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Patti - Sushi, it's not just for breakfast anymore
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| | Subject: | Sushi, it's not just for breakfast anymore | | Time: | 03:42 pm |
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| I'm sitting at an internet cafe near Trafalgar Square with my mother, and with a stiff spacebar that doesn'twanttowork. Thus far, I've managed not to kill her.
The flight was uneventful, though I got absolutely no sleep. Last night we saw Song and Dance, a show I've always loved but never actually seen. It's a truly remarkable one-woman show.
Thanksgiving dinner was sushi at Tokyo Diner. I have yet to see any turkey anywhere. Yay!
Today we shopped! £140 at Dress Circle (showtunes, natch), and about the same at Milroys, a delightful whisky shop that sells so many tasty things that I can't find in the US. I spent £100 on a bottle of Port Ellen. They had just gotten a shipment in, and I got to grab several miniatures as they came out of the boxes. Oh, and they give free samples.
Tonight we're seeing Jerry Springer, The Opera. You think I'm making that up, don't you? I'm not.
Tomorrow, an oh-dark-hundred Eurostar to Paris. | comments: Leave a comment     |
| So, is the sushi at Tokyo Diner any good? ("English Sushi" seems to me to be something to be avoided.)
The world wants to know: Is Jerry Springer a tenor (i.e. hero) or bass (villain)? | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | The sushi at Tokyo Diner is decent. Not spectacular, but decent. I've had far worse. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) monkeystuff | | Subject: | English Sushi... | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2004-11-03 01:34 am (UTC) |
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| Actually "English sushi" can be very good - generally our sushi places are ran by the Japanese themselves. Take for example Yoisho on Goodge Street in London (OK, technically an Izakaya rather than a sushi bar, but great nonetheless). In theory, the UK being an island nation means good availability of seafood (if you know where to look), and given the mutual love affair between the Japanese and the English it means there are lots of skilled Japanese chefs willing to come here to work.
I am getting sidetracked however - I came across this page searching for sushi and Port Ellen - to see if anyone else had discovered what a great combination this makes. Anything with a bit of maritime character seems like an obvious good match for sushi, so you might naturally look towards the Islay malts... but then your Laphroaigs and Lagavulins run the risk of overpowering some of the more delicate flavours found in Japanese food. Port Ellen seems to get it just about right, particularly as its rarity gives it that feel of "something special".
Anyway, it seems the original poster has very good taste! I wonder which particular bottling of Port Ellen this might have been - one of the distillery's own (1st, 2nd or 3rd release?) or an independent bottling...? Currently I'm just slumming it with a Signatory bottling from 1979 - not the best, but nice to have nonetheless. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
whipartist | | Subject: | Re: English Sushi... | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2004-11-03 02:32 am (UTC) |
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| Old Malt Cask bottling, 25 years old, distilled in 1978.
Is there one that you recommend that's better? I'll be back at Milroys in a few weeks.
Have you tasted any Broras? | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
monkeystuff | | Subject: | Re: English Sushi... | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2004-11-03 10:21 am (UTC) |
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| In Michael Jackson's book he gives the best scores to the distillery's own bottlings. The first release (1979, 22 year old) scored 92, the second release (1978, 24 year old) scored 90, and the third release (1979, 24 year old) scored 91. None of the independent bottlings scored as highly, mostly in the 70s and 80s.
Of course, it's all a matter of personal taste, not everyone will agree with the gurus like Michael Jackson all the time... and to be honest, the whole concept of scoring whisky so precisely seems a bit weird to me (can you really say one is 83 and another 84?), but regardless there does seem to be a strong leaning towards the distillery's own. At thewhiskyexhange.com the 1st, 2nd and 3rd release are in the range of 100 - 150 pounds.
No I haven't tried Brora - is this another closed distillery...? | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
whipartist | | Subject: | Re: English Sushi... | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2004-11-03 11:38 am (UTC) |
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| Brora is yet another closed distillery, sadly.
I picked up a bottle in Heathrow a few years ago, simply because I had a hundred pounds in my pocket and it was cheaper to spend it than convert it. I saw Brora, said, "I've never heard of that!", and bought it.
To my surprise, it was wonderful-- very smoky. Other bottlings of it have not been quite as astounding as the first one I found, but I still rather enjoy them. I've seen miniatures, if you wanted to try it without springing for a whole bottle. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
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