Thanks again to all those who attended last week's discussion of North Woods by Daniel Mason. We had a large and enthusiastic turnout for the evening despite conflicts with the Boston Speaker Series, wrestling meets, and various injuries. Support for the book was overwhelmingly positive and we spent a lot of the evening comparing and contrasting with The History of Sound. There were compelling arguments for both.
That said, the overwhelming winner of the evening was the bourbon selection which received several shout outs over the course of the evening. While I'm fairly well informed about single malt whisky, my bourbon knowledge is generally limited to the basics. And of course, I've been well trained to only bring Kentucky distilled and bottled selections. For the first time I can remember, I have fielded numerous post meeting requests for the name of the whiskey (Bardstown). I've provided a link to the particular bottle below.
Our next meeting is set for March 18th. We are reading Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry. One of the nice results of my revisit to our reading list is that it's opened up some venues that I thought we had shut down. So we are back to Ireland, a retired Dublin policeman living by the sea, dealing with a past he thought he'd left behind. There should be some echoes of Say Nothing, Milkman, Night Boat to Tangiers, and maybe even a little Motherless Brooklyn.
It's not a very long read, so shouldn't be a very heavy lift. Hope to see you all there...
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