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Ärende: SMWS extravaganza 155
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society 18th Annual Single Malt & Scotch
Whisky Extravaganza, co-sponsored by The Robb Report:
112 offerings from 38 distillers and distributors (numbers
from my drunken accounting). This was held at the maximally
prestigious Arizona Biltmore, which has hosted every U.S.
president from Hoover to Bush II. One presumes that Obama
will eventually be invited and actually show up for some
important occasion, but it must also be noted that the place
might consider its obligation fulfilled as McCain has had
frequent sightings over many years.

Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired architecture (it's said that
some of the elements not only echo his work but are it), a
lovely lobby; and the conference room in which we were
accommodated was very elegant, though the lowish lighting,
excellent for mood, was not so great for those wanting to
appreciate the visual delights of the Scotches.

First order of the evening - dinner buffet.

The stars were roast leg of beef and roast turkey. At both
stations I asked for fatty trimmings and/or skin. These were
given with a touch of disdain. The beef needed the fatty
trimmings, as it was round done past mooing rare. Turkey,
the dark meat at least, was moist enough and further came
with gravy as good as I could make and an altogether too
sweet cornbread and fruit stuffing.

Vegetables included potatoes, red peppers, and baby green
beans, nicely done considering the mass setting. The
asparagus were out by the time I got there - the only
evidence of its existence being one forlorn spear obviously
dropped and abandoned by a previous marauding diner.

There were some salady things that I completely ignored.

For a palate cleanser I returned several times to a
chocolate raspberry confection as the rest of the desserts
seemed too dairy-ridden for me; the key lime tartlets got
good notices.

Forty-four Scotches for me. Tasting notes to come.

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