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I'm supping on an aldi glen marnoch highland, its nice indeed but I couldn't get hold of the award winning speyside. Hey ho...apparently this run of glen marnoch is getting discontinued according to a member of aldi staff so if you fancy a drop at £17 which is nay bad at all, then get down to your local aldi before stocks run dry
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Caught the end of The Infiltrator yesterday and noted this little beauty at the end credits....now, having grown up with a dad who is a massive who fan, I thought I knew all of their best ones....but alas no, apparently they could knock out a catchy little funky number such as this too....
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On 17/09/2017 at 10:39 AM, Robin Evans said:
It's not everyday someone says here 5k whisky.... fill thi booits....
An excellent collection laid before us to celebrate my mates 60th.
Highlights were a 17 yr old cask strength Arran... a 14 yr old cask strength clynelish.... a 15 year old personally bottled cask strength old Pultney and a 30 year old Glen Farclas.
A good night.
wowzers....bet there were some sore heads the next day!
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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
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51 minutes ago, chuffer said:
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!....
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!
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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!....
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2 hours ago, Robin Evans said:
Arran however, go from strength to strength....
yes indeed, the green one (14yrs?) is still one of my faves
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Can't go wrong with the six classic single malts - two of which are from the Speyside region - Cragganmore and Dalwhinnie
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I missed this at the time, but 'Rubble Kings' on the iPlayer is worth checking out. It tells the tale of the New York gangs of the late Sixties onwards. Fantastic and fascinating stuff.
If you are a fan of the film 'The Warriors', this is so far up your street, it's practically parked in your front room.
yeh I saw this, a great insight into the origins of hip hop music too
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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!
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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
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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?
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Best episode for a while that, really ramped it up.
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Game of Thrones spoiler:
Hodor
Jeez, that was intense!
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Accrington Stanley? Who are they?
"Exakkly"
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Ulysses is, for me, more of a performance piece than a novel, like something meant to be read aloud.
I'll give that a whirl, sure the missus next to me in bed wont mind too much!
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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
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For such a prolific author, I'm not sure I've ever read any of his books. I've seen a fair few films of his work, and it seems like there are a lot more bad adaptations than good ones.
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)
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Stephen King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams - his latest collection of short stories, some are good, some are ######, most are just plain weird
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Who's game?
I suspect Chris Morris has been involved in the production
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there's no better look to pull during such a task
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yay, my fave....after a sober October I deserve a treat....