Every day is a winding road…
So last night was a pretty good night. I helped her pack for a few hours and got most of our bedroom done which is something that I’ve been trying to do for like a year now. Heh. It wasn’t too bad either. After that we went and ate dinner at Tully’s and chatted a bit. Once we got back I cracked open my two new bottles of scotch and I convinced her to share some with me. It really meant a lot to me that I got to share something I love (scotch) with someone I love (her) as sort of a parting ritual.
So I gave her the choice of which she wanted and (I am so proud!) she chose the Laphroaig 15y Islay Single Malt! I warned her that this is bound to be a woody, peaty bastard. And boy did it not disapoint! It started off dry and smoky, like charcoal and peat and then warmed up and developed the salty sea taste that defines the Laphroaig. The finish was smooth and warm, it stayed with you for a while but didn’t burn like younger scotches would. All in all it was fantastic. She remarked that “it’s not bad, but I can see how it is an aquired taste” to which I giggled and opened the bottle of GLENROTHES. The GLENROTHES I’m on the fence about still. She liked it more than the Laphroaig which I can understand because it is much more mild on your palate. It has sort of a fruity middle and a mild quiet finish. I am certainly not taken with it right away like I was the Laphroaig but it is quite good in its own right.
Of course since I drank my glass of the Laphroaig as well as hers and most of her glass of the GLENROTHES along with a pretty large Guinness over dinner I was pretty well lit last night which lead to some rather candid banter. It was good times and I have a lot of faith that we will make it. Maybe not together, that is still to be seen, but we will make it and I still firmly believe that I personally wouldn’t change a thing.
Everyone should share good scotch with someone they care about, it makes the world a better place!