Happiness

[louisiana]

[Keef]

Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet. Everybody knows that.

[RosieH]

It's certainly the greatest gift that I possess.

[DJKillaQueen]

And I'm still looking for it....

[Loz]

Reminds me of an old joke...

A man was invited to dinner with the French ambassador. Making small talk he asked the ambassador's wife, "What do you think the most important thing is in life". To his obvious surprise she answered, "A penis". "Are you sure?", he asked. "Definitely", she said confidently, "A penis".

At this point the ambassador leant over the table and said, "My dear, it eez pronounced 'appiness"...

[DJKillaQueen]

Well who thought a penis would ever make me smile :))

[Loz]

Glad to (cough) oblige, DJKQ... B)

[Marmora Man]

Happiness - comes in many forms.

One, impossible, dream for me would be to discover a new, unread, novel in Patrick O Brian magnificent Aubrey / Maturin series and, having absolutely nothing else to do - settle down to read it on a dark winter's night, in a comfortable armchair, beside a log fire with a glass of good malt whisky in my hand - current choice Caol Ila.

[louisiana]

Islay is the home of the best distilleries. Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Caol Ila.

[HAL9000]

That dream may not be completely without hope: O'Brian's stepson, Nikolai Tolstoy, apparently inherited manuscripts for at least one lost book and several unpublished short stories.

[BrandNewGuy]

louisiana Wrote:

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> Islay is the home of the best distilleries.

> Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Caol Ila.

... and Bunnahabhain, where my grandmother grew up before the First World War. Her father was the bonded warehouseman employed by 'the Revenue', but who ensured an occasional bottle made it into the pub to keep the locals happy ;-)

[Marmora Man]

As whisky happiness is hi jacking this thread I also offer you 25 year old Highland Park, Talisker and agree with Louisiana on Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroaig.

In fact another version of happiness could be to be locked in the Malt Whisky Society club room in Bleeding Heart Yard, London with an anti hangover pill and carry out a comparative tasting of all 350 malts on offer

[legalbeagle]

I hate whisky.

[louisiana]

Talisker was my first malt love, and Highland Park is excellent too.

MM, have you done the Islay pilgrimage? Cycling between all the distilleries and topping up here and there could be another happy experience.

[reggie]

Marmora Man Wrote:

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> Happiness - comes in many forms.

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and in many forums

[Loz]

louisiana Wrote:

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> Talisker was my first malt love, and Highland Park

> is excellent too.

For me: Ardbeg, Ardbeg and Ardbeg. Though not necessarily in that order.

[Mick Mac]

I love the black bush.

[Marmora Man]

That would be the Irish Malt and not a personal reference then Mic Mac?

[louisiana]

Do you think Cameron might be persuaded to supply us with free Islay malt to improve our general level of happiness?

[Brendan]

A recent favourite is Balevenie double wood. It?s not the same sort of peaty whisky as the Islay malts, more rich and smooth and almost sweet but still with a lot of depth.

[louisiana]

Thanks for the recommendation, Brendan! Will give it a try. :)

[SeanMacGabhann]

quote from Narnia at last week's forum drinks, upon trying his first Laphroig

"it's liquid turf!"

which is a good thing in my book, but I wasn't sure if he agreed

[Emerson Crane]

Happiness is a record by Ken Dodd, I thought everyone knew that?

[Jah Lush]

is a warm gun.

[Brendan]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> is a warm bum.

fixed that for you.