The Ultimate "Stranded On A Desert Island" Quiz

[petes03]

Subject to change at any time, but for now;
1) either Orlik Golden Sliced or McClelland Blue Mountain

2) probably one of my Nording "925" Silver Series Blasted Billiards. Not the most expensive pipes in my collection, but they're built like tanks and always provide a great smoke!

3) Bud Light!

4) the Dirk Pitt series from Clive Cussler.

5) my Breedlove concert body acoustic guitar.

6) +1 William on the never ending fruit and vegetable garden!

 

[peckinpahhombre]

True. If I remember correctly it was a Clos Du Val that tweaked all the Frenchies at that blind tasting and put California wines on the world map.

Hey Sable - I don't believe Cos Du Val won in the famous Judgment of Paris that put California wines on the map. I believe it was in fact Chateau Montelena. If you enjoy wine and film both, catch the movie Bottle Shock with Alan Rickman. It is about that historic competition (and Chateau Montelena's role in it) and it is reasonably entertaining fare for a wine geek.

 

[anglesey]

It masks too many flavours if served ice cold A good rule of thumb is to take white wines out of the fridge and let them sit for about 20-25 minutes before serving. Conversely, Red wine is often served far too warm, so the rule of thumb is to put a room temperature bottle of red wine in the fridge 20 minutes before serving to chill it down a bit.
One of my pet peeves in a restaurant is white wine served too cold and red wine served too warm. The taste profile changes quite dramatically when wine is served at the proper temperature.

Aye I understand where you're coming from. I'm a relatively new white wine convert, my mrs drinks nothing but, whereas I used to drink exclusively red. It might interest you that the 'rule' that red wine is served at room temperature is a Victorian invention, in that rooms in the 19th century would be considerably colder than they are these days with modern central heating.
I hope you appreciate that my red wine is always served at the correct temperature, in no least way as a result of my father practically boiling his wine next to the stove when I was young. I do appreciate the tip about the chardonnay though. What can I say, our national drink isn't wine...

 

[igloo]

1. Rattrays 3 Noggins

2. Big Nording freehand less chance of burn out

3. Diet Coke

4. Stack of Penthouse Mags

5. A double axe

6. Ellis Beef Tamales - in Chili Gravy

 

[mso489]

Dunhill MM 965

Ser Jacopo bent blast Dublin

Makers Mark

The works of Charles Dickens

Cornet

Katz's corned beef sandwich
(Variety is all in pipes and tobacco,

but you asked for one each.)

 

[igloo]

Katz corn beef is good stuff .

 

[cuchulain]

University Flake

MM General

Buffalo Trace Bourbon

Discworld (Except for "Raising Steam" such a fucking letdown}

Banjo or Bagpipes. Hard to choose.

Pemmican Beef Jerky

 

[sablebrush52]

If you enjoy wine and film both, catch the movie Bottle Shock with Alan Rickman. It is about that historic competition (and Chateau Montelena's role in it) and it is reasonably entertaining fare for a wine geek.

Hi Peck, I'll have to check that out. t would be cool if it was a Chateau Montelena, as that was one of my very favorite quaffs back in the day, and I still have a couple of bottles of the '72 and '74. Probably vinegar, but what if not?

 

[sablebrush52]

Katz corn beef is good stuff.

Mmmmmmmmm... Shwartz's smoke meat in Montreal

Langer's pastrami in Los Angeles...
Doesn't get any better than that.
Better change the rules on that desert island to include delivery of smoked meats or forget it.

 

[igloo]

What he said now I want a French Dip from Coles .

 

[doctorthoss]

I'm going to try and be clever here (and will likely fail miserably LOL):
1) A homeblend I make of OKJ, Odyssey, Northwoods, Classic Burley Cake, and Carter Hall. Why? Because it's tastier than it sounds, once I nailed the proper proportions. Mainly, however, because I would need the component tobaccos to mix it up.

2) Ardor Fantasy Sitter

3) Red Rock Ginger Ale (I can't drink alcohol at all)

4) LOTR

5) Either my iPad or an iPod with LOTs of memory (music, movies/TV, and books)

6)An MRE with a beef patty/mashed potatoes/etc. (or maybe spaghetti)

 

[troutface]

The taste profile changes quite dramatically when wine is served at the proper temperature.

I remember reading about a blind tasting where the tester asked the tasters to compare two chardonnays. After making their notes and finding them to be quite different, the tasters were informed that it was the same wine they were comparing, the only difference being 5 degrees in temperature.
1. Christmas Cheer (or almost any McC flake)

2. Poul Hansen lovat

3. A fine 20 year old tawny port

4. The complete (and I mean "complete") Sherlock Holmes stories

5. A good chisel. I'm a cabinetmaker, I'll build the damn guitar

6. A ristra of hot chilis

 

[thedudeabides]

Sorry to stray back to the wine thing, but for reds think "cellar temperature" vs. "room temperature." Closer to 58-60 degrees vs 70. I thought it was room temp for years.
1) Compton's Macedonian

2) Butera/Beckler Meerschaum bent egg

3) Pappy Van Winkle bourbon (15 yr)

4) Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series

5) Swiss Army knife

6) A jar of Biscoff cream

 

[erichbaumer]

1. Nightcap

2. Stanwell Sixtus billard

3. Talisker 10 Year Old

4. Everything by Tolkien

5. My Breedlove acoustic

6. Dark chocolate

And I hope the Talisker implies that I get to take my Glencairns.

 

[brudnod]

I have just about everything that Tolkien wrote including all 12 original volumes of The History of Middle Earth and it is WAY more than one book or series. BUT if you put them all on a forever battery life Kindle...

 

[escioe]

1. Union Square. Ten degrees cooler and I'd substitute Chelsea Morning.

2. Old Comoy 126 Sandblasted pot.

3. Macallan 18. Ten degrees cooler and I'd substitute Laphroaig Quarter Cask.

4. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.

5. Some sort of knife for carving stuff.

6. Dark chocolate.

 

[foggymountain]

tobacco-Bombay Court

pipe-I have a lot of great choices. Would take a Dunhill 4303 Bruyere billiard.

drink-Johnnie Walker Blue

book- The Mahabharata, full version

forgot the other questions

 

[erichbaumer]

The Tolkien answer was a bit cheap, I'll admit. Especially since "everything" would technically include his academic essays as well. I guess I could narrow it down to everything Middle Earth related? I have yet to get my hands on the histories.

 

[dread]

GL Pease Sextant

Ascorti bent Dublin

Crown Royal

Patrick O'Brain Aubry Maturin series

Trumpet

Nutter Butter cookies

 

[troutface]

tobacco-Bombay Court

Good for you Foggy. Bombay Court flys way too low under the radar. A much under-appreciated blend.