blanton's Gold Edition? Best bourbon I've ever tasted.

[Martin Hash]

Damn, I want that bottle.