Teknowlodgy at it's best.

Our local small Asda is knocking out litre bottles of Grouse for 15 quid: 50p less than 75 cl!

It was at 18 quid offer t'other day: today at 15: maybe an error, but I bought a couple. :yesnod:
Not sure if it's a national offer: worth a check though.

I recommend Snow Grouse: Black Grouse is a bit tasty too. They evaporate/leak very quickly though.

Sue bought me some soapstone whisky cooling stones: chill them in the freezer: cools the drink a tad with no dilution. :broon:

Neat is the only way, though some purists recommend a drop or two of the water that was used in the mash to release the bouquet I've read.

My favourite malt: Lagavulin. Second: Laphroaig. Live the peaty ones.

My dream job: I did some work at Lockerbie. The hotel had over 200 malts. Hic.

A moment of sadness: at the Lockerbie hotel a lady guest asked for a large Glengoyne..... With orange.

I like to keep @ a doz or so different Scotch, Irish and Australian single malts and/or top quality blends on hand. Yes you read right "Australian whisky" there are now quite a few whisky distilleries down in Tasmania these days and they are doing some pretty good stuff. Even winning international recognition and prizes.
:broon:
A far cry from the awful stuff we used to make here in Oz, such evil concoctions as "Bond 7" and "Corio" these weren't for drinking, they were to be used as a drain disinfectant or as a degreasing solvent!
:nonod:
I wouldn't even use them on an open wound but there were some hardy and desperate souls that actually drank the stuff!
:omg:
I do always keep a bottle of "Johnie Walker" red or some such, on hand for open wounds and/or visiting heathens who insist in polluting their drink with carbonated waters and such like.
:lol:
Bourbon is not permitted on the premises!
:nonod:

As a regular tipple I'm also a Grouse drinker (neat or a single ice cube), but I do have the occasional bottle of a couple of local whiskeys for special occasions Lark Single Malt Distiller's Selection and Sullivans Cove French oak single malt and I agree with you Cobber, Bourbon is filthy stuff.

Craig

I'm glad this thread has gone this way!
I'm currently drinking 3 fingers of 18 Y/O Chivers with just a dash of still water. (From crystal Scotch nosing glasses I imported from Scotland. Its apparently the official Scotch glass!)
On my display cabinet (Scotch) is one of only 130 bottles in the world of 17 Y/O GlenLivet, and in my cabinet are 4 bottles of the MacKinleys 1907 recreation of the Scotch that was found under Ernest Shackleton's hut last year. I've seen the spectrum analysis of the original bottle and the recreation and it is virtually identical. Even comes in a recreation of the 1907 British Antarctic Expedition box with straw and a cork.
And it taste surprisingly good!
I'm even going to get a bottle of Ice Berg water from Canada once they become available in Oz..Only $10 a bottle so why not? You're dead a long time!

Cheers everyone. :pop:

Ken

Ken - I'l be there shortly. Just leave the front door open, mate...

Dave Baird wrote: Ken - I'l be there shortly. Just leave the front door open, mate...

Look out for my car parked outside. :broon:

I watched the documentary about the Shackleton Scotch: fascinating stuff, especially the recreation of it.

Seems quite a few of us that like MG's like real ale and now scotch :hugs:
My favorite has to be Laphroig, would love to drive the MG up to the distilery to visit my 1sq ft of land and claim my free dram.
(Paula, if you read this - get planning my 50th birthday surprise)

I knew I was destined to own an MG :beer:

I don't like Ale or Whisky.

Maybe you lot are right. Maybe I am weird.

cjj wrote: I don't like Ale or Whisky.

Maybe you lot are right. Maybe I am weird.

Babycham? Cherry B? Banana daiquiri? Piña Colada? Tizer?

Only "maybe?"... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Ugh, I can't stand whisky. Just the smell of it on someone's breath is enough to trigger flash backs of utterly revolting memories along with my up chuck reflex. <<Boak>>

OK Beth - you can't leave it hanging like that - spill the beans... :yesnod: