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So over many years (about 15-18, since he owned his own house, and moved out from his M&D's) Hubby has built up quite a collection of different Whiskys, his Scottish heritage will be proud of.

The collection filled 2 1/2 packing boxes when we moved. We won't mention the one I opened and the cork split and went into the bottle - oopsie. Don't worry decanted and put into crystal decanter. We have a Whiskey label which he hangs on the Bells (perfect for making Hot Toddies, saraledge to use a single malt for this purpose). Also we won't count the one that was on the side and something fell off the shelf and smashed the bottle all over the cooker (built into worktop), for which I got into BIG trouble.

Following last diagnosis we counted the remaining bottles, as he has used up some since we moved and I haven't bought him any to replace them. He had about 25 bottles, so decided to see how many bottles we could get through. At 2 a night, we were going great. But the last couple of weeks with him feeling bad he hasn't had any.

But tonight he asked for a Whisky, so perhaps we can get through a few more (at least the open bottles, of which we have about 5 - all different) as it would be sacraledge to just pour them down the sink.

Umm wonder if that what was made him ill - co-codydramol and Whisky? Oh well, they were 12 hours apart (can't quite manage 24 hours). Perhaps I can convince him to have more steriods.

 

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    two bottles a night? Blimey Sue, I'm surprised  you can remember who you are, never mind how to type!

    Fancy doing the bar at the wedding??? :o)

    Chin chin my dear...

    Big hug

    Little My xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Is he related to my Uncle Will??? Gramps as I call him, has been collecting special whiskys for as long as I can remember.

    My Dave doesnt drink whisky but at his friends mums funeral many years ago a glass was put into his hand and was told to "have a drop of the good stuff son", being polite he didnt like to tell his friends dad that he didnt like whisky.....so remembering his own dads words of "dont smell it, just down it"  this is what he did. He said it was a lovely whisky then was handed another. The second one he sampled properly and found that he did like it which led to him not remembering much about that evening :)

    A few weeks ago he came home with a bottle of whisky as it looked like the one from years ago, (dont know how he worked that one out, cant see properly without his glasses and cant bleeding remember anything correctly) sadly it wasn't but made his younger brother and me try it. We both agreed it was bloody awlful stuff, he too said that it was not the one for him, but because we pulled faces and made lots of comments he has now decided that Im to keep the bottle safe and when he dies we have all got to drink the bloody stuff.......hopefully by the time Ive passed it around I will be left with only the empty bottle ha ha.

    Glad someone likes it, enjoy xxxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Aaahh, whisky!  I was first introduced to the delights of Malt when staying in the Highlands, en route to Orkney.  As a result, my first taste of 'good' whisky was Highland Park, which is made in Orkney.

    I was told ice was ok, but no water.  I was also told to try the Highland cocktail, which that night, was Highland Park and Glayva on ice in the same glass.  Later that evening (about midnight), I was told "jussshtt leave shum money" on the bar by the s**t-faced hotelier who could no longer work the till and thought he could easily drink a tourist under the table!  For the last couple of rounds, I was told I didn't need to pay!

    I have to be honest, I was only about 22 at the time, and just thinking about it now, is making my liver throb.  Those were the days...

    Anyway, I can recommend the Highland cocktail and if he enjoys it, he could maybe dump the pain meds ;-0

    Ann x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    His favourite is Balvenie 12 year old oakwood cask, followed by Glenmorangie 18 year old.

    Aparantly the older it is the better it is.

    I have to clear up that it is hubby that drinks it Little My not I, and I should have made it clearer that it is 2 glasses (will shots, supposed to be 2 fingers but I have very tubby fingers) not bottles.

    I would gladly do the bar for your wedding Little My, Hubby says I can poor beer well too, and don't get much of a head. Have to warn you though I don't do larger, he is after all a CAMRA member - not the photography kind - LOL. We have quite a stock of bottles of real ale under the stairs too. Also a stock of wine, cause you can exchange airmiles for wine and real ale.

    Anyone adding anything (water, ginger etc) to whisky hubby says is a hethan - that's what he called his mum when she had Whisky and ginger and he would only let her do it to the blended stuff such as Bells. He took the "Good" stuff away from her.

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Whilst I agree with hubby on the heathan non-contamination, me and whiskey have a bit of a dodgy history being the drink of choice of a somewhat errrant teenager (and I wonder why they keep looking at my liver ha ha) and now I can't even smell the stuff. Plus being a filthy foreigner too, I  only do lager so I'm afraid lager has to be at the bar for the wedding but I am not a spoilsport so a large botle of Glenmorangie will be there too but no water or any of that other nonsense. I used to appreciate the odd bottle of Glenmorangie....

    and yeah, right that you just sit with your cup of chamomile tea and watch ha ha

    Little My xxx

    ps shame he isn't a member of the camera, as that would have been the photos sorted too ha ha x