Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: How do you drink your whiskey?

I now that the politically correct thing to drink at the court of the
Illuminated Realm is Bolly (Bollinger Champagne) -- I have never even seen
a bottle of it, more’s the pity -- but my problem is of another kind:
Sometimes I do not quite know which is British English and which is
American.
Do the British drink their whisky neat and the Americans their
whiskey straight, or vice-versa, when they want it neither diluted with
water nor mixed with ice or anything else?
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I now...
Who stole that "k"? Should be "I know..."
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Cheers
-- 
John G Davies

what the Irish would ask for.
Guinness. I think.
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
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Guinness. I think.
A Paddy, more likely, if we're talking Irish
whiskey, at least that's what I've got in my liquor cabinet, from a visit
to Ireland some 15 years ago. There are probably many other brands.
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 Guinness. I think.
:)

 Who stole that "k"? Should be "I know..."
Dear Xakero,
The culprit must be the one and the same who has also kidnapped my 'c'.
Such hard times.
Empathising,
I remain as always, etc. ecc.
Bambi
dtb

 "Whisky" is the spelling for "Scotch" and "Whiskey" for Irish,
Furthermore, we should never forget that "there's whiskey in the jar":
"Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There´s whiskey in the jar"
'whiskey' sounds quite Irish to me too.
I also heard that the Scots happen to add water (but no e) to improve
their whisky's tasting experience, but I'd never dare to impose such
an umpleasant companion to a Talisker...
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Gennaro
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I came all this way to see you.... at least get me a beer!
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 Xakero
Who knows?
I've only ever used it to clean tape heads. I thought that was pretty
neat. :-)
Loki
-- 
  Brevity is the soul of wit.    W.Shakespeare

neat. :-)
I'm not so sure. Alcohol can be corrosive, I would
have thought. To clean tape heads (before the arrival of the CD player) and
to give my mouse a pedicure, I use only water.
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 an umpleasant companion to a Talisker...
Talisker... a rare brand, that one. 
You must have relatatives on the Ile of Skye to have been able to lay
your hands on a bottle of Talisker.
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Xakero

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Xakero, really, in the globalization era you don't have to be part of the
McLeod clan for this.
The wise Scots discovered marketing some years ago and flooded Italy with
their finest brands.
I know at least a couple of places here in Turin (one being a big
supermarket), where I can find Talisker, Oban, Lagavullin and other whisky
of the Isles at an unreasonable price (about 40$ per bottle).
Personally, I prefer Lagavullin.
Ciao
Giorgio

 Xakero
:-) The product that is recommended for tape heads is isopropyl alcohol, meths is fine
for my mouse though. The trouble with whiskey is it is sticky, so it
needs then to be cleaned off itself, and for that I used water. I use
water to clean the console...
Cheers,
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 Giorgio
bye
Gennaro
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"I'm on a whole new adventure"
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 Personally, I prefer Lagavullin.
My preferred mouthwash is really an old Armagnac, but courtesy
sometimes demands that I join in a round of whisky. I do not quite
remember whether it was at the Dusit Thani in Bangkok or the Manila
Peninsula where my wish to have my whisky served "neat" was not
understood and had to be translated to "straight".
In that region, the choice on a restaurant's list, or in the stores
and duty free shops, is usually limited to Johnny Walker and Chivas
Regal, rarely also a single malt, usually Glenfiddich. It's when I
pass through London (not for the last 2 years) that I pick up a less
commonly sold single malt, to serve to aficionados.
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Xakero
  I think I could overcome plutophobia.