Photography wise, I was given a Neewer back pack. a lens cleaning kit and a Hoya filter set for the lenses that I have. Mind you I was rather surprised at the amount of smellies I got, but then I was told by SWMBO - you are so difficult to buy presents for So along with a couple of pullovers, handkerchiefs, underwear - yes underwear - and socks, also came a presentation San Miguel set with a glass and a bottle of the famed "beer".
On the subject of whisky - yes I have spelt it correctly - my father is a retired Customs and Excise officer. When we had holidays in Scotland, we would make an official trip to two particular distilleries - the one at Aberfeldy and the other one in Pitlochry. In both visits - we were given a personal tour - I was told that the distilled whisky, which came out as a clear fluid, was then put into aged/used sherry barrels. This method then gave the whisky its particular flavour and colour which was unique to that particular brand. Admittedly I am talking about grain whisky here and not malt, which I understand undergoes a different process. The last time that I went to Pitlochry with my father was about 1970.
In about 1987, I revisited the distillery at Pitlochry and on the tour I was told again that they were still using aged/used sherry barrels to provide the colour and flavour of the whisky.
Whether or nor not they still use this method in 2016/17 remains to be seen, BUT that is how grain whisky was made back then. And the Pitlochry distillery actually produced whisky for Johnnie Walker.
David