It's all fire-water to me. ed
At 09:03 PM 4/3/2008 +0200, Anthony Hind wrote: >David > You forgot two of my favourite whiskies, Bruichladdich and Clynelish. > >A friend of mine found a very ancient Bruichladdich at Edinburgh >University Celtic association, and was bringing it back to Paris, >when at the exit of a tube gate, he found a person in a wheel chair >who needed help to get over the gate. My friend put everything down, >including the treasured whisky, and when he had helped the fellow >through the gate returned to pick-up his goods, and found that his >ancient whisky was missing. >Since he had told me he was bringing it back, and I was already >imagining the exquisite taste in my mouth, I found myself both >laughing, and sort of crying as he told me this tale. >I imagined this mugger chuckling over the 35 year old Whisky. I only >hope he did not cut it down with lemon juice, as many do in Scotland, >I am told, calling it Whisky Toddy, or some such. >http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_toddy.htm > >It could, of course, be that my friend invented the whole story just >to keep the bottle to himself. I had never thought of that, I wonder ... >Now I will declare that I love all 8c lutes, if you can find another >such bottle for me; but a "one hundred year old" Calvados of a very >rich dark green colour (that this friend also found me, bless him), >would do as well, I can assure you. No such a friend could not >possibly have invented that story. >Best wishes >Anthony > > > >Le 3 avr. 08 =E0 19:56, David Tayler a ecrit : > > > I continue to hold the unpopular view that the eight course may > > slightly slow musical development: If you have any interest in > > continuo, the non linear bass is a hurdle, and if you wish to play > > 10c, archlute or theorbo, > > the course memorization for the bass courses is slowed a bit: you > > have to think, is that an F or an E? > > However, all of these issues can be--and are-- dealt with by practice. > > > > In a way, it is also a very special lute, for precisely those > > reasons--the quirky jump, the noted F and D reasonance. > > So for these reasons, every collector should have one, just not learn > > on one--if continuo, 10c, archlute is a possibility down the line. > > For the same reasons, I would not recommend learning harpsichord with > > a short octave, although it is a cool instrument. > > > > I wouldn't play Dowland or Francesco on an eight course for stylistic > > resons, and that is a big chunk. > > > > I hope this won't prevent me from sampling any of the Islay whiskies, > > including Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg, my preferred > > "four course" > >> > > dt > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1356 - Release Date: 4/2/2008 >4:14 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202