[Dixielandjazz] Single Malt economics - theory and practice

[Don Ingle]

 >You get what your pay for< The subject of single malt economics - 
theory and practice
As one whose ancestors were drinking single malt (usque baugh) before 
they knew there was anything else, I might add a means of stretching the 
hootch budget out a bit.
In between rewarding yourself for whatever earned the reward, you might 
consider the better blends. My bargain is a very good one --  White 
Horse Scotch. The flavor is very nice thanks to the addition of  
Lagavulin, a very fine Islay single malt, as the main flavoring. 
Alternating reward days with White Horse means that while I am doing 
without the full single malt pot still goody, I still get a taste of 
some good stuff. That means that I strive to be extra good so I can 
reward myself more often, but still have a decent taste in between 
during my average days.
You will find that certain blends may carry the hint and taste of your 
favorite single malt. I tend to favor the Sprys, but enjoy 
the Islays very much. Though there is a small corpuscle or two of 
MacDonald blood in my veins, I tend to avoid the only single Malt made 
on Skye, Talisker. It goes beyond the usual anticipation of peat-smoke, 
salt iodine tinge, even for an Islay fan, and has been known to curl  
the toenails backwards on the feet of the uninitiated malt sipper.
I usually have Aberlour,Cardhu  and a few other Speys on hand, but I 
also have a budget single matl that is no at all lacking in a good taste 
- Speyburn. Compared at Michigan state-controlled and overtaxed price, 
is runs about 12-25 busks less than most others speys.
If you need to conserve, pricewise, there are ways, laddies, and "if you 
can say its a bra bricht nicht, your all right, you ken!"
Having said that -- perhaps it is time for all recent verbal combatants 
to sit down, have a few drams of usque baugh, and mellow out while 
listenng to whatever you like to hear and enjoy it for its own sake.
Dohmnal MacAingael (Don Ingle for you Sassenoch in New Jersey and 
elsewhere.)