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12-18-2013, 10:57 AM | #1 |
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Arran Distillery (Attn: Limey)
Limey,
I heard there is a whisky distillery on Arran. Have you tried it? What are your thoughts?
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12-18-2013, 06:10 PM | #2 |
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Yes.
I visit it at least once a year. We always have a bottle or two in the house. "Island" whiskies tend to have a reputation for being "peaty" and "smoky" but the Arran Malts are closer to "highland" whiskies IMHO - light, slightly fruity (but not sweet like a bourbon). I urge you to find a distributor in your country of residence and buy yourself a bottle for Christmas.
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12-19-2013, 10:12 AM | #3 |
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I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history
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12-19-2013, 11:15 AM | #4 | |
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Quote:
Well, that and the people. Well, that and the people and the whisky ...
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12-19-2013, 11:59 AM | #5 |
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I am waiting for the urging to take a road/air/ocean trip to Arran.
I need a sweater, at any rate, and I feel the tug of my ancestors at my heart strings... Plus, Limey looks remarkably like one of my sisters.
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12-19-2013, 04:50 PM | #6 |
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Come, Footfootfoot! Ages ago I suggested a Cellar GTG on Arran we have a great wee bunkhouse that'd sleep about a dozen comfortably, 23 maximum. Nearest airports are Glasgow and Prestwick International. Come one, come all!
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12-20-2013, 02:31 AM | #7 |
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Road trip!! I call shotgun.
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12-20-2013, 05:50 PM | #8 |
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I'll arm-wrestle V for shotgun. I need some Arran whiskey and a gansey.
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12-21-2013, 02:27 AM | #9 |
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No shotguns please, we're British.
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12-21-2013, 04:50 AM | #10 |
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maybe we could all move in and live with limey? have our own little commune
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12-21-2013, 08:30 AM | #11 |
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I'd love to meet limey, and all of our British cellar dwellars. What a fantastic trip that would be. One of these days.
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12-21-2013, 11:42 AM | #12 |
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I've promised myself to make that trip. If the health holds up, maybe 2014 will be the year. How long would it take me to drive there?
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12-21-2013, 02:31 PM | #13 |
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Fly direct to an English airport. Cheaper.
I'll hire a car and we'll drive to Scotland. I'm not saying we'll stop off at Gretna Green, but we'll have a jolly. Bri and I made vague plans. Silly things got in the way. Like money and jobs and the rest. I won't make that mistake again. If someone else is willing to throw caution to the wind it's hardly like I have a pension fund to be worried about.
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12-23-2013, 01:09 PM | #14 |
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I meant drive from Mississippi to Scotland. I'm tired of flying
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12-23-2013, 01:31 PM | #15 |
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How about I just drive you crazy then?
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