Saturday Night Whiskeybox – 24/8/13

Short Whisky History:

The Gaelic “usquebaugh”, meaning “Water of Life”, phonetically became “usky” and then “whisky” in English. However it is known, Scotch Whisky, Scotch or Whisky (as opposed to whiskey), it has captivated a global market.

Scotland has internationally protected the term “Scotch”. For a whisky to be labelled Scotch it has to be produced in Scotland. If it is to be called Scotch, it cannot be produced in England, Wales, Ireland, America or anywhere else. Excellent whiskies are made by similar methods in other countries, notably Japan, but they cannot be called Scotches. They are most often referred to as “whiskey”. While they might be splendid whiskies, they do not captivate the tastes of Scotland.

“Eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae”

The entry above appeared in the Exchequer Rolls as long ago as 1494 and appears to be the earliest documented record of distilling in Scotland. This was sufficient to produce almost 1500 bottles, and it becomes clear that distilling was already a well-established practice.

Legend would have it that St Patrick introduced distilling to Ireland in the fifth century AD and that the secrets traveled with the Dalriadic Scots when they arrived in Kintyre around AD500. St Patrick acquired the knowledge in Spain and France, countries that might have known the art of distilling at that time.

The distilling process was originally applied to perfume, then to wine, and finally adapted to fermented mashes of cereals in countries where grapes were not plentiful. The spirit was universally termed aqua vitae (‘water of life’) and was commonly made in monasteries, and chiefly used for medicinal purposes, being prescribed for the preservation of health, the prolongation of life, and for the relief of colic, palsy and even smallpox. There were monastic distilleries in Ireland in the late-12th century.

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Scotland’s great Renaissance king, James IV (1488-1513) was fond of ‘ardent spirits’. When the king visited Dundee in 1506, the treasury accounts record a payment to the local barber for a supply of aqua vitae for the king’s pleasure. The reference to the barber is not surprising. In 1505, the Guild of Surgeon Barbers in Edinburgh was granted a monopoly over the manufacture of aqua vitae – a fact that reflects the spirits perceived medicinal properties as well as the medicinal talents of the barbers.

The primitive equipment used at the time and the lack of scientific expertise meant that the spirit produced in those days was probably potent, and occasionally even harmful. During the course of the 15th century, along with better still design, the dissolution of the monasteries contributed to an improvement in the quality of the spirits produced. Many of the monks, driven from their sanctuaries, had no choice but to put their distilling skills to use. The knowledge of distilling then quickly spread to others.

The increasing popularity eventually attracted the attention of the Scottish parliament, which introduced the first taxes on malt and the end product in the latter part of the 17th century. Ever increasing rates of taxation were applied following The Act of Union with England in 1707, when England set out to tame the rebellious clans of Scotland. The distillers were driven underground.

A long and often bloody battle arose between the excisemen, or gaugers, as they were known, and the illicit distillers, for whom the excise laws were alien in both their language and their inhibiting intent. Smuggling became standard practice for some 150 years and there was no moral stigma attached to it. Ministers of the Kirk made storage space available under the pulpit, and the illicit spirit was, on occasion, transported by coffin – any effective means was used to escape the watchful eyes of the Excise men.

Clandestine stills were cleverly organised and hidden in nooks and crannies of the heather-clad hills, and smugglers organised signaling systems from one hilltop to another whenever excise officers were seen to arrive in the vicinity. By the 1820s, despite the fact that as many as 14,000 illicit stills were being confiscated every year, more than half the whisky consumed in Scotland was being swallowed painlessly and with pleasure, without contributing a penny in duty.

This flouting of the law eventually prompted the Duke of Gordon, on whose extensive acres some of the finest illicit whisky in Scotland was being produced, to propose in the House of Lords that the Government should make it profitable to produce whisky legally.

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In 1823 the Excise Act was passed, which sanctioned the distilling of whisky in return for a license fee of £10, and a set payment per gallon of proof spirit. Smuggling died out almost completely over the next ten years and, in fact, a great many of the present day distilleries stand on sites used by smugglers of old.

