Edinburgh Fringe...

The Northern Monkey
The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
edited August 2009 in The Crudcatcher
I didn't get it.... I was totally wierded out.

The whiskey tour was great though, I now know I prefer highland scotch wiskey best :) just wish I could remember the name of the one I tried!

Edinburgh is a nice place though :)
want to go back when it's not as busy and people aren't charging £1.80 for a can of coke lol!
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    bigbenj_08 wrote:
    I didn't get it.... I was totally wierded out.

    Dosen't help when Shakespearean dialect is thrown in too :lol:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • docker0141
    docker0141 Posts: 605
    someone once said "the best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the train to Glasgow" :twisted:
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    Can't believe that none of you Jocks have pointed out that it's Whisky and not Whiskey (Whiskey being Irish, or worse, American :shock: ). Shameful.

    Many years ago, I used to run the bars in a local hotel, they had a pretty large Whisky bar. It was hilarious watching the local chapter of the Rotary club coming in and trying to out-do one another by ordering ever more expensive types of whisky, only to proceed to drown the stuff with water and ice :roll:

    Pride of place on the display was a vintage 1950 Macallan which retails for about £4k a bottle. No idea how much it would be to order a single shot, but would have been a few hundred quid.

    Personally, I don't know how anyone can drink the stuff. Water of Life me ars* it's bloody awful!
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    Personally, I don't know how anyone can drink the stuff. Water of Life me ars* it's bloody awful!

    Its not! :roll: :lol:

    rarely drink it on its own though - normally add cola :roll:
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  • wemac
    wemac Posts: 91
    Whytepeak wrote:
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    Personally, I don't know how anyone can drink the stuff. Water of Life me ars* it's bloody awful!

    Its not! :roll: :lol:

    rarely drink it on its own though - normally add cola :roll:

    Cola! :shock:

    I remember trying it when I was younger and wondering how the hell anyone could enjoy it - now I can sit and drink it all night! (neat 8) )

    It's just an acquired taste - like Guinness!
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  • schmako
    schmako Posts: 1,982
    I avoid edinburgh during the festival too many queer folk around! And i'll stick to drinks that don't taste like fire in a glass!
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Schmako wrote:
    And i'll stick to drinks that don't taste like fire in a glass!

    Mmm, fire in a glass. It's an aquired taste admittedly...
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  • wemac
    wemac Posts: 91
    Although, the amount of fire depends on the whiskey. Hard to beat a tot of Talisker if you ask me :wink:
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    i kind of like whisky/whiskey. i only drink jameson with a small bit of ice and it is amazing in a whiskey sour too. i sometimes have some kind of bourbon such as bulleit or makers mark but i dont have the refined pallet for knowing the differences between different expensive ones.

    all i know is that jameson doesnt taste like burning on the way down (especially the 12yr stuff)
  • wemac
    wemac Posts: 91
    never had a taste of a £4k whisky mind!

    spot on with the Jameson too!

    Trying very hard now not to go and open the bottle of Talisker I have in the cupboard for my mate's birthday...
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  • Anonymous
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    i must be honest, i have a decanter containing a 12yr old jameson at almost arms reach and im tempted to grab it for a swig. but im a bit more classy than that.
  • wemac
    wemac Posts: 91
    hehe, i've capitulated: managed to limit it to Bells though and left the Talisker intact. Go on sheepsteeth - one before bed!
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  • lilandy
    lilandy Posts: 4
    i think more of y'all should come to edinburgh during the festival and take trips on the rickshaws. please.
  • TimesLikeThese
    TimesLikeThese Posts: 304
    weirded out? Thats kind of the point of the fringe - a weird and wonderful cacophony of cultures from around the world demonstrating a myriad of art forms
    But like any art form, some you get and some you dont. I usually find a few beers/whiskies help me appreciate the 'art' more. :D

    AS for whisky... the range of flavours is huge. Skip the garbage blends and stick to your single malts and experiment with a whisky tour of Scotland. May as well start off with one of my favourites - a 15 year old Dalwhinnie - which is very light and smooth but with a lovely glow. Had to pour myself a glass now! :D

    Or you could try an Edinburgh 10 year old Glenkinchi which is even lighter. Just poured myslef a glass of it as well and its a very simple, clean taste.

    So if you dont like the rough blends - give those a shot and see just how different a good single malt can be.

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