HAGGIS

[macguzzi]

Can we have a Haggis forum it seems to be stiring up some intrest in the my guns bigger than yours forum

[Guzzirider]

Can we have a Haggis forum it seems to be stiring up some intrest in the my guns bigger than yours forum

 

Macguzzi

 

I am sure you will remember that when the Scottish Rally used to held at Stirling, haggis, neeps and tatties used to be served on the Sunday night.

 

Tasted horrible though

 

Guy

[Guest SantaFeRider]

the only possible reason to eat haggis is as an excuse to drink a lot of this to mask the taste:

 

[macguzzi]

come on list a decent whisky

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

To a Haggis!

 

Fair fa' your honest sonsie face,

Great chieftan 0' the puddin' race,

Aboon them a' ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm,

Weel are ye worthy 0' a grace,

As lang's ma airm.

 

Ye Pow'rs who mak mankind your care,

And dish them oot their bill 0' fare,

Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware,

That jaups in luggies,

But, if you wish her gratfu' prayer,

Gie her a Haggis!

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a whisky.

 

[callison]

Oddly enough, I spent two days in Scotland this June and felt no compunction whatsover to try Haggis. I did buy a "Pudding Men" CD though. Great music - after you get accustomed to Aussie Abo instruments mixed with Celtic tunes and Scottish pipes.

[Guest SantaFeRider]

come on list a decent whisky

 

 

 

try these

 

The Lagavulin is a great whisky, but to be had after dinner, in lieu of a cognac, or, being a Guzzista, a grappa

 

If I am going to spend money for an all around whisky, IMHO nothing touches the the Springbank 21.

 

If you want to sample whiskies, many of which are no longer distilled, go spend a few nights at the Loch Torridon Hotel. The bar carries about 300 selections

 

Even if they don't meet your approval, I do find Orkney whiskies elegant and well-rounded.

[DeBenGuzzi]

I dunno, hear good things about these.

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or this I find these to be on the same level, I dunno if I can't drink it I just throw in some coke and say thankya gove'nor. I'm not too picky.

[Guest Nogbad]

Not sure about any American whiskey after I almost died of Wild Turkey poisoning once.......

[Guest SantaFeRider]

comparing Bourbon whiskey with Singlemalt Scotch whisky is not an apples and apples exercise.

 

Personally, while I'll drink Bourbon when I am not given a choice by my host, I am only glad it is made so the Scotch distilleries can have the barrels.

 

[macguzzi]

comparing Bourbon whiskey with Singlemalt Scotch whisky is not an apples and apples exercise.

 

Personally, while I'll drink Bourbon when I am not given a choice by my host, I am only glad it is made so the Scotch distilleries can have the barrels.

 

Bourbon is nothing like Scotch and not all Scotch is matured in Bourbon casks we also use Brandy, Sherry, Port, Rum. Another Haggis dish recently spotted a must for Guzzi fans Haggis Pizza

[Guzzirider]

Another Haggis dish recently spotted a must for Guzzi fans Haggis Pizza

 

 

I expect they will be deep frying that in Glasgow?

[Guest SantaFeRider]

Bourbon is nothing like Scotch and not all Scotch is matured in Bourbon casks we also use Brandy, Sherry, Port, Rum.

 

 

really... really?

 

[Greg Field]

I spent a month in Scotland sampling and traveling.

 

Haggis is basically a sausage—ground innards of an animal, plus other sundries, stuffed in a natural casing made from animal innards—nothing more, and nothing less.

 

Given that there are really good sausages and really horrid sausages all over the world, one might surmise that there are really good haggises and really horrid haggises. This is indeed the case, according to my research. The same was the case with the Scottish distilled beverages.

 

All of this research will soon culminate in the world's first and only "all-you-can-eat-and-drink" haggis and scotch restaurant. I'm looking for investors now. Anybody want in on the ground floor?

[Guest SantaFeRider]

Greg,

 

if you haven't done it, sometime check into the Loch Torridon Hotel. Their bar carries about 300 selections of singlemalts, many from distilleries long time closed.

 

The fishing in the loch is great too.

 

But what I most enjoyed in Scotland was the riding.

 

Particularly, a little road that links Loch Shinn with the Kyle of Tongue. And also the road from Braemer to Tomintoul.

 

There is a wonderful single lane road on the North side of the River Spey linking Knockando with Grantown-on-Spey, where the heather is plump in season, but the sense of wonder is spoiled by pheasants crossing the road and many times hitting your forks and knees.

 

On the West coast, I used to enjoy Skye before the bridge was opened; nowadays is no fun to ride behind a line of Italian and German motorhomes.

 

Haggis?

 

Well...

 

As you said, there is good sausage and horrid sausage...

 

If I am going to eat sausage, I will favor the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and a few of the French varieties, with exception of Boudin Noir and Andouille. I do not eat organs or coagulated blood.

 

But I'd kill for Steak Tartare