StillSmart

hello

i was just wondering how peoples spirit-drinkin habits changed when they started distillin their own

until last year i hadnt distilled at all and consumptionwise now (i think im still in the honeymoonshine period) i have a druth on me for it like a thirsty pelican




stout

Well being honest I still buy genuine Islay malts but happy to quaff homemade single malt too
I honestly think I will never buy another bottle of gin vodka or Irish cream cos this stuff is IMHO a damn sight better.
I do enjoy spreading allsorts of other home made stuff around pals and acquaintances in my locals (still luv real ale too >:D )
Tis just great fun spec with this forum

good question,I like my hillwalking and bothies up in the Highlands,and I do like a single malt to drink in the bothy after a day on the hill,but when home,its my own stuff for me,dont think i'll be buying another ltr vodka bottle again ,not at £21,however at the end of last year I took a ltr of spirit flavoured with whisky essence,sat in a remote bothy on the west coast,watching the boats fishing near the top end of Skye ,listening to me fav acid-croft band Shooglenifty,and it was damm fine.

Another bothier - our paths may have crossed on a far strung summit or round a fire Real men carry coal!
Not one for recorded music in the bothy - but have taken a guitar to more than a few - unless you were in the bothy with the shoogle? Ended up a a party on Eigg with them before.

I still buy lots and lots of red wine - single malt and an occasional premium gin to taste my product against for comparison. (botanist is a fav at the mo)

It certainly sounds a little more sophisticated in Scotland - the West Yorkshire equivalent is stumbling around in an alleyway behind Asda, looking at the bins and singing Macc Lads songs!

In Lancashire we normally just drink every time Jeremy Kyle says the word 'scum'.

You get drunk fast.

I like the fact we have some hikers on here. I fully intend on drinking my own hooch out on the fells wild camping this spring/summer.

We don't have anything as posh as bothies down here.

Cheers!

Mozr @ "We don't have anything as posh as bothies down here."


No but we have "Camping Barns" or "Bunk Barns" - admittedly a poor copy of a Bothie but some of them are nicely isolated in stunning locations.

''Another bothier - our paths may have crossed on a far strung summit or round a fire Real men carry coal''!

Indeed they do !!

ive carried 10kg into loads of bothies, used a Royal Mail trolly to take 30kg into a few s well!!,as for the Shoogles,Ive been to loads of gigs over the years ,watched loads of bands, I love live music (cant sing,cant play owt,but im in awe of those who can)and Ive never been to a better gig than the shoogles at Glenuig Village Hall,simply aweinspiring they are playing there again on 3rd June and Im going to dance my erse aff!! should,nt do that with dodgy knee,hip etc but what the hell !!

I have some good friends who live in Glenuig - its a small world.

Used to mainly drink beer with the occasional pre mix spirit 6 pack. Bought a T500 about 5 months ago and since then have bought about 3 cartons of beer. Have found the home made spirits to be much smoother than the commercial brands, a splash of coke and im away.
Hard not to drink more spirits when you have 70 litres in you cupboard, just about a bottle of everything!!!

YHB wrote:Mozr @ "We don't have anything as posh as bothies down here."


No but we have "Camping Barns" or "Bunk Barns" - admittedly a poor copy of a Bothie but some of them are nicely isolated in stunning locations.

Thanks YHB.

I always so those as being YHA style things, filled with with annoying young students full of life (yes I am a bitter old bastard), so have always given them a wide berth (!).

I agree about the locations though. Some of them would give excellent opportunities to have the fell to yourself.

I'll stick to my tent.

Getting back on topic.

I have always been quite a heavy drinker. I spent £250 on cocktail booze for a birthday party, enjoyed having my own bar, and started to look into being able to replace the bottles more cheaply. Now I'm here.

So I still drink heavily, but my bank balance is a bit better.

that's interestin

i'm often to be found wanderin up mountains in the arse-end of nowhere in donegal with some swally and one of the first things i thought of when i started makin my own was how great it would be to be be drinkin my own stuff up there

this distillin lark must attract nature lovin boozers

and Jimmy - The Macc Lads - there's a blast from the past - Beer & Sex & Chips n Gravy

sweaty Betty is my heart throb

sweaty betty - the oul trout - i miss her

i hear she's doin' a line with billericay dickie

it's true !

cos


dagenham dave told me

mind you

clever trevor says plaistow patricia is in the middle of it all


i always thought it was choosey susie