Hello again, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Oops, forgot to include, in earlier message, this website address:
http://www.legacyliquorstore.com/Homepage
Perhaps it will to help The Procrastinators, (you know who you are!), make a decision! Cheers, Patrizio!
PS: Great name for a rock group, if I don't say so myself:
Patrizio and The Procrastinators! Unfortunately, they would have been bigger than The Beatles and The Stones but they never got around to recording!!!
Welcome Home, Sarge and Flamin'!
Great selezzione on the Speyside! I'm very impressed. (Secretly, I was hoping you'd bring Johnny Walker Blue!!!) Perhaps we should drink it when there are only the two of us!!!
Gather you knocked on our door this morning! Sorry but we had a pretty late night. Had dinner with Legs Levine. Took Aquabus to Plaza of Nations, enjoying all the yachts at the different marinas along the way. Hard to even imagine how much some of the larger craft would cost and then the overhead to maintain them, moor them, etc.
Karen lives on the 23rd floor of #8 Smithe Mews. The view from "The Fishbowl" , almost wraparound windows, is simply unbelievable. Pretty close to 270 degrees, sweeping from east downtown through Burnaby to southern panorama of False Creek and city then west over False Creek, past all the bridges to English Bay. Literally like hovering over Olympic Village. Had never seen city from this particular angle before so it was more than a delight to soak in remarkable vistas. Not cheap rent at $3,400/month!
Lovely cheese, mixed olives, and houmus with rice crackers/bread, for hors d'oeuvres, complemented by a crisp Oregon Pinot Gris. Peter, a friend from university days, was fourth, (We'd met years ago.),and he did lightly seared Ahi tuna then sliced thinly, with pickled ginger and wasabi, for a wonderful starter. Legs had yummy roasted, cubed potatoes/beets, poached halibut steaks with a visually stunning and tangy fresh salsa and a mixed rocket salad. I brought a Young's Sangiovese, 2006 and a Karly El Alacaran, Mourvedre, 2005. Surprisingly, Sangiovese was much richer than the Mourvedre, but both were very well received. Peter brought a sumptuous Molly Dooker, The Boxer, 2009 Shiraz, from McLaren Vale. We had sockage, and I am pleased to say that I called varietal, year and region, thank you very much!!! Karen is enamoured of Oregon Pinots so she produced one. I was a too far gone, by then to appreciate what was probably a very pricey drop. Dessert was a tasty rhubarb crisp.
After dinner, we played bridge and The Sisterhood shellaced The Brotherhood! They played very well and we couldn't even defend as cards were all theirs. Eased the pain with a snort of Single Cask bourbon, last of a bottle from her time in Atlanta. Moved there from Vancouver and then to New York. Great, great evening as both are lovely, interesting people. Bit of a sad note, however, as Karen told us that her dad has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's so she plans to move back East in the Fall. Her parents live in Toronto but she wants to return to New York as she loves that city but not her hometown. Furthermore, she said that she couldn't live in the same city as her Mom but NY is close enough for her to be able to visit regularly. Difficult situation. Will miss her as she is loads of fun. First met through squash. Now bridge is the game. Guess we'll just have to visit!
Looking forward to seeing you this evening with rest of gang. Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizio!
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