Any Smashers in Cambridge?!

[Yeniths]

I never really got the chance to speak with him while he was here, didn't even know he was from Germany LOL

If he has gone I'm sure all you Cambridge guys did good

 

[rustediron]

It's a real shame he's gone, doubles was good fun while it lasted =/

 

[MaSe]

yow was very good and funny as hell sometimes xD i'll train with TehIce and **** all your ***** at a monthly if I happen to be in UK again! BE PREPARED

 

[gm jack]

Lol nah.

 

[MaSe]

Jo Rich, what does your book say to Aberlour A'bunadh? I just received a bottle as a present, could you quote? I'm sure it is listed in there!!

 

[L-J]

'A cask strength whisky has quietly been making a name for itself over the past few years and has now attracted quite a crowd of enthusiastic devotees who praise the big, rich flavours of this Speyside malt.

Arbelour distillery was established in 1879 and then remodelled by the leading distillery architect Charles Doig some 20 years later after a disastrous fire. It really came into its own after 1975 when it was acquired by the French group Pernod Ricard and became their lead single malt brand in the days before their purchase of the Seagram distilleries (The Glenlivet in particular). Today the distillery offers an excellent 'Arbelour Distillery Experience' tour which is well worth making the effort to take (booking is essential).

There are several easily accessible expressions, and the possibility of bottling your own direct from a single cask at the distillery, but the one to go for is the strangely named a'bunadh (it's pronounced a-boon-ah and means 'the origin' in Gaelic). It is non-chill filtered and at full-cask strength, the idea behind the product being to replicate a 19th-century-style whisky matured exclusively in Spanish oak oloroso sherry butts. So, if you like traditional Macalian or Glenfarclas, you're going to love this.

Note that this is released in batches, some of which have been criticised and tasting slightly sulphured (an effect of cask treatment), so if you find a batch you particularly like, it might be an idea to snap up several bottles before it runs out. Equally, it's fun to keep experimenting and, perhaps, taste one batch against another. And this shouldn't be too much of a problem, because, for whisky of this quality and strength (it's usually around the 60% abv mark), it's quite a bargain. Expect to pay about £35.

Colour: Rich and dark.
Nose: A marked sherry character, possibly of honey and dark fruits.
Taste: Can be drunk at full strength but develops with water. Big, mouth filling, Christmas cake, dried fruits, possibly with some citrus and chocolate notes.
Finish: Expect a drawn-out finish, perhaps with evolving spices, oak and some smoky notes.'

 

[MaSe]

I really need that book :D thanks dude

 

[FabulousGeorge]

I'm back in Cambridge for 3 weeks in a few days. Anyone still there?

 

[rustediron]

I'll be back in Cambridge from the 17th :D

 

[L-J]

I'll be available from the 27th.

 

[Tamoo]

Hey rich, you going to Blastzone? Failing that, you at least going to GT5?

 

[L-J]

I will not being going to Blastzone - GT5 I hope I can make but it'll depend how my revision is going at the time probs.

 

[gm jack]

I'm back around the 24th.

 

[X1-12]

jack, did you beat ddiz in that MM?

Tam are we still teaming at blastzone?

 

[gm jack]

Yeah, I won.

EDIT

Also, in falcon dittos, I managed to land dthrow -> taunt -> regrab. Totally legit.

 

[Tamoo]

Good stuff Jack

And yeah, sure thing man, doesn't look like there will be much of a doubles bracket though lol.

 

[Yeniths]

when did you play Ddiz :o was it recorded?

 

[gm jack]

He came down for the weekend to see craig, so I organised a smashfest for all the reading people plus ddiz and sean.

Not recorded sadly, though we were both choking quite a lot though out.

 

[Yeniths]

I'm actually gutted would have been the next Armada vs M2k set... you should have said you were hosting I could have come . I've worked out I can get a direct train to reading now :D

 

[gm jack]

If I host anything in the summer, I'll definitely open it up to some more people. This was more just a reading "crew" and ddiz, as he was visiting craig.

 

[Tamoo]

In the summer, I'd definitely like to come up for a bit, but I don't think George is around then (he's from up north). But yeah, hit me up whenever you host anything with ppl like tristan and sean going, I'm always up for making the journey if it's in the summer

Also why was ddiz visiting craig lol?

 

[gm jack]

Craig taught ddiz how to play ssb64 (craigs apparently the best in europe) at a minimum.

 

[Yeniths]

If its in the Summer I still may come along as I'll probably have a lot of free time. I may start my dissertation but I don't want to kid myself, it'll be last minute as always, well maybe last month in this case.

 

[rustediron]

George: Give us a shout on here when you're free, and I'll tell you if I'm free then or not

 

[FabulousGeorge]

I'm free all the time, just got to revise every once in a while. Monday good for you? Your place or mine?

 

[rustediron]

Yeah, I can do Monday. Just come to mine, I live on the corner of Grange Road and West Road.
3ish any good?

 

[FabulousGeorge]

Sounds brill, that's along the backs, right? Could I get your number for in case i get lost in my own city?

Tamoo: I just read your post properly; I'm from Cambridge so I'll be here all summer if you were talking about me.

 

[rustediron]

I PM'd it to you

 

[sinai420]

i'm back in cambridge btw, i'm best free this week

 

[rustediron]

Aight, I might host again later this week then, but I have massive controller-missing johns xD
When's good?

 

[sinai420]

for me any time this week is fine

 

[gm jack]

I'm back Sunday so would be up for something then.

 

[rustediron]

Sunday afternoon, then?

 

[FabulousGeorge]

Mind if I join for some doubles? I'll try not to be quite so bad

 

[Tamoo]

Played Pavan today, he was a lot better that I remembered, I couldn't just rush in relentlessly like I used to. How well do you usually do against him George? I've been training him to beat falcon today lol

 

[rustediron]

George: Sure, that'd be awesome. And don't worry about it lol, just keep playing and keep an eye out for what works and you'll get better pretty quickly

 

[gm jack]

Sunday afternoon, then?

So long as it's later afternoon/evening, as I'll be moving in around mid day.

 

[FabulousGeorge]

I think we're normally pretty even. I've stopped running into his charging fsmashes lol

 

[rustediron]

4.30, sunday?

 

[sinai420]

i dn't suppose u fancy a quick few games tommorow? i'm quite keen to play again as i haven't played in weeks and i don't have a screen here! all i have is my controller!