The Excise Act laid the foundations for the Scotch Whisky industry, as we know it today. However, two further developments put Scotch Whisky on firmly on the world map.

Until now, we have been talking about what we now know as Malt Whisky. But, in 1831 Aeneas Coffey invented the Coffey or Patent Still, which enabled a continuous process of distillation to take place. This led to the production of Grain Whisky, a different, less intense spirit than the Malt Whisky produced in the distinctive copper pot stills. The lighter flavored Grain Whisky, when blended with the more fiery malts, extended the appeal of Scotch Whisky to a considerably wider market.

The second major helping hand came unwittingly from France. By the 1880s, the phylloxera beetle had devastated the vineyards of France, and within a few years, wine and brandy had virtually disappeared from cellars everywhere. The Scots were quick to take advantage of the calamity, and by the time the French industry recovered, Scotch Whisky had replaced brandy as the preferred spirit of choice.

Since then Scotch Whisky has survived. It has survived Prohibition, wars and revolutions, economic depressions and recessions, to maintain its position today as the international spirit of choice, extending to more than 200 countries throughout the world.

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Source: http://www.whisky.com/history.html

That’s an interesting wee lil’ read. Get some whisky in ya gut!!

– BDL1983

EU and Israel: German Anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism

Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Israel National News
August 21, 2013

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The EU boycott should not have been a surprise. Interview with Susanne Urban, a German historian, who elucidates on the situation.

“Anti-Semitism was officially delegitimized in Germany after its surrender in 1945. This happened first in public areas such as politics, economy, culture, art and later on in society at large. Public debates and the social environment show however that since the late 1990s, anti-Semitism is expressed again more openly in manifold variations. Contemporary anti-Semitism has a solid base in the German mainstream.”

Dr. Susanne Urban, a German historian, heads the Historical Research in the International Tracing Service (ITS) Bad Arolsen. Before that, she worked for five years at Yad Vashem. She has also published a number of books.

“Several studies in recent years gave us more insight into levels of German anti-Semitism. In 2008, all parliamentary parties agreed to appoint an expert group. It was charged with obtaining an understanding of how far anti-Semitism had permeated German society and how to combat it more effectively. The ten experts were also asked to present recommendations regarding education and training of educators.

“The assignment stressed that findings concerning levels of anti-Semitism should be connected to questions about Germany’s democratic stability. The experts also focused on post-Holocaust anti-Semitism and Muslim anti-Semitism.

“In August 2011, their report was published and presented. It stressed the importance of confronting ‘secondary anti-Semitism.’ One major aspect of this is that people refuse responsibility for the Holocaust. This reflects a variety of widespread opinions. Included is that Germany is the victim or even hostage of survivors and that Holocaust compensation payments are sometimes denounced as a robbery committed by ‘The Jews.’

“This opinion is fueled further nowadays by those Germans who promote multiple types of self-victimization. This phenomenon expresses itself for instance as: ‘We were victims too but never got compensation.’ Victims and perpetrators are often inverted. In 2008, more than two-thirds of Germany’s population were annoyed to different degrees by recollections of Nazi crimes and their victims.

“The study also found that in 2010, secondary anti-Semitism was shared by 40% of Germany’s population. An identical percentage considered that Israel behaves like Nazi Germany today. Secondary anti-Semitism is not specific to Germany, but is found in high percentages in Poland and Hungary as well. In the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, these figures are much lower.

“Anti-Zionism as one variety of anti-Semitism often manifests itself as ‘criticism of Israeli politics, strategies and actions.’ It is found in all spheres of German society, be it Leftist or Rightist, Muslim or Christian. Anti-Zionism and secondary anti-Semitism often overlap for instance by making comparisons between Nazis and Israeli politics or between Holocaust victims and the Palestinians. This is also used to deny contemporary responsibility for Germany’s history or commemoration of the victims. Anti-Zionist attitudes do not differ if one is ideologically on the left, right, or a liberal.

