A while back I read an article about Japanese single malt whiskey being the shit these days, so when I stumbled upon a bottle of Suntory Yamazaki 12 year-old single malt whiskey in a liquor store recently, I went ahead and plunked down the requested $35.
First a little interesting trivia: The Suntory brand is famous for using big name (mostly Western) celebs to shill for them — this is the inspiration for the fantastic Lost in Translation. You can find some of the old commercials at Japander if you have the patience. Good stuff…
Now back to the booze: It’s really friggin’ good! The Suntory site refers to a “smooth, honeyed taste”, which I think is the perfect description. I presonally like to describe it as sitting right on the line between good small batch bourbons and proper Scotch. At least one other reviewer liked it a lot, too.
Try it. You’ll like it!
[Slightly Related Side Note: I have yet to lay hands on a bottle of Jinro brand soju. 'Round these parts I have only tracked down Kyung Woul Green Soju, which is sweet potato-based and is completely awesome. It tastes like slightly sweet water. Yum. Still gotta get the Jinro, though...]
Police Hunt Pack of Killer Chimps
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (April 24) - Armed Sierra Leonean police are hunting up to 20 chimpanzees which killed a local taxi driver and injured three American visitors after they broke out of a wildlife sanctuary, officials said on Tuesday.
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”Maybe the visitors panicked and threw sticks and stones. Chimps mob people. If you try and defend yourself you can get hurt,” he added. He advised any humans attacked by chimpanzees to ”be submissive, lie on the ground.”
Bad killer chimps! BAD!
(Thanks Matt!)
So far I’m loving the first round of the NHL playoffs, and not just because my Avs went down to Dallas and took a 2-0 series lead, either. There’s also the fact that the NY Rangers are getting trounced — always a good thing in my book. Then you have the scrappy Edmonton Oilers managing to hold their own against the mighty Detroit Red Wings. (Avs fans always root against the Red Wings except when they play the Canucks.)
The Buffalo-Philadelphia series is extra fun for me, though. As much as I love Peter Forsberg, I just can’t get behind the Flyers, so to see them getting stomped into mush by a Sabers team featuring former BU players Chris Drury (team captain, no less!) and Big Mike Grier practically makes my eyes well up.
In the games I’ve managed to catch so far, there have been blowouts and nail-biters, but certainly nothing boring.
Cool! Looks like I have someone to root for on this season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Granted, I only go to my boy Fish at Th’Ink Tank these days, but I’ve heard good things about Twisted Sol.
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