Is that expressed in Fig Newtons of force?

Hey, kids! Wondering why you should bother studying science and math? So you can work out the formula to describe the perfect bacon butty!

N = C + {f_b(c_m) · f_b(t_c)} + f_b(T_s) + f_c · t_a

Duh.

Tomorrow we'll derive a formula to determine how many licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop.

An evening of drunken de-scotch-ery

So, as threatened, Paul (of theinferior4 fame) and Colin and I went down to the Brandy Library yesterday evening to attend a Spirit School class in rare & precious scotches at the feet of Ethan Kelley (hereinafter referred to as my hero).

I'm hoping Paul will post more about the evening's de-scotch-ery, along with the photo our estimable server Raj took of us, but for now I will simply post the evening's menu:

Before class at the bar

• 1 Godfather (scotch and amaretto) [me]
  
• 2 Old Fashioneds (rye, muddled orange, and cherry) [Colin and Paul]
  
• 1 Imperial 16yo(?) (calvados cask finish) [me]

Class curriculum

• Buchanan's blended scotch over ice (warmup spirit)
  
• Glenlivet 31yo (bottled by Glen Master)
  
• Tomintoul 27yo (100% sherry cask) (this one just keeps turning up)
  
• Macallan 1876 replica (no age statement)
  
• Dallas Dhu 27yo cask strength (rum cask finish) (bottling by Dun Bheagan)
  
• Glen Grant 1973 cask strength (2003 bottling by Scott's)
  
• Bunnahabhain 25yo (bourbon cask finish)
  
• Highland Park 30yo (sherry cask finish)
  
• Springbank 1969 (bottle #391 of 519, "second fill" sherry cask finish)
  
• Edradour 30yo (100% bourbon cask) (bonus spirit)

That's as best we can jointly piece together from our notes, the taking of which deteriorated somewhat over the course of the evening. There may be corrections to post later.

Next up: rum class?

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Update:  I have made some refinements to the details in the list, based on further notes from Colin Poellot.