Burns Night 2012

Ah Burns Night. For those of you not familiar it is the 25th of January. People gather to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns, that greatest of Scottish bards. Scotch is drank, haggis is eaten, poetry is espoused, and many toasts are made. It is generally a fine time had by all. However, last night I got to experience Burns Night at Mac McGee. Those boys do a hell of a Burns Night. Simon Brooking was there with Laphroaig pouring their great whiskies. Mac McGee’s chef and sous chef made a fantastic meal. Seriously, I had no idea haggis could be that could. I could have eaten the whole damn thing!

It was a great night all around but I would like to give few specific shout outs. First, thank you to Simon for bringing the whisky. He truely is one of the best brand ambassadors of any whisky brand we are fortunate enough to have here in the United States. Second, as I mentioned before I want to give serious props to the chef and kitchen staff. You might want to consider putting that haggis on the menu! Third, a huge shout out to Casey Teague and the Mac McGee staff for organizing a great event. They are really making their watering hole a great whisky bar. If you haven’t been by yet you need to go. Finally, the two Scottish gentle providing the entertainment were amazing. Bagpipes and Burns poetry reading may not be for everyone but these two fellows were spectacular.

If you’re one of our twitter followers, you may have noticed I actually tried tweeting last night. I’m new at it so give me some time to hit my stride. It’s hard to eat, toast, drink, and tweet at the same time.

I never really need a reason to drink scotch but if I have one I won’t pass it up. I definitely won’t be passing up Burns Night anymore either.

Slainte!

Richard

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