Tommy gets serious and starts training for Jackson Hole.

As many of you know, The Maaltman goes to Jackson Hole in January. Serious training starts today. No, I'm not worried about the sub zero temperatures made worse by the gale force winds, the blinding white out haunticain blizzards resulting in disorientation and mountain madness, the high altitude oxygen deprived thin cardiac squeezing air producing altitude sickness with severe migraine cephalgia and insomnia or the hazardous , ungroomed mountain terrain with hidden obstacles capable of causing great bodily harm or sudden death. I'm training for the inevitable constant badgering, challenging, positioning and questioning of the Maaltman's knowledge that anyone on a pedestal expects. Granted my pedestal is the size of a grain of sand with eight followers of tommymaaltman.blogspot.com. I never the less take it seriously especially now with two documented responses. To meet the challenge, I pledge to taste two expressions of Scoth Single Malt Whisky every night leading up to the event and make extensive tasting notes. In deference to my liver and the fact that I have a family and a job, the tastings will be limited to "mini drams," 12.5 mls (one half the normal volume of Her Majesty's Royal Dram in the United Kingdom.) Let's start with a mini dram of Rosebank 12 year old Floral and Fauna 47 vol. with a limey yellow color, camomile nose, sweet floral taste and mint imperials finish and a mini dram of Rosebank 1981, Bottled 1997, Cask Strength Limited Bottling, 63.9 vol with a lemony yellow color, seductive aromatic nose, soft and smooth taste, and a faintly smoky finish. Two a days take a lot of hard work, concentration, dedication and commitment. That's what I'm all about. Slainte, Tommy Maaltman.