Archive for August, 2009

Upcoming Whiskies

In: Events| General

24 Aug 2009

 The following list of whiskies are from the previous Old SNOTS winners.  The theme for the next several gatherings is just that–winners from previous Old SNOTS gatherings.  Eventually, our Burns Night gathering will determine an ultimate Old SNOTS favorite.  As people volunteer for particular whiskies, I’ll remove them from the list below.  So this will the most up-to-date [...]

Whisky Vocabulary III

In: General

20 Aug 2009

In Whisky Vocabulary II, we ended prior to the distillation phase of whisky making.  If you recall, we’d just made the wash or beer, fermented malted barley and water that’s achieved an alcohol content of about 5 to 7 percent.  Now we move on to the distillation phase.
 
When the wash achieves the proper alcohol content, [...]

Upcoming Events

In: Events

19 Aug 2009

Title: September Gathering
Location: Gary Machovina’s
Description: First gathering devoted to previous gathering’s winners.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-09-26
End Time: 22:00
Title: October Gathering
Location: Gail Wojtowicz’s
Description: Second gathering devoted to previous winners.
Start Time: 22:00
Date: 2009-10-17
End Time: 22:00

Meeting Minutes – August 2009

In: Minutes

18 Aug 2009

 
Minutes of the Meeting
of the
Old Scotch Nosing or Tasting Society
(Old SNOTS)
August 1, 2009
 
Members Present:                                                     Single Malts Present:
Bruce & Anna Card(V) (Hosts)                                     Jura Superstition
John & Paula Arsenault (Vx2)                                       Scapa 16
Mark Taylor (V)                                                           Springbank 10
Hal Rice (V)                                                                 Oban 14
Bobby Fowler                                                               Longrow CV
Gail Wojtowicz (V)                                                        Talisker 10
Dan Eckstrom                                                               Highland Park 12
Steve McAllister                                                           Highland Park [...]

SNOTS

In: General

10 Aug 2009

I just discovered that the word ‘SNOTS’ in Gaelic is a verb that means “smell or sniff”. How appropriate is that? On top of that (leave it alone Dice) is SNOGS which means “nice, lovely, attractive” and which Alicia immediately said was an acronym for Scotch Nosing Old GalS. Well . . .

Critical Details–Inputs Required

In: General

10 Aug 2009

I’ve been asked if perhaps the women of the Old SNOTS shouldn’t have a name of their own. I’ve been racking my brain (trust me, it hasn’t been that painful) trying to come up with an acronym that the women could feel comfortable being called. I mean the only thing I could come [...]

September Gathering

In: Events| General

7 Aug 2009

If you weren’t at the last gathering of The Old SNOTS, you missed a record-setter.  Not only were we treated to an amazing spread of food and outstanding hospitality by our hosts, Bruce and Anna Card, but we managed the largest attendance of any gathering I can recall.  Furthermore, we inaugurated our official Old SNOTS [...]

Old SNOTS Glasses

In: General

2 Aug 2009

 
You’ll have to forgive the quality of the photograph (I did it on the kitchen table for Pete’s sake), but below is the now-official glass of The Old SNOTS.  Thanks to Cobhthaigh Celtique for the Glencairn glasses and BERTCO Enterprises in Belleville for the etching of the logo.

The Ah Ha Moment Revisited

In: General

2 Aug 2009

You may recall that back at the end of June, on this very site, I postulated a theory about whisky tasting and called it the “Aha Moment.”  The theory goes like this:  the whiskies in the first or second positions rarely win an Old SNOTS vote because the alcohol is a shock to the palate.  [...]


About the Old SNOTS

SNOTS = Scotch Nosing Or Tasting Society

A group of men and women from all walks of life and all parts of the globe who, when the situation permits, warrants or demands, succumb to the reverence of Scotland’s most distinctive product—uisghe beatha, water of life, single malt whisky—and firmly of the conviction that “Whisky may not cure the common cold, but it fails more agreeably than most other things.”


Email The Old SNOTS

Categories

Archives

  • smcallister: Oh great! You have no idea how many porn spams the website is now getting after this string of comm [...]
  • smcallister: There are likely even fewer priest than virgins. Besides, where's the fun in that? Oh yeah, and I' [...]
  • Eileen: "A breakfast whisky"?! . . . You GO girl! Steve, since your group seems to have finished "defroc [...]
  • Eileen: Thank you . . . I absolutely treasure my 'Virtual Virgin' status with the Old Snots! [...]
  • smcallister: Maybe if they're reading this they'll see just what they're missing by not having comment boxes. Th [...]

Recent Comments

Copyright © 2009 - theoldsnots.com | Log in