Sunday, April 12, 2009

breathless

uncle wheezed "try some,"
"a scant dram of usquebaugh":
cause follows effect

One Single Impression #59: Live Water

My first impression of whisky was more firewater than Live Water.
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10 comments:

  1. JimApril 13, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Wow! KH, I learned again today! I hope I can remember this,
    "History of Scotch Whisky [:]
    The Gaelic "usquebaugh", meaning "Water of Life", phonetically became "usky" and then "whisky" in English."     (Google, first return for "usquebaugh")

    compliments BA
    usqueaubagh drink of the day
    is scotch on the rocks
    ..

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  2. floretaApril 13, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    clever!

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  3. PamApril 13, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    Who would have known that the word for whiskey comes from live water-- great!

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  4. gabrielleApril 13, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    aqua vitae cheers!!!

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  5. Tumblewords:April 13, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    So clever - the water cure!

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  6. fourwindshaigaApril 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    I do know some who can't live without it, your poem works for me.

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  7. qualcosa di belloApril 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    i agree with your first impression too!...very clever words

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  8. pieceofpieApril 13, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    it is a tasty smooth steady treat... i can appreciate the life giving properties...

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  9. mardeApril 14, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    'Slainte Mhor!' (Cheers!)

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  10. spacedlawApril 21, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    And you've become a dragon...

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