misty

How much is too much! I like a nip along with the next guy, but some folk say 1 litre every 6 days is over the top! What do you say?
dave

David Lock

Probably over the PC limit but I wish I could get a litre to last 6 days Expensive if you are buying that at pub prices though? My gravestone will have "For whom the Bells toll"

Cheers - D

misty

Dave, Pubs!!! do you know the mark up on scotch in a pub? 30 shots/bottle, £1.50/shot =£45/bottle, they pay £6.00 tops!!! get to Sainsburys m8, 2 1-litre bottles £20.00, after the first 4! you won't know the difference m8.
dave hic! hic! hic!

douglasb

The PC brigade say 28 units of alcohol per week for a male. 1 litre of 40% spirit (whisky, vodka, gin, rum, whatever) is 40 units.

Do you give a **** for being PC?

Doug

Buzzer

Misty

nothing in that mate at all. Me and the wife aren't lovers of red wine (headache material [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] )

We have two double shots a night each in the late evening. personally i think that it helps you relax and sleep better, a perfect wind down from an ar5ehole day

I guess you would prolly be havin around the same as us then

camk

My grandfather used to drink a bottle (75cl) a day most days from the day he retired for about 10 years. He's slowed down a bit now that he's 83......get's my vote, he always said he could drink anything as long as it was wet. He's down to 2 bottles a week now, obviously age catching up with him.

ProperCharlie

a bottle a day that's going for it a bit.

I used to drink about 3 bottles a week, but have reduced to about 1 bottle now. depends how much other stuff you drink as well.

289

Scotch ...mmmmm!

Only drink the good stuff though - can't stand the bland blends. Islay for me every time.

ProperCharlie

personally i like blends:

Jonnie Walker Black
Sainsbury's 5 year old (honestly )
Chivas Regal

can't be doing with peaty monsters but I do like Talisker, and also some of the speyside malts like Glenmorangie.

TelBoy

Lagavulin. Are there any other Scotches...???

289

Talisker
Port Ellen
Laphroaig
Ardbeg

Duck_Pond

Mmmm - I'm partial to Glenfiddich, aged 12 years.

brickboy

Glenfarclas 15 year. Mmmmmmmm.

ProperCharlie

Port Ellen

Someone gave me a bottle of that stuff the other day - cask strength. it's like being hit in the face by an enormous wet and very peaty thing. had to add quite a bit of water to make it drinkable.

Lagavulin is though.

SiPie

WTF...

Oooops.. sorry mate, just saw where you are from in your profile

Scooby96

Someone I know who has sadly passed away at the age of 36 was found dead at home last week. They found 14 empty bottles of vodka - 10 on the bin and 4 by the side of his bed. And those had been drunk in 6 days!

ProperCharlie

Si - Cask Strength whisky is supposed to have water added to bring out the flavour. So ner ner ner

I'm just not a big fan of the peat drenched style.

S96 - sounds like the person was looking for a way out?

SiPie

Fair comment PC

I stand corrected mate

289

Port Ellen? I've some 30 yo and 25 yo stuff, both bottled at cask strength. The stongest of the two is, IIRC, 61% ABV. You could stand a spoon in it, and without water it's mouth-numbing (though still pleasant). I add a splash of water which probably knocks it down to 40-50%, but it does alter the taste massively; much sweeter and you can savour the taste rather than being bludgeoned over the head with the full strength.

Up in the islands in a few weeks time, so might bag a few new distilleries when I'm there. Anyone know any worth looking round?

SiPie

Think Islay has 7 distilleries on it and there is a bus (or cycle )tour

I think