Highlands and Speyside 

whisper my name

 

Single malt barleys

they’re not all the same

 

Some speak smooth vanilla

rich fruits, caramel and cream

 

Others boast a dry bite

smoky and bitter with peat

 

Delicately matured

in oak casks of all kinds

 

Diverse finishes of bourbon 

sherry, ports and rare finds

 

The greater the age

the steeper the price

 

Some spend six figures

on this gentleman’s vice

 

A deep and creamy dram

is my go-to with sass

 

I take my distilled pleasure neat

in my Norlan glass 

 

Only the oldest, most layered

refined flavors will do

 

Roll out your ladder, fellas

it’s top shelf for me too

 

 

© Candice Reineke 2021