a fine bouquet

I have long planned to publish my treatise on the wiles and wisdom of scotch, but that'll have to wait until I'm actually drinking scotch and posting at the same time. However, I thought I'd share a little revelation: if you happen to leave a little bit of scotch in your glass and leave it out overnight, the next day take a sniff at the sludge left behind. Seriously. It's fascinating...you'll smell the "notes" of the scotch. Mine had distinct smoke, chocolate, and what is probably best described as dirt odors. It was lovely; not that I'm not aware of these components while I'm drinking my favorite fine beverage, but freed from the warmth and luxuriousness of the liquid itself, it's easier to name them. I might just have to test several kinds of scotch to see if I can detect their differences....