Arrrgh matey's! Me avoided th' mutiny of th' fleet as me was tendin' t' me burried
bottles and cellar stock at Egmont Key. Me have decided to share me knowledge of me burried tresures with ye. Come back often
to be schooled properly with a small lesson of some of me finest bottles me have ever pillaged from the Kings of the world
and the etiquette that is customary of a Pirate.
Whilst sailing out of the Mediterranean
Sea
in 2008 me
took a last port o' call at
Madiera, Portugal anchoring at the capital &
port
of Funchal for needed supplies to last
fer me voyage across the Atlantic.
Although by no means was this wine
the
finest I
have run across it was interesting
to try and certainly better to have
something than nothing for the voyage.
5 year old - Dry Madeira (750 ml) - J.Faria & Filhos, Lda
Five
year old Madeira wine based on the
Tinta Negra Mole grape varietal and made under
a dry style.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN MATE?
click HORIZONTAL WINE TASTING click
A tasting
of a group of wines from the same vintage or representing the same style of wine, as opposed to a vertical tasting which involves
of the same wine through different vintages.
Wines
for which committed buyers will pay large sums of money because of their desirability and rarity.
click NOSE click
What the wine smells like; its bouquet, or aroma. Also, the part of your face that gets wet when you
smell a wine too closely.
click FINISH click
The
final impression the wine gives you after you have swallowed it.
click Legs click
The
tracks of liquid that cling to the sides of a glass after the contents have been swirled.
Often said to be related to the alcohol or glycerol content of a wine. Also called tears.
Also known as headspace, the unfilled space in a wine
bottle, barrel, or tank.
ETIQUETTE ON BOARD THE MISTY C
When at a private wine tasting on board, the
etiquette for wine drinking is
strictly encouraged.
1. Invite only the number
of tasters that you can comfortably sleep on ship CLICK 2. The proper way to hold a
wine glass is by the stem or by the neck if ye be
indulging in
a bottle. This keeps fingerprints off the bowl or bottle and keeps your
hand from heating the wine CLICK 3. Smoking at or just before a
wine tasting will affect the taste of your wines,
so certainly light
up a cigar or pipe and blow smoke. It tends to disperse
the crowd and leaves more wine for you also CLICK 4. If ye have been at the Red Rooster
cleanse ye hands of any scents ye may
have acquired from loose women
before tasting. It greatly increases ye chances
of getting laid in the galley
if you aren't flaunting another Wenches parfume CLICK
BELOW I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF PRIOR GUESTS
THAT HAVE PRACTICED ETIQUETTE WHILE ON BOARD
A
pirate walks into a bar, and the bartender says,
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a while.
What
happened?
You look terrible."
"What do you mean?"
Says the pirate, "I feel fine."
"What about the wooden leg?
You didn't have that before."
"Well," the pirate says,
"We
were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball but I'm fine now. "
"Well,
OK, but what about that hook ?
What happened to your hand?"
The pirate explains, "We were in another battle.
I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight.
My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook but
I'm fine, really."
"What about that eye patch?"
"Oh,that!
One day we
were at sea, and a flock of birds flew over.
I looked
up, and one of them shit right in my eye."
"You're kidding," says the bartender.
"You
couldn't lose an eye just from bird shit."
"It was my first day with the hook."
Two old pirates, one 80 and one 87,
were sitting on their usual
dock one morning. The 87 year old had just finished his
morning swabbing of the decks and
wasn't even short of breath. The 80 year old
was amazed at his mates stamina and asked him what he did
to have so much energy. The 87 year old pirate said, "Well matey, I eat rye
bread every day. It keeps me energy level high and me also have
great stamina with the wenches." So, on the way back to his ship the 80 year
old pirate stops at the bakery. As
he was looking around, the baker wench
asked if he needed any help. He said "Do you have any rye
bread?"
She
said, "Aye, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
He said, "I want 5 loaves." She said, "My goodness, 5 loaves ...
By the time you get to the 3rd loaf, it'll be hard" He replied,
"I can't believe it, everybody knows about this shit but me."
