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It is a beautiful sunny morning here in Edinburgh. I just had breakfast and ordered haggis along with the other stuff I ate. I liked it! The aroma was pleasing, it looked sort of like a crumbly breakfast sausage with a dark tinge, had a delightful kick of black pepper, and although it had liver I couldn't taste that specifically.
I went to four pubs last night with Johnnie, the Greenmantle (water buffalo burger was delicious!), The Auld Hoose, The Bow Bar, and Maggie Dickson's. I tried several Scottish beers and liked them all, even the IPAs. I dislike intensely bitter beers, such as American IPAs. The one I liked the most last night was brewed by Innis and Gunn. The brew was just barely past the brink of bitter as opposed to sweet, so what was prominent with the hops was the floral quality. It was a smooth, tasty IPA.
Johnnie was hungry as we headed to our third pub, so he stopped in KFC, and they are weird over here! They have burgers, fries, and barbecued ribs. He was getting very drunk since he also had a couple of Scotches and he's a little fella compared to me. I had a sip of the two Scotches he bought and nope, it is still not for me. One was LaPhraoig and it had a powerfully intense smoky flavor that lingered on. It was like drinking burnt grass! Another he had, can't recall the name, smelled like kerosine to me and didn't taste much better. I do have some Scottish blood, but they can keep the whisky. I am just pleased and tickled that I like haggis.
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