Whisky Galore

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:53 pm

I'm just back from a weekend trip to London and my other half went all orgasmic when he found a wee Whisky shop selling the widest range of the uisge-beatha he had ever seen. Anyway, they had a bottle of Springbank Campbeltown 21 year old and it was £1,500!!! Do you know how many pairs of shoes that would buy? Tell me, does anyone buy this and then actually drink it all? Would it be worth the price? :roll:

by **Kintyre Lad** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:54 pm

Never drink it never mind buy it! :lol:

by **Machrihanish** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:30 pm

good investment

I heard that Harrods had a bottle on sale once that worked out at £600 per dram

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:45 pm

Absolute madness! I sometimes have to hide the good stuff :oops:

when ma man has had too much cos' I don't see how he can tell the difference. I would definitely lock up a bottle at £600 a dram!

by **Bobbie En Tejas** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:50 pm

I like really like springbank, but that is unbelievable.

Looks like you can get it in the states for $649.99. Would be cheaper to fly here to buy a bottle!

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:09 pm

Bobbie, I'm there next week so I'll be having a wee look but that would buy even MORE shoes with the rate at the moment!
And I might upset Sheik if I go there to buy whisky. Only joking, only joking :lol:

by **EMDEE** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:41 pm

I don't fancy buying it to find out if it's worth the money.

It would need to make a hoorofa difference to you to be worth £1500

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:42 pm

Govangirl wrote:And I might upset Sheik if I go there to buy whisky. Only joking, only joking

Nice one Govangirl, nice one :lol:

I believe we can't be far off being the most expensive place in the world to buy whisky :shock:

Makes you wonder really.

I bought a bottle of 21yo Springbank, just as it was running out. Think I paid £37 for the bottle. Opened it when my daughter was born 5 years ago, with your news I'd probably have been better keeping it sealed, it might have meant another day at University for her :lol:

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:03 pm

Help ma boab - £37!!!! :shock:

I can't believe it. And you're so right, if only you had saved it! I still don't understand the big prices mind you. I can see we could keep it for years so it ups the price but does anyone drink it?

I prefer Irn Bru myself

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:28 pm

Sheik Yir Erse wrote:I believe we can't be far off being the most expensive place in the world to buy whisky Makes you wonder really.

Yes, as somebody who doesn't know anything about whisky, this is the one that confuses me most. My husband travels the world and buys the stuff on a regular basis. Yet twice a year when we go to Islay we pay more for it from the distillery itself! :shock:

I don't get that. At least at Cadburyworld they give you reduced prices on their chocolate!

by **Govangirl** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:30 pm

And I wish someone could tell me how to enter a quote box cos' as you can see I haven't got the hang of it! :roll:

by **Bobbie En Tejas** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:40 pm

Govan.. hit the box to the right upper corner of their quote, and that will quote the whole thing....

If you only want to quote part of their post, you can edit it in your reply window. Just make sure you have the following around the quote...

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