My favourite tipple... (Page 6): Morning Bob and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked them. :sm24: :sm24:...

angler Loc: StHelens England

rmalarz wrote:

Very nicely done, Jim. Really sharp focus, great exposure, and composition.
--Bob

Morning Bob and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked them.

angler Loc: StHelens England

CathyAnn wrote:

I'll bet when Mrs. A wakes up, you'll have more than a headache or earache! lol! Thanks for the laugh! That is an excellent "shot" of whiskey!

Morning CathyAnn and thanks for looking in i always appreciate it.Glad you liked it and i was only joking about Mrs A,she used to enjoy a small glass of wine but due to medication she cant have one now.I do though.

angler Loc: StHelens England

RobGilchrist wrote:

Great thought! But my favorite "tipple" would be Laphroaig. Slainte!

Morning Rob and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked it.I hav'nt heard of Laphroaigh so i checked it up online and came up with this....
Laphroaig History

The reason so many existing Islay distilleries came into being before the ‘official’ 1824 start date is down to the influence of Islay’s laird, Walker Frederick Campbell. Islay was less brutally cleared than other islands and as an ‘improving’ landlord Campbell was keen to start new businesses on the island. Islay already had a reputation for moonshine, so legal distilling made sense. The fact that Campbell was also actively involved meant that it was harder to continue with illicit activities.

So, in 1815, brothers Alexander and Donald Johnston built a distillery at Laphroaig. Donald, who ran the distillery, tragically died in 1847 after falling into a vat of boiling pot ale. Laphroaig however remained in the control of D. Johnston & Co. until the 1960s.

Its rise to fame began at the start of the 20th century with the arrival of Donald's great-grandson, Ian Hunter. It was he who, in 1908, changed agent from Peter Mackie and prompted the building of Malt Mill. By the 1920s Laphroaig was being sold as a single malt and in 1924, the number of stills were increased to four. On his death in 1954 he left the distillery to his secretary Bessie Williamson who had been the de-facto manager during his extensive international sales trips.

American distiller, Schenley, bought into the distillery in the 1960s, buying it outright in 1967. By the time Bessie retired in 1972, the number of stills had been increased to seven. A period of passing through various hands and amalgamations ended when Jim Beam purchased it from Allied Distillers in 2005. In the intervening period Prince Charles had awarded his favourite single malt his own Royal Warrant. In the same year, 1994, the Friends of Laphroaig was launched, the first of the modern ‘member’s associations’ phenomenon – there are currently 638,000 members. In a creative piece of marketing – initiated by legendary manager Iain Henderson – Friends were given a square foot of Islay which they leased back to the distillery in exchange for a year’s ‘rent’ of a miniature of Laphroaig which could only be claimed by visiting the distillery.

Beam’s takeover by Suntory in 2014 has resulted in the Japanese-American giant now owning two of Islay’s eight distilleries.
Slainte.Jim.

angler Loc: StHelens England

tainkc wrote:

He, he, he, he,! I just got finished drinking some real good wheat ale myself.

Hope you hav'nt got a headache this morning Tom Ale and pain killing tablets dont go together

Thanks for looking in Tom i always appreciate it.

angler Loc: StHelens England

WF2B wrote:

I'm not a single malt man, but my favorite blend is Famous Grouse. It was a best seller at our curling club and the ladies gave me a bottle of it for taking pictures at one of their invitational bonspiels, because they knew I drank it after each league game.

Morning Bud and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Famous grouse is a very popular whiskey over here Bud and those ladies are really looking after you by giving you such an excellent Whiskey.

angler Loc: StHelens England

sailorsmom wrote:

Well done, Jim!

Morning Sue and thanks for looking in i always appreciate you visits.Glad you liked it and i hope the weather brightens up over here very soon.

davefales Loc: Virginia

Great work, Jim. But I'd probably reach for the Jameson.

angler Loc: StHelens England

davefales wrote:

Great work, Jim. But I'd probably reach for the Jameson.

Cheers Dave and thanks for looking in i always appreciate it.I always enjoy the Jameson Irish Whiskey as well Dave it has a lovely mellow taste to it.Glad you liked it.

fosgood11 Loc: oil city, La.

angler wrote:

....It's been another miserable and damp day over here in Sthelens UK so i've had a bit of a play with my Amazon lightbox and came up with this still life,an appropriate title if you drink enough of it.Cheers.

angler Loc: StHelens England

fosgood11 wrote:

Thanks for looking in Donald i appreciate it.Glad you liked it.

willdell Loc: Franklin, KY

Oh! If it begins with "Glen", it is worth drinking.

angler wrote:

....It's been another miserable and damp day over here in Sthelens UK so i've had a bit of a play with my Amazon lightbox and came up with this still life,an appropriate title if you drink enough of it.Cheers.

angler Loc: StHelens England

willdell wrote:

Oh! If it begins with "Glen", it is worth drinking.

It's a good drink Willdell, in moderation of course.

Thanks for looking in Willdell i appreciate it very much.

CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

angler wrote:

Morning Rob and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked it.I hav'nt heard of Laphroaigh so i checked it up online and came up with this....
Laphroaig History

The reason so many existing Islay distilleries came into being before the ‘official’ 1824 start date is down to the influence of Islay’s laird, Walker Frederick Campbell. Islay was less brutally cleared than other islands and as an ‘improving’ landlord Campbell was keen to start new businesses on the island. Islay already had a reputation for moonshine, so legal distilling made sense. The fact that Campbell was also actively involved meant that it was harder to continue with illicit activities.

So, in 1815, brothers Alexander and Donald Johnston built a distillery at Laphroaig. Donald, who ran the distillery, tragically died in 1847 after falling into a vat of boiling pot ale. Laphroaig however remained in the control of D. Johnston & Co. until the 1960s.

Its rise to fame began at the start of the 20th century with the arrival of Donald's great-grandson, Ian Hunter. It was he who, in 1908, changed agent from Peter Mackie and prompted the building of Malt Mill. By the 1920s Laphroaig was being sold as a single malt and in 1924, the number of stills were increased to four. On his death in 1954 he left the distillery to his secretary Bessie Williamson who had been the de-facto manager during his extensive international sales trips.

American distiller, Schenley, bought into the distillery in the 1960s, buying it outright in 1967. By the time Bessie retired in 1972, the number of stills had been increased to seven. A period of passing through various hands and amalgamations ended when Jim Beam purchased it from Allied Distillers in 2005. In the intervening period Prince Charles had awarded his favourite single malt his own Royal Warrant. In the same year, 1994, the Friends of Laphroaig was launched, the first of the modern ‘member’s associations’ phenomenon – there are currently 638,000 members. In a creative piece of marketing – initiated by legendary manager Iain Henderson – Friends were given a square foot of Islay which they leased back to the distillery in exchange for a year’s ‘rent’ of a miniature of Laphroaig which could only be claimed by visiting the distillery.

Beam’s takeover by Suntory in 2014 has resulted in the Japanese-American giant now owning two of Islay’s eight distilleries.
Slainte.Jim.

Morning Rob and thanks for looking in i appreciat... (show quote)

Very interesting, Jim! Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

angler Loc: StHelens England

CathyAnn wrote:

Very interesting, Jim! Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

angler wrote:

I always have a Bacardi in Val and your most welcome to a glass.

Thanks for looking in Val i always appreciate it.Glad you liked it.