Happy Rabbie Burns Day



CherryHenry said:
Had a burger to celebrate. It's what Robbie would've wanted. Not a fan of haggis, haven't had a clootie dumpling in about 30 years and stopped drinking Irn Bru as a bairn. I'm a disgrace to my heritage. Oh aye and I can't even smell whisky without feeling sick.
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To be honest, I've tried a million different whisky and I just can't. The Peaty ones from the islands especially yeah. I can just about manage a Glengoyne or Aberfeldy
70s traveller said:
She'll learn. Possibly the hard hangover way 🤢
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Not a chance, busy eating Cheesy chips now.
 
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CPLforever said:
To be honest, I've tried a million different whisky and I just can't. The Peaty ones from the islands especially yeah. I can just about manage a Glengoyne or Aberfeldy
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I think my trauma stems from the hot toddy my mam made me when I was younger. Was probably made with some paint stripper whisky. Or clearic :lol:
 
CPLforever said:
Oh that will be a lovely night. Raise both glasses of whisky to yer Nana mind
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Shackleton whisky is really White Horse in disguise with Lagavulin malt in the blend. Nana was a Methodist teetotaller from the Cumbrian village of Midgeholme on the Northumberland border but would have a glass of sherry on auld year’s night!
 
puntilla said:
Shackleton whisky is really White Horse in disguise with Lagavulin malt in the blend. Nana was a Methodist teetotaller from the Cumbrian village of Midgeholme on the Northumberland border but would have a glass of sherry on auld year’s night!
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Oh so she was from way up north then, or one of the Islands?

Knew an old couple from Uist who used to travel back up to celebrate the old new year.
 
Not a big Whisky drinker but can remember types of Whisky that seem to have bitten the dust ? :-

Long John (name on an old Ninian Park stand)
Buchanan's
Dewar's
White & Mackay's

Nowadays, the malt whiskys seem to be more popular ?
 
CPLforever said:
Merry as hell. On vodka tho cos (take away my I am Scottish badge) I actually don't like whisky
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Oh, a plastic jock. Bet you don't wear a kilt & sporran either :lol: So what do you have on your brekkie cereal then if you don't like Whisky?
Goat Eyes said:
Cumbria is in England. Or am I missing something.
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Cumbria was part of Scotland until about a thousand years ago so there's probably still stragglers going back (like when they used to come over for football matches).
 
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Goat Eyes said:
Cumbria is in England. Or am I missing something.
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Ooooh is there a Uist in Cumbria too? Definately an island group I in Scotland. Technically there is a North Uist and a south Uist. They were from South Uist
70s traveller said:
Oh, a plastic jock. Bet you don't wear a kilt & sporran either :lol: So what do you have on your brekkie cereal then if you don't like Whisky?
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Only wear a Sporren on my head when pished and pretending I'm a Billy goat.

Funny enough I eat porridge for breakkie (got my I am Scottish badge back)
 
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CPLforever said:
Ooooh is there a Uist in Cumbria too? Definately an island group I in Scotland. Technically there is a North Uist and a south Uist. They were from South Uist

Only wear a Sporren on my head when pished and pretending I'm a Billy goat.

Funny enough I eat porridge for breakkie (got my I am Scottish badge back)
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I don’t think so, but I can’t actually see any mention of Uist in his posts. I’m confused.
 
Goat Eyes said:
I don’t think so, but I can’t actually see any mention of Uist in his posts. I’m confused.
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He said his Nana raised a glass to the old new year. The old new year is celebrated on 12th January in the far north of Scotland and the Islands, so I asked if she was from up north cos I knew an old couple from Uist who went up every year to celebrate old new year.

Then you pointed out there was a Uist in Cumbria too.

I think that's the story so far.
 

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