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Soggy Kilt
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 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:19 pm Post subject: Burns night |
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Just wandered what everybody is going to be dramming on Burns night this year?
Are you digging something special out? |
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Kray
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I will probably have a few as Burns night falls on a Friday this year, i will see what i am in the mood for on the night. I have always enjoyed reading Robert Burns poetry. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I do have an Isle of Arran, Official Bottle of Robbie Burns Single Malt Scotch that I was thinking of opening then.
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Kray
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Quaich1 wrote: | | I do have an Isle of Arran, Official Bottle of Robbie Burns Single Malt Scotch that I was thinking of opening then. |
I visited Burns cottage in Alloway a few years back, you can see the Isle of Arran from the Ayrshire coast so i would say Arran is a good choice of whiskies to toast Burns. |
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Innes
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I will be having haggis, neeps and tatties then probably a few drams later. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Innes wrote: | | I will be having haggis, neeps and tatties then probably a few drams later. |
Innes, I had to run that one through my 2001 HAL 9000 computer language translator. The response to the question was:: "Dave, it means 'turnip and potato'.
 I hope you got the 2001 A Space Odyssey connection.....
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Fergie
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Burns night is the only time of year i have haggis, neeps and tatties. I will be at a Burns supper but dont know what whisky there will be available but i will certainly have a few drams of whatever there is. |
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bifter
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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We're supposed to be moving out of our house on Friday. I say 'supposed to' because the missives are still incomplete! Needless to say the stress levels are sky high. If all goes well I shall certainly be relaxing that evening with something special, perhaps HP18 or SMWS 29.121.
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| bifter wrote: | | We're supposed to be moving out of our house on Friday. I say 'supposed to' because the missives are still incomplete! Needless to say the stress levels are sky high. If all goes well I shall certainly be relaxing that evening with something special, perhaps HP18 or SMWS 29.121. |
Good luck to you with all that. Sounds like you have your hands full right now.
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Kenny M
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I think Compass Box Spice Tree or Talisker go well with haggis. |
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bifter
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Quaich1 wrote: | | bifter wrote: | | We're supposed to be moving out of our house on Friday. I say 'supposed to' because the missives are still incomplete! Needless to say the stress levels are sky high. If all goes well I shall certainly be relaxing that evening with something special, perhaps HP18 or SMWS 29.121. |
Good luck to you with all that. Sounds like you have your hands full right now. |
Thanks, Murray. As the baird himself says, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, gang aft agley", but it's only at times like this you really fear it! I'm confident everything will work out though.
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Innes
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Quaich1 wrote: | | Innes wrote: | | I will be having haggis, neeps and tatties then probably a few drams later. |
Innes, I had to run that one through my 2001 HAL 9000 computer language translator. The response to the question was:: "Dave, it means 'turnip and potato'.
I hope you got the 2001 A Space Odyssey connection..... |
I have to say i do like a bit of haggis and Burns night is a good excuse to have it, my wife orders some from the local butchers especially. It was only through my taste for whisky that i became aware of Burns night, i have attended a couple of Burns night dinners in the past and it was these nights that gave me my taste for haggis.
Kenny, Talisker iis a good choice alongside the haggis. |
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William
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Quaich1
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What a great video with wonderful caricature drawings! Worth a look.
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albo
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I just realised I'm away on Friday night at a hotel near St Andrews, looking at the website, they have over 100 malts at the bar, so I'm sure I'll find something  |
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