Read More: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13722#.UhchYX-x1EN

More Important Link: http://www.dailystormer.com/eu-and-israel-german-anti-israelism-and-anti-semitism/

These damn Jews are absolutely incredible… The amount of utter BULLSHIT they can dream up to divert attention away from the obvious fact that THEY ARE COMPLETE BASTARDS is truly amazing!!! You really have to read the crap they write to understand ‘how they are’….

The more you analyse the way Jews spin their shite, the more surprising it is that anyone takes them seriously…. Yet WE are the distinct minority of people who ‘GET’ what they are like…. Arrrrrggghhhhh!!!

– BDL1983

Miss ‘Holocaust Survivor” Beauty Pageant Returns to Israel

This is absolutely piss funny!!!! I can hardly type for laughter!!!

Youngest contestant is 70, oldest is 90. Next week 19 women Holocaust survivors will compete in survivor beauty pageant.

Ahiya Raved
YNet
August 18, 2013

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It has become a tradition, but it is still hard to get used to the sight. Nineteen senior citizen women standing in a row. Pair by pair, they step to the front of the stage, and take a bow, walk the catwalk and return to the line. The youngest is 70-years-old, the oldest is 94, and the common denominator is a haunting past: all of the contestants in the 2013 pageant which will be held in Haifa are Holocaust survivors.

“It’s amazing to find that even at this age there is jealously and rivalry, just as with 18-year-old models,” says Heli Ben David, who was crowned Miss Congeniality in the 1979 Miss Israel Pageant. Today, she guides the older women all the way to the catwalk. This week, she interviewed women who wanted to compete and heard their difficult stories.

“Because character here is no less important, I hear their stories and it is not easy,” explained Ben David. “Everyone has a very hard story, of life in the ghettos and camps, of hunger and the extreme cold. But from every one, I hear the same sentence: I’m here, and I beat the Germans because I am still alive, I started a family, and I am even competing in a beauty pageant.”

The oldest contestant and one of the favorites for winning is Shoshana Colmar, 94. At the time of her release from the Auschwitz death camp, she weighed 25 kg, and when she takes to the stage next Thursday, she will sing the song she would sing to one of the camp guards, so he would give her more soup. “They killed my whole family,” she said. “We were four children, and I remained alone. Dad, Mom, all the brothers of my parents. My mother had ten brothers and one was left; my father had seven brothers and one remained. And also all of their families. So for me, it is certainly a huge victory to be here.”

While waiting for rehearsals, as their friends are being photographed and interviewed, the other competitors spend their time singing and dancing. “We went from darkness to light, we do not want to remember what was bad then, but only what is good now,” one called out at the end of the dance.

Message via participation

Among this year’s competitors is Hannah Liebmann, 80, from Lod. Because Hannah is blind, her daughter Sarah initiated her participation in the competition and brought her to the first day of rehearsals.

“The message I try to convey in my participation,” Hannah said, “is that we are here. We beat Hitler and established families. I got to see great-grandchildren. And also out of my hardship as a woman who can not see, I try to help not only myself, but also other people.”

Competitor Naomi Isaac, 84, said: “I lived through the war in the concentration camps. The message here is that we are still alive. Though we lost our families, we are still alive and from here, I can say to the world: There were concentration camps, there was murder, and everything that mankind can invent.

Read More: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4418241,00.html

Further Link: http://www.dailystormer.com/miss-holocaust-survivor-beauty-pageant-returns-to-israel/

Click either link above for a VIDEO aswell…. If you’re keen, hahahha! (I couldn’t get the video to embed for some reason…..)

At least we can have a good laugh sometimes! Otherwise how the fuck would we cope???!

– BDL1983

P.S. I just dunno how they all survived…. and so miraculously too!!! More on that in the future….

