ShadowGlyph & Scotch
Scotch
I was looking at old distillery ledgers from the 1700s—quite a few of them used coded entries to keep recipes secret. Have you ever come across a manuscript where the author hid a truth behind a cipher?
ShadowGlyph
Yes, I’ve trawled through a few. Old books sometimes hide a single word in a sentence, or the first letter of each paragraph spells out the recipe. It’s like the author left a breadcrumb trail, but only for someone who can see the pattern. The thrill is in uncovering that hidden line. Have you found one yet?
Scotch
A few years ago I came across a forgotten ledger from a 19th‑century Scottish distillery. The clerk had penned the whisky’s spirit proof in the margins, but only the first letter of each page spelled out the exact number. The real trick was that the ledger’s ink had faded slightly—so only a careful eye would catch the initials. It felt like finding a secret toast in an old manuscript.
ShadowGlyph
That’s a neat trick—almost like the ledger is a puzzle in disguise. I love how the fading ink forces you to look twice, as if the book is asking you to prove you’re worthy of the secret. Have you tried deciphering the pattern yourself, or just appreciated it as a hidden toast?
Scotch
I do enjoy the hunt, but there’s something almost ceremonial about the quiet moment when the ink gives up its secret. It’s like a quiet toast to the past, and I’d rather savor that than rush through the clues.