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Message no. 1
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Irish drinking habits
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:00:02 -0500
>>>>>[Valentine, since when does history have to interfere in the enjoyment
of a fine glass of whisky, or wine, or sherry, or an excellent cigar? I
know a bit about the history of Eire, and how it's peoples are Celts,
Scots, Vikings, Normans, English, Welsh, and even a dash of French and
Spanish (from armies brought in to fight the British). And from all that
collected experience, they still don't know how to make a decent drink
other than Guinness or Harp.

Frag it. One of the few pleasures I derive out of life is a good drink.
Please don't interject history or politics.

Keep it up and I won't share the Strathisla whiskey or the Maquanudo
cigars...]<<<<<
-- the Dark Stranger <15:22:23/03-17-59>
Message no. 2
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:35:31 +0000
>>>>>[Sacreilege, Stranger! I expected better from such as you.

The Irish _invented_ whiskey. "God gave the English money and the Irish
whiskey. Why? Because the Irish had first choice." And me a Para at
that... which _really_ gets both history and politics going, so we'd
better not.]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <00:34:23/03-18-59>
Message no. 3
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:25:19 -0500
>>>>>[Bah! Quinn, the Irish may have invented whiskey, but the Scots sure
as frag perfected it. Give me an old highland single malt any day over
anything distilled in Ireland. Frag, the Welsh even distill a better
whiskey than the Irish, and the Welsh don't have the reputation!

Too bad you weren't at Valentine's gathering, or I would have shown you the
distinct pleasure that is the remarkably smooth Strathisla. Nothing the
Irish can do could possibly match it.

Pair it with a fine cigar (I've got contacts within Aztlan that can get me
the top notch Nicaraguan and Honduran cigars destined only for Azzie top
brass; better than anything coming out of Cuba, but at a price. At several
hundred a pop, gotta keep those in the humidor except for special
occasions; stay with the less expensive, but still excellent Cubans for
anything else.) and you've got a great evening.

If you promise not to talk about magic, business, or anything to do with
the shadows (like the Lynches), I might be willing to show you all about it
the next time you are in Seattle.]<<<<<
-- the Dark Stranger <10:34:23/03-18-59>
Message no. 4
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 01:21:27 +0000
>>>>>[Oh, no doubt that an Islay malt is a match for anything the
Emerald Isle produces - I have a particular fondness for Lagavulin - but
I found Irish whiskey repaid the effort of learning it. Your tastes may
differ.

Don't smoke cigars, myself, but when I'm back in Seattle I'll show you
some _good_ Irish whiskey and you can introduce me to whatever it is the
Welsh distil.

(We can, I think, agree on the supremacy of Scottish malts).]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <01:20:45/03-19-59>
Message no. 5
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:58:04 -0500
>>>>>[I'll introduce you to both Strathisla and the more "common"
distillation the Welsh produce, "Prince of Wales." It's no match for the
best of the Scots, but it's a fine everyday sort of whiskey.

As for cigars, you don't know what you are missing. Agreed, everyone but
the smoker has to endure some foul smoke, but at the correct end of a
cigar, it is a distinct, if learned, pleasure.

Let me know when you are in town. I know of at least two Seattle bars that
have a fine collection of whiskeys, the "Highland Dancer" (a Scottish pub
no less) and "The Drunk Dragon" (an English pub, but also the only place
that keeps Welsh whiskey in stock and Welsh beer on tap). Only places I
know of that have more whiskey in stock are in Scotland itself.]<<<<<
-- the Dark Stranger <09:40:45/03-19-59>
Message no. 6
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:22:36 +0000
>>>>>[I'm not sure about anything produced by Welsh royalists...

"Come home to a real fire. Buy a cottage in Wales." Old C20 joke.

Still, given how well the Welsh do at just about anything they set their
minds to, I'll try their whisky (whisky or whiskey?). And, since I
alternately pollute my lungs with cigarette smoke and then detoxify them
with magic, I'll let you pick out a few introductory cigars for me. Let
me know what I owe you for them and I'll buy the whiskey until we're
quits :)

You may or may not know, I acquired Glamis Castle and the associated
barony after our late President's death (technically, I could claim the
throne of Scotland, but given that Dunsinane is heavily wooded and you
can walk from that crest to Birnam without leaving forest, that might be
ill-advised) to add to the knightly fief of Strathrory, and there is a
quite excellent public house in Forfar that I can recommend to you: the
Thistle and Dirk, in King James Street. So I have learned a strong
fondness for good Scotch. I've also got some interesting and nearly
bulletproof beasties crossing my lands, and if you ever visited, my
ghillie would welcome any advice you might offer.

Might be a few weeks before I'm back, but I'll be sure to catch you when
I am.]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <00:22:34/03-20-59>
Message no. 7
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:35:58 -0500
>>>>>[Hmmm. You have a problem with Welsh royalists? Depending on who
exactly you are referring to, I would also. Now, the Welsh nationalists,
they are different story. I've assisted their efforts on a number of
occasions.

For the pleasure of introducing someone to the pleasures of a good
Maqanuado (their largest gauge/size cigar is...the Prince of Wales), the
cost is on me. Gives me an excuse to fill those empty slots in the humidor.

Glamis? Interesting. Seems you are even more unhinged than you would have
the public believe.]<<<<<
-- the Dark Stranger <09:22:34/03-20-59>
Message no. 8
From: Brion Wauters <stu2204@****.COCO.CC.AZ.US>
Subject: Re: Irish drinking habits
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:02:27 -0700
>>>>>[If your looking for places that carry real drinks, you might want
to add "Lou's Bar & Grill" to your list. It offers real Irish whiskey
and Welsh ale. Backs it up with non-soy food, too (assuming you got the
yen). You just have to tolerrate old flat-vid movies.]<<<<<
-- Irish <13:01:59/20-03-59>

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