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wowzers....bet there were some sore heads the next day!

aldi's glen marnoch speyside single malt is getting some good press at the moment, for winning blind taste test awards and coming in at £17 a bottle t'boot

the godfather of grunge: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I067fbBem3Y

its not bad, quite light and smooth with a hint of toffee. No particular lasting aftertaste though, its kind of like a cheap glenmorangie...there's prob much better whiskies out there to enjoy but then I got this for free so cant complain!

a mate has given me a bottle of cardhu gold reserve as a pressie, haven't had it before and may well crack it open (though it is a school night) hold tight for feedback!....

yes indeed, the green one (14yrs?) is still one of my faves

or there's this: https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/34537/macallan-12-year-old-double-cask

Can't go wrong with the six classic single malts - two of which are from the Speyside region - Cragganmore and Dalwhinnie

yeh I saw this, a great insight into the origins of hip hop music too

Oh and if you get a bottle of laphroig select you apparently get a free square foot plot of land on islay...seems like a bizarre gimmick but what the hell, got the bottle for free, have registered my code so now have a plot allegedly...its prob the only opportunity I'm likely to have in my life to own some land!

Happy recipient of a laphroig select gift, not a bad drop. Seems to have more body and flavour than the original from what I remember

I've heard that the current Caol Ila does not taste as good as it once was. I've only tried the recent stuff and wasn't impressed, particularly given it's reputation for being a good drop.....someone I know who has drunk it for years offered me an almost full bottle of it as he said "tha's no Caol Ila, ah know it seys so ah the label but there's no way tha's Caol Ila"....perhaps someone has tinkered with the recipe?

Best episode for a while that, really ramped it up.

Jeez, that was intense!

"Exakkly"

I'll give that a whirl, sure the missus next to me in bed wont mind too much!

I'm having a bash at Ulysses by Joyce....i gave up on the forward /introduction which was 6 chapters of lofty waffle but the first chapter has been most enjoyable (though the Latin references sail over my head) so far and seems well worth persevering with

Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, Green Mile and The Shining were good adaptations.......but there were some shockers too - Carrie, Christine spring to mind and The Stand did not do the book justice (though I hear they're having another bash at that soon)

Stephen King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams - his latest collection of short stories, some are good, some are ######, most are just plain weird

Who's game? I suspect Chris Morris has been involved in the production

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBFhjrEYcE4

there's no better look to pull during such a task

lol, wtf?!?

lol, that is brilliant.... as is this:

lol