Author: waynelett
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Scotch Tour 2025 (Part 3)
So, since I discovered gin about 15 years ago, my favorite gin has been Hendricks. I recently discovered Hendricks was made in Scotland. So a large reason for this tour was a pilgrimage to the Hendricks distillery headquarters. Now in Scotland there are about a million distilleries, large and small. One I went to was…
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Scotch Tour 2025 (Part 2)
So, one of the reasons for the Scotch Tour was to get a few things settled. Namely, to pick out “my Scotch distillery”! I have my shoemaker (SAS). My hatmaker ( Master Hatters of Texas). My gin ( Hendricks ), My bed (Tempurpedic ). My pen ( Pilot G-2, 07 tip ) etc. At my…
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Scotch Tour 2025
Being a bit of a “Distiller” myself, was interesting to see how the Big Boys do it. Let’s just say while theirs might be bigger, mines definitely stronger.
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New King of Scotland
As the new King, I am going to be making some much needed changes. So henceforth: Scottish food. I’m convinced that Scottish cuisine is based entirely on a dare. Haggis ? Seriously ? How about a few burger Kings ?! For The King’s sake, fix this ! I can only eat fish and chips so…
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My Boat Home
Since I planned to spend some significant time in Edinburgh Scotland ( my favorite all time city ) I decided I wanted to live on my very own boat as a base for exploration. So I am currently moored square in Edinburgs medieval city. It’s a really great experience. The captains hat and telescope comes…
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Visiting the Blarney Stone
So, the Blarney Stone, I have discovered, is one of the greatest scam marketing campaigns in history. A bunch of Irish plunderers raided the Middle East about 1100 BC. By the time they got there, all the good stuff was already taken, so they brought back a large rock and claimed it had magical powers…
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Seanies’s Bar etc. etc.
If you ever find yourself in remote Tullaroan Ireland on a Saturday night, I highly recommend a complete reevaluation of your entire life….but that being said…. Having, LITERALLY, nothing left to lose you should visit Seanie’s Pub ( which is also the local post office, convenience store, liquor mart, pharmacy and hair care center). If…
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Here I Am. Rockin like a Hurricane (Humberto).
So, Hurricane Humberto managed to crawl up the East Coast of America, somehow careen off New York and still manage to run me and most of Ireland down like a duckling under an Aircraft carrier. Ireland set wind and rain records that have stood for hundreds of years and let’s just say my little costal…