What matters and what doesn’t
This has been a month for connections. Everyone during the election period is busy talking about what matters and what doesn’t. Corruption issues matter. Reservation matters. Division of states matters to some and doesn’t to others. Alleviation of poverty matters. Ushering in prosperity matters. There are both serious and inane things that seem to matter...
When days are hot and scorching
‘One of the deadliest truths about life is that when days are hot and scorching all you remember are the evenings spent in scotching,’ said Saibal with a smile. Prodeep agreed with one whole-hearted nod and all others sitting there agreed. Not everyone loves scotching, but then no one really loves getting scorched. And this...
A TIGER without vowels
Well, a tiger without vowels isn’t a fantasy at all. Now before you start shoot inane queries like: A tiger can be without canines but can he be without vowels too? Have you got mixed up with your Bs and your Vs and did you really wanted to use the word ‘bowels’? Yes, they’re all...
The Black Dog Avataars – 02
Well, Specky and I keep playing games where intrigue becomes an integral part of the entire process. We had started a game where we began searching for the various avataars for the term ‘Black Dog’ and were able to find quite a lot in the previous post. These games are as vital as the characteristics...
The Black Dog Avataars – 01
‘What are you so busy with these days?’ asked Specky as she came in after a busy day in the office. Being a Taurean, I gave her a single word answer, ‘Black Dog.’ ‘Black Dog?’ she echoed. ‘Yes, I am writing a few researched posts on this wonderful brand of Scotch whisky.’ ‘Black Dog?’ she...
Rob Schneider and the art of vanillic sweetness
Rob Schneider, the 1963 born stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live has so much in common with the Black Dog 12 YO Scotch whisky. The Wikipedia points out that ‘in Schneider’s movies, the main character often undergoes some type of transformation, be it an unlikely career change, or a...
The prose and the rhyme of it all
It is a speech that I am going to quote here in this post… a whisky speech… and then I am going to try to write the same speech as if it were a poem. I’m sure all those who love their malt are going to be nodding in appreciation. Noah “Soggy” Sweat made his...
Water? I’m thirsty, not dirty!
Neil Fusillo recounts a personal story on the internet: My father often, on occasion, when asked if he’d like water added to his whisky, said something along the lines of, “Water?? I’m thirsty, not dirty!” I have taken the title of this post from his lines… however, I must clarify here that in this post...
Of malty tones and velvety textures
Words, aromas, and flavours have the power to evoke a sense of oneness if they are the right ones coming together. Almost like the time I sat with my wife on the terrace and opened a bottle of Black Dog 18 YO. ‘Deep, golden, glossy, and mahogany,’ I said softly. My wife looked on dreamily...
Sunlight held together by water
An approximately 130 years old brand, calling itself the perfect scotch is what Black Dog is all about. Yes, someone did once describe this scotch as sunlight held together by water… though I’m sure Sir Walter Millard, a Scot, might not have agreed to the technicalities of the phrase but would surely have loved the...
BD tasting: Talking of Seductive Aromas
It was one of those evenings when the intense amber gold of the setting sun decides not to hide behind the darkness of the night until it has seduced you completely. The intense amber gold and the shimmering highlights enter your mind and pervade all the senses… almost the way Black Dog does. We were...
A beverage of leisure
Leisure never comes alone. It brings with it a lot of other friends… some go along with books, some with words as they are in a conversation, some with game-playing, and some chill out with their beverage of leisure! ‘Aha! What is a beverage of leisure?’ asked his friend Ginger, ‘is it something that you...
