Whisky

[Lekos]

Anyone a fan? A bit into the single malts and just spent a week on Islay in Scotland. Some nice walks (to and from distilleries!).

We went to 6, Ardbeg, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bowmore, Kilchoman, and Bruichladdich.

Anyone got a favourite dram?

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

If its got a percentage on the bottle it'll do me.

Went to Gdansk couple of months ago and got off me tits on some proper good vodka. The strip clubs were proper scary. Stay away from the big red mushyrooms.

That about sums up my jolly holiday.

So whisky you say?

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Currently working my way through a bottle Kilchoman - very, very, nice. Will certainly get another.

Also got a bottle of Talisker on the go (only distillery on Skye I think?) and some very potent local stuff from Tasmania for 'special occasions' (Nant - 83% and expensive!! Company recently went out of business after a major financial scandal, but other Tasmanian single malts getting a lot of international plaudits these days)

Some of my favourite whiskies come out of the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull. Especially fond of their Ledaig, a bottle of which is, for me, an essential companion to every cold, damp Melbourne winter. Very peaty though - so not to everyone's taste.

[goat]

If its got a percentage on the bottle over 5% it'll do me in.

[goat]

give koskenkorva salmiakki a go, its fucking horrible like whisky so you might like it

[nimrod]

Teetotaller me..................well Coffee.

[goat]

hardly drink either, bottles of shit in fridge since christ knows when

[Rowley Birkin QC]

So hugely informative contribution to this thread from you two then 

[goat]

ive done enough daft drinking years ago. i suggested a drink, why aint you drinking it eh

[Rowley Birkin QC]

koskenkorva salmiakki is a liqueur - this thread is about whisky. 

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

You gettin fucked up Rowley?

[goat]

koskenkorva salmiakki is a liqueur - this thread is about whisky.

as  if you could tell the difference after 5 pints of them

[Rowley Birkin QC]

You gettin fucked up Rowley?

Probably the best way to approach the Liverpool game.

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

Not wrong their mate!

[Lekos]

Currently working my way through a bottle Kilchoman - very, very, nice. Will certainly get another.

Also got a bottle of Talisker on the go (only distillery on Skye I think?) and some very potent local stuff from Tasmania for 'special occasions' (Nant - 83% and expensive!! Company recently went out of business after a major financial scandal, but other Tasmanian single malts getting a lot of international plaudits these days)

Some of my favourite whiskies come out of the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull. Especially fond of their Ledaig, a bottle of which is, for me, an essential companion to every cold, damp Melbourne winter. Very peaty though - so not to everyone's taste.

The Kilchoman stuff is nice, but the Laphroaig and Bruichladdich ones really impressed.  We ended up pretty well sozzled in Bruichladdich...accidentally of course. 

If you like the peaty stuff the Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 is lovely stuff.  Also discovered the Laphroaig PX cask (Pedro Ximenez Sherry cask) - bloody amazing stuff.  Came back with a couple of bottles of each!

When the reserves start running low I'll get a bottle of Ledaig in!  Any particular one?

[Lekos]

Probably the best way to approach the Liverpool game.

Agreed

[Lekos]

If its got a percentage on the bottle it'll do me.

Went to Gdansk couple of months ago and got off me tits on some proper good vodka. The strip clubs were proper scary. Stay away from the big red mushyrooms.

That about sums up my jolly holiday.

So whisky you say?

Going to Gdansk for a knees up in September.  Any recommendations so I know where to avoid?   

[goat]

just follow the trail of unconscious girls

[nimrod]

So hugely informative contribution to this thread from you two then 

As always..

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

Going to Gdansk for a knees up in September.  Any recommendations so I know where to avoid?   

Strip clubs!