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Welcome to National Scotch Day!
Scotch whisky, often simply called Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland. Scotch whisky must be made in a manner specified by law.
All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distilleries began introducing whisky made from wheat and rye in the late 18th century. Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: single malt Scotch whisky, single grain Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky (formerly called “vatted malt” or “pure malt”), blended grain Scotch whisky, and blended Scotch whisky.
All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three years. Any age statement on a bottle of Scotch whisky, expressed in numerical form, must reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed-age whisky.
The first written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, 1495. A friar named John Cor was the distiller at Lindores Abbey in the Kingdom of Fife.
Many Scotch whisky drinkers will refer to a unit for drinking as a dram. Source -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky
SU News
International Tournament an Opportunity for SU Basketball's Joseph and Obokoh (thejuice; Stechschulte)
With the calendar just about halfway between the end of last year’s Syracuse basketball season and the start of next season’s, it is very easy to forget about the program. The Basketball Tournament has given SU fans a chance to refresh their memories of some players from recent years, as the Boeheim’s Army squad has shown that Demetris Nichols still has a knockdown jumper and Baye Moussa Keita is still blocking shots in the middle of the defense.
Some current players from the Orange program, however, will be getting some organized summer action in, as well. For the third straight year, a pair of Syracuse players will lace them up for the USA East Coast team, which will play against teams from Europe and Africa in France from August 1-9 (the team is not affiliated with USA Basketball).
Two summers ago, Rakeem Christmas and Michael Gbinije played for the team, which finished third in the Four Nation’s Cup (the top three teams all tied with a 2-1 record, so point differential was used as a tie-breaker).
In 2014, Tyler Roberson and B.J. Johnson built on little game experience at SU by helping the squad finish second. Roberson averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds on the four-game trip, finishing every game with double digits in either points or boards. Johnson only played in three games, scoring in double figures every time out en route to averaging 15.7 points per game in the tournament.
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"Boeheim's Army" Shot at a Million Dollars Comes to an End (binghamtonhomepage.com)
The million dollar dream is over for "Boeheim's Army."
The team of mostly Syracuse University alums was knocked out in the quarterfinals of "The Basketball Tournament" -- a winner-take-all tourney with a million dollar grand prize.
A team called "City of Gods" beat "Boeheim's Army" 80-76 in a game that went down to bitter end at DePaul University.
Former SU star Demetris Nichols had a clean look at a game-tying three in the game's final seconds, but his shot was long.
Ex-'Cuse all-American Hakim Warrick -- the hero of SU's 2003 national championship -- led the "Army" with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Fellow Syracuse products Eric Devendorf and Rick Jackson each add 12 points for "Boeheim's Army."
Lawrence Moten -- the all-time leading scorer in both SU and Big East history -- served as a player-coach for "Boeheim's Army" during their run.
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Upstate Image for the Ages: The Story Behind the of Upstate NY's Most Iconic Pictures (PS; Kirst)
A few weeks ago, John Francis McCarthy took off on a quest. He drove his minivan east on Route 80, heading toward Truxton in rural Cortland County. McCarthy was searching for a pilot living somewhere in the hills, a guy he hadn't seen since they said goodbye at the Marcellus airport about 25 years ago, on a January night.
The anniversary matters to McCarthy, a Skaneateles photographer. That was the day he captured an image extraordinary enough to change his life, and the only person to share the moment was the pilot, Bob Scianna.
They were in the air above Skaneateles Lake, traveling south, when a shaft of light from the setting sun broke through the clouds. It turned Seneca Lake into a golden mirror and kept moving from Finger Lake to Finger Lake. McCarthy realized he had a chance for an image he'd always dreamed about.
It was a cold day. He pointed his camera through an open window on the plane. In memory, McCarthy isn't sure if he shouted the words or simply gestured toward Scianna:
Bob, you have to go around!
Scianna did. He banked the plane and came back up, going north. McCarthy, furiously alternating between two cameras — a 35-millimeter and a twin-lens medium format Rollei — had about two minutes to capture what's become a signature image for Central New York.
The photograph shows a beam of sun reflecting off five of the 11 Finger Lakes: Otisco. Skaneateles. Owasco. Cayuga. Seneca.
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