Relaxing after photography with a tipple!...
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I'm glad to see there are so many whisky drinkers about- personally my favorite bottle was the 1974 Ardbeg or the 21 year old Springbank, but I've finished both of those now
At the moment I have a very nice 1972 Brora, 1979 Port Ellen and 1977 Ardbeg on the go, along with what I call my standard set 16yr Lagavulin, Bowmore Dawn (port casked) Bowmore Darkest (sherry casked) and Laphroig. As you can imgine I like my Islay malts, preferably with some age.
I do have a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label - but I keep it for visitors or cookingit's not worth the money IMO
However, due to the lack of any decent (16yr+) malts in most pubs most of the time I'm a Cider Drinker that enjoys a good Dry Cider (preferably Somerset Srumpy e.g. Thatchers please but will live with Strongbow or Magners) although Gin & Slimline Tonic (with Lime) and Bourbon & Diet Coke are in my pub choices too.
go to the romany in northampton they have about 6-9 expensive top shelf whiskeys at any one time
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I'm glad to see there are so many whisky drinkers about
At the moment I have a very nice 1972 Brora, 1979 Port Ellen and 1977 Ardbeg on the go, along with what I call my standard set 16yr Lagavulin, Bowmore Dawn (port casked) Bowmore Darkest (sherry casked) and Laphroig. As you can imgine I like my Islay malts, preferably with some age
I do have a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label - but I keep it for visitors or cooking
However, due to the lack of any decent (16yr+) malts in most pubs most of the time I'm a Cider Drinker that enjoys a good Dry Cider (preferably Somerset Srumpy e.g. Thatchers please but will live with Strongbow or Magners) although Gin & Slimline Tonic (with Lime) and Bourbon & Diet Coke are in my pub choices too.
Thatchers - Utter rocket fuel, get you to the moon that stuff.
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J.P.Chanet Merlot. It's the cheap one at our local but it's smooth as!
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Yikes!!! That must've been pricey! I saw the '73 Talisker that somebody had alledgedly 'found' at the back of the warehouse going for £700 a bottle!
I'm coming to yours for a tipple then!
Personaly, Bruichladdich for me. Nice and honeyed.
Good czech lager when in the pub, and if none, WIFEBEATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The '74 Ardbeg was £130 IIRC but that was a few years ago (2004), but there was a fair bit of the stuff about at the time.
I have the Bruichladdich 17Yr which I agree is a very nice slightly calmer Islay than some.
Ashers - I used to buy all my Whisky in St Annes "The Whisky Chaser" but 2 years ago the shop I used closed down
Even more sad is that they had a bar at the back of the shop where they had over 400 different malts to buy by the shot.
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Either a nice cup of tea which I really needed on Sat after being in the cold or a nice Islay Single Malt, can't beat that peaty smoky taste after a days togging.
