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
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Subject: Fw: Water.
Author:  Ian Montgomery  at BSHSIBTW
Date:    6/24/02 7:28 PM




       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


       ----- Original Message -----
       From: "Carrie Kyle-Byrne" 
       To: "Ian Montgomery" 
       Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 4:58 PM
       Subject: Re: Water.


       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
       >
       >
       >
       >
       >