Knowledge Begets Temperance – Part 2

So I’ve had people walking up to me and asking me why is alcohol, especially Scotch so prominent in your posts? Firstly, if their question stems from bearing some sort of negative connotation about Whisky then I direct them to the Whisky Speech, which I have blogged about before: https://pribblebabble.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/the-whisky-speech/. If it is concern that leads …

Scotland – A second hand exploration

A year ago, two of my best buddies from college went to Scotland with their friends from the universities they studied at in Cardiff. I was thrilled for them, and partly green too, since I have always wanted to go. There were highly plausible plans in the making too, but something significant happened to me at …

Glass!! Where? – Part 2

I wasn’t done with the brilliant list, I just needed a breather 😀 And my, my, it sure was a flirtatious fanfare. There’s something about the 21 YO Black Dog Scotch Whisky  that has a distinctive charm and finesse. Think about it, for twenty one year’s these aged single malts and grain whiskies remained dormant in the …

Glass!! Where? – Part 1

“Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you’re pouring, or drinking.” -Bill Cosby Would your drink be less enjoyable if served in a plastic glass? Or in a steel tumbler? I certainly reckon so. Drinking is more of an experience, a phenomenon that is incomplete without the right kind of …

Psychedelic, much? Arts, Distilled!

Excellent tasteful artwork always dominates a classy atmosphere in a royal albeit unassuming manner. I was looking for some  photographs of paintings for a friend who’s recently moved into a studio apartment. But what could I get that my friend could enjoy and I could afford? Something that reminds him of us, something that he would …

Fruitful Friday with Four Seasons Viognier Wine

It wasn’t Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t Pay Day. It wasn’t my birthday. It wasn’t any friend’s birthday either. It was my weekly off. If you work in my team, then you know that is a jubilant day as any to pamper yourself silly. The world might be slogging away in cubicles. But not you! You …