Rory the Cat’s Life Saved with a Blood Transfusion from a DOG After Eating Rat Poison

Today, a “feel-good” story:

On screen they are usually portrayed as mortal enemies, but a cat that was dying after eating rat poison was saved thanks to a blood transfusion – from a dog.

The rare operation was carried out by New Zealand vet Kate Heller, who realised that Rory the cat would not survive unless he was given an immediate blood transfusion.

Unfortunately his blood type was not known and to have performed the delicate operation with the wrong type of blood – which for cats falls into categories A, B or AB – could have proved fatal.

Critical: Ginger tabby, Rory, similar to this one pictured here, was saved by a blood transfusion from a dogCritical: Ginger tabby, Rory, similar to this one pictured here, was saved by a blood transfusion from a dog

But decisive action was imperative because without it Rory was in equal danger of using up the last of his nine lives.

Rory’s owner Kim Edwards rushed him to Tauranga Vets after she heard him howling in pain and unable to move.

When she got there she found the blood laboratory was closed and it was not possible to determine Rory’s blood type.

After consulting colleagues, Miss Heller decided to take a chance and perform the operation on the sick feline using dog’s blood.

She said: ‘If we didn’t do it, he would have died, so we had nothing to lose by giving it a go. It was a do or die, but it’s very uncommon.’

Studies have shown that cats might not have such an adverse reaction to it no matter what the type, than they might to the wrong type of cat blood.

Saviour: A black Labrador called Macy, similar to this one here, was responsible for donating the bloodSaviour: A black Labrador called Macy, similar to this one here, was responsible for donating the blood

Read More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397891/Rory-cats-life-saved-blood-transfusion-DOG-hour-later-purring-eating-biscuits.html#ixzz2cXZA78dV

More Important Link: http://www.dailystormer.com/rory-the-cats-life-saved-with-a-blood-transfusion-from-a-dog-after-eating-rat-poison/

This comment on the Daily Stormer article is great:

“This is clearly proof, since they both bleed and the blood works interchangeably, that there is no difference between dogs and cats. Dog and cat are social constructs. Dogs hate cats for the color of their fur. Why can’t they just get along?”Brandon Edward….

Nice work there Brandon! You’ve settled the issue for me!! Hahaha. Thanks for the laugh man!

Rory looks like a “cool” cat!!! At least he’s alive, thanks to the “caring donor” labrador!

– BDL1983

Aryan Goddess Sets The Record Straight:

TruthMilitiaRadio

– http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-124608/TS-776925.mp3

Skip to the 92 minute mark of the above Truth Militia show when Janet (Aryan Goddess) calls in. Listen to what she says about Mike Delaney and his family. I think you’ll find she is spot on, as usual!

I’ve talked to Mike on Skype a couple times, and he’s a genuine person, honest, and open about things. Not many people are like that. So when you talk to people who are, you tend to get along great!

I hate to bring this up again BUT just in case anyone wants to comment about ZCF or Spingola and how horrible big bad Mike is, consider these points:

1.) ZCF bit the hand that was feeding him…. You don’t do that. Mike could have fired ZCF for ANY reason if he wanted to. Mike fired him because he was being an arrogant disrespectful shithead, WHICH IS FAIR ENOUGH! Mike owned (and still does own) the zioncrimefactory website, so ZCF should shut-the-fuck-up and get on with his life.

2.) Deanna Spingola had Mike labelled as a “deranged psychopath” on her website (still does I think). She had never bothered to contact Mike to get his side of the story regarding the ZCF drama. To label someone you DON’T KNOW as a psychopath IS NOT A VERY NICE THING TO DO! That’s why Mike called her show and called her a “Yenta Whore!” Not what I’d have done personally, but still, IT’S FAIR ENOUGH!

3.) Look at Mikes record of activism and staying true to his race. He has a beautiful wife and four nice, well-mannered, polite white children. That says a hell of a lot about his character! Listen to what Janet says in that clip. She confirms what I suspected! Good on ya Janet; well said!

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– Brett (BDL1983)