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Posted By Graham Bullough
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If nothing else, the Russian "health" advice may help to boost sales of Welsh whisky when the Russians visit Wales for the match. Also your post serves to enlighten some of us that a whisky is produced in Wales. A quick search on the internet reveals that it is produced by a distillery in the Brecon Becons. Also, prompted by your thread title, one wonders what Sir Compton Mackenzie would make of all this! As an oblique reference to the Hebridean scenario during WW2, might there be a politician involved?!
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Posted By martinw
I have to admit that I did not know that whisky is produced in Wales - or to spell it with or without the 'e'. However, if Russian football fans are using whisky as a disinfectant, how about a tour of the Dettol distillery?
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Posted By Ali
Could be worse - welsh fans seen drinking russian vodka..........?
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Posted By Lukasz
With advertisement like that export of whisky to Russia should be increased :)
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Posted By Graham Bullough
The Welsh distillery's website uses the spelling "whisky" and presumably the maker knows better than anyone else what to call it. As an aside, I understand that under description law the adjective "Scotch" for whisky can only be applied to whisky distilled in Scotland.
On a more vital note, has any forum user tasted Welsh whisky? If so, how does it compare, in their opinion, with Scotch whiskies? Perhaps there is scope for some comparative research! In order to keep this thread valid on this OS&H forum, I suggest that those doing comparative research could record whether they are spared from getting swine flu - in which case the Russian advice might possibly be vindicated. However, any possible protection against flu might be afforded solely or more by the Scotch and not the Welsh, so best to devise the research groupings accordingly!
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Posted By Brigham
Yes tried the Penderyn and even with my Scots bias, it really isn't a patch on an equivalent malt from Scotland
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Posted By Peter Still
As an expat Welshman I can't let you get away with that!
I was given a taste and thought it incredibly smooth for such a 'young' whisky, and that was even before I knew where it came from. A subsequent bottle turned out to be just as good.
Peter
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Posted By martinw
What a surprise. Any Irish whiskey drinkers there? I am English and therefore am not biased. I like both spellings of whiskey and their tastes but alas have never tried the Welsh variety. Any more takers for the hi-viz kilts which were on this forum a while back?
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Posted By Barrie (Badger) Etter
As a kilt wearer ... hi-viz, not on your nelly. Anyway where would I stick the kilt pin, suppose that would that have to be flashy L.E.D's?
Welsh fire water, lets' say its not a patch on a good Islay malt (without mentioning any trade names).
Badger
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Posted By Stuff4blokes
I have to agree with both Brigham and Badger. Give me an L*******n or an "Orkney Park" any day.
I do not yet have swine flu, nor have I ever felt the urge to wear a hi-vis kilt. Mind you, as father of the groom next year I have been persuaded to go trouserless!
Based on a previous experience of flu, I doubt that any whisky would be appealing whilst ill.
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Posted By martinw
And I agree with you in your taste. However, the things which tickle me are that kilts were Irish inventions and Sir Compton Mckenzie was born in England. Me - one Irish grandmother and one Scottish grandfather. Apparently the Japanese make good some spanking good whisky and I have had some fantastic Canadian stuff.
All medicinal of course, against the swine flu..
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Posted By Peter Still
martinw, you might be right about the Japanese making good whisky, but I've spent a lot of time there and not found it yet! They usually drink whisky as a long drink, with ice and water. I don't mind them doing that to Suntory Old, but it's a terrible way to treat a decent malt.
Peter
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Posted By jon_hall
My local pub in Liverpool has probably 100 bottles or so of scottish / irish whisk(e)y as well as Penderyn and 3 from Japan (left over from his Japanese whisky tasteing he had a while ago.
Think all this is just the Russians not liking the uk anymore, rather than a health issue, afterall how much dodgy vodka has killed people in Russia?
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Posted By martinw
Agreed. However, you can get some of their intersting stuff over here quite easily now - funnily enough in the little whisky booths in the bigger airports. Nikka from the Barrell is a good single malt and normally less than £50 a bottle. The Japanese good ones are being mentioned as boing as good as the better Highland and Island good ones in Whisky Magazine.
Sorry for roaming off H&S but still about Russions potentially drinking the stuff to protect against swine flu....
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Posted By Barrie (Badger) Etter
Just seen the link by martinw; is someone taking the p,,, or what? You wouldn't get me wearing one of them ... well unless there a stack of cash with a lot 000's behind it, then there would have to be a no camera clause and ......
Seriosly though it looks to be a rain cape for those wearing shorts, what ever next?
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Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
I am off to Eriskay in three weeks time. Is there any chance that there will be any whisky left over from the SS Politician to taste?
I suspect that it is much sought after!
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Posted By Graham Bullough
Arran
Several websites I've just skimmed through mention that 8 bottles of whisky were recovered in 1987 from the remains of the SS Politician. The wreck was dynamited during WW2 to prevent further salvage/looting of whisky from it. Though none of the websites mentions if the whisky in the bottles was still drinkable, the bottles were subsequently sold at auction for £4000. Therefore, either take plenty of money or perhaps try your luck digging in and around the wreck. Hi-vis kilts apparently not compulsory, but notifying any intact finds to HM Revenue & Customs might be!
For those intrigued to learn more about the 1941 whisky shipwreck bonanza on which Compton Mackenzie based his 1947 novel "Whisky Galore" which was adapted by Ealing Studios as the basis of the comedy film in 1949, there are oodles of websites and information if you search under "SS Politician whisky".
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Posted By Phil Rose
There is an whisky distillery here in Norfolk as well. I wonder if I might suggest the same approach as the Russians to the Norfolk PCT instead of issuing Tamiflu?
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Posted By Phil Rose
Oh, and never mind the fans, what about the players? I might suggest the same approach to the board of Norwich City Football Club, see if that improves their game! Yeah, yeah, yeah :-)
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Posted By martinw
And me to Newcastle United
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Posted By Graham Bullough
I know it's not quite Friday yet but I can't resist asking: Is there is any evidence of anyone wearing hi-vis kilts in Scotland or anywhere else in the UK? Furthermore I wonder how many are sold in which countries by the Swedish makers (see website quoted in an earlier response) who evidently make them to meet a demand.
A further query: Does anyone have any information or suggestions as to whether the bright yellow colour of such kilts attracts or deters midges, mosquitos and other flies?
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Posted By Phil Rose
Graham, kilts and attracting flies? Please don't go there :-)
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Posted By martinw
Someone had to say it......
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Posted By martinw
Graham
despite the above, there is anecdotal stuff about that and I have found some (attached) from some seeming air traffic controllers or something
http://www.pprune.org/ar...e/index.php/t-95684.html
I had never heard it before but I am not hi-viz wearer these days.
good luck
Martin
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Posted By Phil Rose
Martin - Norwich 1 Colchester 7
I think I may have to suggest the whisky idea to them now! Unless somebody beat me to it and they were half 'gone' when they walked onto the pitch. Things can only get better.
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Posted By martinw
Wherefore are thou Delia? Let's be 'avin you!!
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Posted By Larry
Whisky without an e is the way to spell Scotch.
Whiskey with an e is the way to spell Irish.
Having said that, I fail to see a connection with the topic on a H/S forum.
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Posted By martinw
Swine flu Larry
see the original post
it just meandered off since then
Martin
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Posted By IOSH Moderator
Quite, so it is about time the thread was locked.
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