What are you drinking right now?

Posted by: 555 on 10 May 2008

Copying is flattery, so all respect to Tam!

I'm just about to enjoy a bottle of this with Mrs. CD555 ...

.. while we listen to Portishead – Third.

So, what are you drinking right now?

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by deadlifter

Now your just baiting me

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by BigH47

Thanks Bruce I'll see if I can find a local independent Whiskey/ Wine store.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by Officer DBL

I have a Clynelish 14 year old on the go, and a fine drop it is too.

Serge Valentin runs an excellent and very informative site called Whskyfun ( http://www.whiskyfun.com/ ) It is a good read and a cracking starting point for research on whisky.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by markah

Mrs markah's 'famous' mulled wine. Very warming.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by MilesSmiles

quote:
Originally posted by markah:

Mrs markah's 'famous' mulled wine. Very warming.

Just spent the whole afternoon in London Christmas shopping, this would be exactly what I need now.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by markah

A nightcap and an early night - busy day tomorrow.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by deadlifter

Whoa, where did you get that and what does it taste like, how much e.t.c e.t.c
I do like the normal offering of Bunnahabhain but i have not seen it around for a while.

Also saw the Glengoyne in the background another delicious dram and if you have the money spare £70
a must try

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by Blueknowz

Spoilt for choice Bruce!
Springbank

A friend has sent me a bottle of this for my Birthday on Saturday & I'm not allowed to open by SWMBO

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by deadlifter

Forgot to say the glengoyne must try at £70 is a 21 year old

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by MilesSmiles

quote:
Originally posted by Blueknowz:
Spoilt for choice Bruce!
Springbank

A friend has sent me a bottle of this for my Birthday on Saturday & I'm not allowed to open by SWMBO

I just have a little left in my Springbank 21y so I'm saving it for later and have a taste of this one.

Posted on: 22 December 2009 by Chris Kelly

Camomile and spiced apple tea

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Malky

quote:

A friend has sent me a bottle of this for my Birthday on Saturday & I'm not allowed to open by SWMBO

Blueknowz

I hope you realise that a Springbank 21 is relatively rare and will set you back up to £300.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by MilesSmiles

quote:
Originally posted by Malky:
quote:

A friend has sent me a bottle of this for my Birthday on Saturday & I'm not allowed to open by SWMBO

Blueknowz

I hope you realise that a Springbank 21 is relatively rare and will set you back up to £300.

Where are all these crazy prices coming from? I build up a nice collection of about 100 rare single malts in the late 90s when I lived in the UK and I'm still living of them - I checked some of the prices and was almost falling of my chair.

Anyway, they should keep me happy for a few more years to come.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Malky

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Where are all these crazy prices coming from?

Combination of 1) big rise in the collectors market, fueled by Ebay etc... i.e whiskies will be bought but never drunk and 2) greedy drinks companies realising they can release a whole load of 'limited editions' and whack up their prices as a consequence of 1. eg. Diageo releasing a £300 quid bottle of Oban.

The bubble could be bursting though, last month Edrington announced Tamdhu will close, could be the first of many casualties.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by MilesSmiles

quote:
Originally posted by Malky:
quote:
Where are all these crazy prices coming from?

Combination of 1) big rise in the collectors market, fueled by Ebay etc... i.e whiskies will be bought but never drunk and 2) greedy drinks companies realising they can release a whole load of 'limited editions' and whack up their prices as a consequence of 1. eg. Diageo releasing a £300 quid bottle of Oban.

The bubble could be bursting though, last month Edrington announced Tamdhu will close, could be the first of many casualties.

I shall sit on the side line and wait.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by JWM

5 pints of

(It's m' birthday

)

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Tony Lockhart

Finished work today, and received my second promotion since starting work on the Apaches in March.... A nice bottle of Hendrick's gin found its way into my basket in Waitrose. Yum.

Tony

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by markah

quote:
Originally posted by JWM:
5 pints of

(It's m' birthday )

Congratulations James!

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Stephen Tate

You know when you smack ya lips?

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by markah

quote:
Originally posted by deadlifter:
Whoa, where did you get that and what does it taste like, how much e.t.c e.t.c
I do like the normal offering of Bunnahabhain but i have not seen it around for a while.

Also saw the Glengoyne in the background another delicious dram and if you have the money spare £70
a must try

Hi deadlifter,

If I remember correctly I picked it up duty free at an airport. I think it was in the region of £50 for the 1 litre bottle. I'm particularly fond of the Islay malts, especially Caol Ila and Bruichladdich. I'd like to give Port Charlotte a go next.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by deadlifter

Yes i quite like the islay malts Laphroaig quarter
cask being very nice and i have just bought a bottle of Ardbeg so will start that tonight Hmm

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Officer DBL

Which Ardbeg did you get? I have an Uigeadail open at the moment and it is very tasty.

Islay malts are my favourite and I have been trying to decide what to open as a dram over Christmas. It looks like it is going to be a bottle of Caol Ila 18 year old.

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Lontano

A Bellini

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by Blueknowz

quote:
Originally posted by Malky:
quote:

A friend has sent me a bottle of this for my Birthday on Saturday & I'm not allowed to open by SWMBO

Blueknowz

I hope you realise that a Springbank 21 is relatively rare and will set you back up to £300.

Malky, I wont be drinking it all in one session Hic

Posted on: 23 December 2009 by deadlifter

quote:
Which Ardbeg did you get? I have an Uigeadail open at the moment and it is very tasty

Just a ten year old, but it is rather nice

Your offering sounds really good but having read the tasting notes the nosing says mild sweaty cigar, now i also love decent expensive cigars but have yet to come across a mild sweaty one

so tell me more and the cost as now i have taken redundancy to look after my 17 week old boy while the Mrs goes back to work in April i think my little indulgence`s will be out the window and down the road