Notes from Off-Season Practice

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(8 hours ago)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: When he first started in the wine business in 2003, he always enjoyed single malts, but didn't really pursue them research and drinking-wise like he did with wines. When his company also imported the whisky however, he had to read up and when he finally drank a good quality Macallan, he was hooked.

Thus, he started going to all these tasting, then got that certification and he can undoubtedly say that it is his favourite spirit. When I went to Scotland on rugby tour, the first house we stayed with, the mom gave me a bottle of Oban, when I went to Japan, I got him a Yamazaki 15 (or was it an 18? can't remember, it was for his 60th bday) and for his 55th or 56th bday, I got him a Macallan that was a hefty price. He isn't a snob per se, but he appreciated all three to death and could see the marked difference between those three and say, an off the shelf cheap blend or a Johnie Walker.

It's one of his feathers in his cap indeed lol, I believe I have a similar or virtually identical palate to him however, as I can taste what he does in certain foods and can pick out scents as well (or better than he can).

I smell so many things my wife can't smell, for example.

TLDR but I gotta know....