Could be time to break out the shorts...

[Curly green finger's]

Quiet night last night - although I did have to finish the last bottle first. I prefer the Jura 'Origin' which is matured in new oak barrels (not second hand sherry ones) and was the only one they made and the 'selling point' of the brand (as the head taster told me when I visited there when our training boat anchored in the bay some thirty years ago) But nowadays it's the fashion to sell loads of different fiddled about 'flavours', even Springbank with it's lovely sherry aftertaste has been blighted by this fad.
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with the current ripping through the sound, much of the time it seems the ferry is sailing sideways, but the usual anti collision rules of stand on/give way vessels apply

nah, sorry I won't switch from the ones I like, I actually haven't been partaking much of the evening sipppers the last few years, so I have quite a stockpile still to go through, although I've only a few Jura's left in the store I have quite a few Penderyns as well as a mixed bag of my brother's Christmas presents, including the latest Dalwhinnie with a dash of heather honey (oh dear)
My grandfather in his later years used to measure how good a birthday or Christmas he'd had by the number of Whisky gifts he'd received. I remember his last (90th) birthday, when I arrived at their house and asked him what sort of a day he'd had, he just shrugged (didn't like 'fuss') glanced at the corner next to his armchair and said 'not bad - twelve bottles so far'
Unfortunately, with the Springbank I'm not enamoured with their bog standard ten year old so the last one I bought cost me about £50.
I don't hoover down loads every evening so don't mind paying for it. Same as Port - I seldom pay less than £20.00 for a bottle.

Alci

 

[hemo]

Having tried a few malts the Glen Moray is one to my liking and not overly priced at about £24.

 

[Markthebuilder]

Be careful with whiskey . This is the result of an impromptu trip to the “lake in the woods” last night. Brought on by the mild weather, & the lure of a campfire. 3 like minds all brought a bottle including a raspberry infused one and a blackberry infused one.

 

[pargyle]

My preference is to follow Prince Charlie and go for Laphroiag 10 years old. Not to everyones taste of course - Charlie is what I mean!!

It's an acquired taste ... very peaty ... I'll drink it but don't buy it in preference ....

 

[Ian123]

Forza italia

OUCH!!

 

[Murox]

information on over 150 distilleries in the Speyside, Highland, Islay, Campbeltown, Lowland and Island regions. Some of the distilleries are silent or dismantled but most are still in operation. scotch whisky.net/distilleries

 

[Malmcd]

I called in at the distillery on Jura to buy a bottle many years ago. The distillery manager was quite apologetic in informing me that he could not sell me one as he was waiting for a delivery from Glasgow! Apparently the whisky is sent by tanker to the bottling plant and a few bottles are returned for sale on Jura.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Apparently the whisky is sent by tanker to the bottling plant and a few bottles are returned for sale on Jura.

well the distillery are now owned by Whyte and Mackay who are a Glasgow based company, also nowadays a lot has to do with the tax point for charging the duty (never got much involved with the Excise side of things so not really sure)

 

[Amari]

Quiet night last night - although I did have to finish the last bottle first. I prefer the Jura 'Origin' which is matured in new oak barrels (not second hand sherry ones) and was the only one they made and the 'selling point' of the brand (as the head taster told me when I visited there when our training boat anchored in the bay some thirty years ago)

well the distillery are now owned by Whyte and Mackay who are a Glasgow based company, also nowadays a lot has to do with the tax point for charging the duty (never got much involved with the Excise side of things so not really sure)

I'm disillusioned now: I'd assumed you'd commanded a raiding party to confiscate the barrels on some flimsy pretext of them breaching Health and Safety legislation......

 

[Moobee]

My last job before taking early retirement was working for one of the Speyside whisky companies. I spent some fabulous times up in the Scottish Highlands and equally in Scandinavia where they really know their whisky.
One of my fondest memories is drinking 40 year old Balvenie on a ferry sailing through the Stockholm archipelago one snowy November Sunday morning. The whisky tasted like Christmas pudding in a glass.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

One of my fondest memories is drinking 40 year old Balvenie

Balvenie has a deeper meaning for us on the boats, in 1996 one of our shipmates lost his life during a boarding of a vessel smuggling over three tons of cannabis into scotland. The operation name was Balvenie.
Always pause in thought for Ali Soutar God bless him when taking a sip of that.

 

[Martimart]

Love Dalwhinnie a bit too much.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Heard my first "Chiff Chaff"today!

 

[JamezF]

I saw both a Painted Lady and a Peacock butterfly today. And I think a wren might be considering nesting in our tool shed.

A lovely day to be outside, even if it was a little cloudy early doors.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

We have a Robin sitting here.

 

[Amari]

Heard my first "Chiff Chaff"today!

I saw both a Painted Lady and a Peacock butterfly today. And I think a wren might be considering nesting in our tool shed.
James

Chiff Chaff: yes, me too yesterday.
Peacock 14/3, Brimstone x3 14/3, Comma 21/3
No painted ladies, but one seen by a neighbour. Seems early as I thought they were migrants from N. Africa?

 

[Swarm]

Comma and Brimstone seen in the garden on Sunday. Bumble queens been buzzing around for a few weeks, there were workers on the Dwarf Cherry as well as Honey bees gathering nectar.

 

[simonwig]

The Mandarins are checking out the owl box, but so are a couple of Jackdaws, so there might be some squabbling.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Wow!
our owl box has a sitting Tawney. Don’t fancy anybody else’s chances.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Saw a queen wasp today she ended up in the conservatory, I'm not sure if she has been in there all winter.