The last Friday night thread of 2011

[grant]

Great to see so many single malt lovers on this forum. Perhaps we need a specific section to compare notes!

Indeed! When I was a subaltern, we young officers were tasked with hosting a mess function on a rotating basis. I won the year by having a tasting of the malts. Glenlivet was the cheapest on the menu. Win!

[Correus]

For me it's Courvoisier XO with a Cohiba cigar.

[Suetonius Paullinus]

We went to our local for tea and I still managed to paint one Redcoat and one Zulu afterwards...!
Another three of each are scheduled for tomorrow. This will be the last miniatures of 2011
Have a good one all and Happy New Year!

Cheers

SP

[Invisible officer]

Malt?

Not like the armies. Only a few bottles. But including 1 1/2 bottles of the old Laphraoig. Made before the change.

And a bottle of Bourbon, for a friend who stayed too long in the USA. Drinking it with C... . And ice!

[Parus Ater]

I'm an OVD man. Hate whisky.

[Stuart]

Forgot to add earlier, signing off for a couple of days, going through to Edinburgh for Hogmanay, so hope everyone has a really good time, happy new year!

[grant]

For me it's Courvoisier XO with a Cohiba cigar.

This man also likes a fine Courvoisier.

[Big Al]

Malt?

Not like the armies. Only a few bottles. But including 1 1/2 bottles of the old Laphraoig. Made before the change.

And a bottle of Bourbon, for a friend who stayed too long in the USA. Drinking it with C... . And ice!

Laphroaig. Fantastic stuff. Second only to Lagavulin in my opinion! Apparently, it was the only liquor that could be sold openly during the prohibition. The authorities believed that it was disinfectant due to the smell.

[Invisible officer]

Laphroaig. Fantastic stuff. Second only to Lagavulin in my opinion! Apparently, it was the only liquor that could be sold openly during the prohibition. The authorities believed that it was disinfectant due to the smell.

Yes, the main advantage is that you drink only very little of it. My rare old style stuff is only shared with an old friend who knows how to enjoy it. He came back from Afghanistan in autumn and I had to give him something very good as welcome home. No bottle, just a glass.

Hellenistic bases are dry, now I can paint them. 2011 was a great year for that army, got a lot of unpainted second hand and most are now ready for action.