Prob as you know many Scot’s in 22
So sad they rely on sponsorship to get decent kit. The snipers even buy their own scopes to get something decent
Macallan Whisky - (1940)
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Prob as you know many Scot’s in 22
So sad they rely on sponsorship to get decent kit. The snipers even buy their own scopes to get something decent
Stalker62
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Yes, I know they feature heavily, just wondered why the Whisky was Glenmorangie.
The 'sponsorship' issue, in order that they get decent kit is another stain on this Country.
Downright bloody shameful.
Foxyboy43
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Correct - that is why there are 4 granite blocks in the box - apparently one uses them chilled thus avoiding the risk of diluting the nectar!
The special operations executive as well as commando forces have extremely deep roots with the west coast of Scotland.
Very spiritual place in that way.
Unsure about tain though , wouldn’t surprise me at all if some regiment legend resided there , quietly going about his business.
Foxyboy43
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Well that’s the thing you see - Whiskey or uisce beatha should never like never be served over ice whereas that poor imitation from that place once known as Alba (fortunately far across the Irish Sea and thankfully missing the “e” to avoid confusion with the real thing), can be adulterated with anything the poor delusional purchaser wishes.
Sad, very, very sad…
Sad, very, very sad…
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting.
My boring Macallan story hugely shortened…
Sometime between 2001 - 2003 at a charity auction I bought a package for 10 at MacAllan Distillery. Lunch wi the head whisky maker, tour of the rare whisky vault, distillery tour, tour of the Bond, finishing with a whisky nosing wi the Head Maker and leave with a bottle of 18 year old.
Ended up the Company I worked for bought it off me and we took some whisky drinking clients but no dickheads allowed.
One guy turns out was a Macallan geek, however one of the questions he asked at lunch was “what did you make whisky with during the war”.
Fast forward to the finish of the nosing, and the Heid Maker disappears into his lab and comes out with a bloody great tumbler of whisky and says “try that, it’s 1940”. FFS
General enthusiasm all round and he reappears with a (much lighter in colour) bloody great tumbler of 1941
When we adjourned to the bar in the Craigellachy they did have a bottle (!) and it was £300 a dram.
So £300 to £13,000+ in 20 years. Wow.
I am also fairly sure that nobody is leaving a nosing for with a bottle of 18 year old these days. Charity donation or not.
One of life’s highlights. Better to be lucky than good, eh.
My boring Macallan story hugely shortened…
Sometime between 2001 - 2003 at a charity auction I bought a package for 10 at MacAllan Distillery. Lunch wi the head whisky maker, tour of the rare whisky vault, distillery tour, tour of the Bond, finishing with a whisky nosing wi the Head Maker and leave with a bottle of 18 year old.
Ended up the Company I worked for bought it off me and we took some whisky drinking clients but no dickheads allowed.
One guy turns out was a Macallan geek, however one of the questions he asked at lunch was “what did you make whisky with during the war”.
Fast forward to the finish of the nosing, and the Heid Maker disappears into his lab and comes out with a bloody great tumbler of whisky and says “try that, it’s 1940”. FFS
General enthusiasm all round and he reappears with a (much lighter in colour) bloody great tumbler of 1941
When we adjourned to the bar in the Craigellachy they did have a bottle (!) and it was £300 a dram.
So £300 to £13,000+ in 20 years. Wow.
I am also fairly sure that nobody is leaving a nosing for with a bottle of 18 year old these days. Charity donation or not.
One of life’s highlights. Better to be lucky than good, eh.
Winning the lottery
Malxwal
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You equate wealth and intelligence.....Sir, you are my hero.
It's strange to think , that someone who is intelligent enough to have 215k to spend on a bottle of booze , would actually be stupid enough to spend it on a bottle of booze.
I'm guessing something like that would only really be bought as an investment, wouldn't it ???.
I was talking in very general terms . I should have known better really .
You can smell ice , can you?
Stalker62
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Mine was a scene from the crows nest from the winslet and di caprio titanic …
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