Oh it's going to be a VERY "Merry" Christmas in the Hungus household!

Karl Hungus

And when I said "Merry" I mean Merry!

She's going to be wrapped up and put under the tree come tomorrow, so I've only a few fleeting hours to wonder at her. I can't open it I'm afraid, as this is my christmas present. And what a present!

Just look how happy I am!

peckerhead

Five'll get you ten you crack that baby right open way before 25/12/05...:D

Sarky

Lucky sod. Enjoy.

Pff, like you need telling...

deisedevil

I think you might have cracked her open already,lol.:D

Tar.Aldarion

that was my impression, maybe he didn't show the other four strewn on the ground empty

Karl Hungus

No no, she's still sealed. As much as I'd love to take a sip, and swirl it around in my mouth to taste the divine flavour of what is possibly the finest whiskey there is, I'm just not going to spoil christmas for myself.

Karl Hungus

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

that was my impression, maybe he didn't show the other four strewn on the ground empty

Other four!? Do you have any idea how much this stuff costs? I'm absolutely unquestionably lucky to get just one! :eek:

Sarky

Pfft. Whisk(e)y noobs...

Sparky

Happy Christmas Karl,
make sure you enjoy that on or after the 25th

Id say over €100

Karl Hungus

Hmm... I wonder would Santa bring me this next Christmas?

Tar.Aldarion

Karl Hungus wrote:

Other four!? Do you have any idea how much this stuff costs? I'm absolutely unquestionably lucky to get just one! :eek:

Oh yes, I have seen the ridiculous prices.
who am i to know how crazy/rich/drank one and went to get some more, you are?

Sparky

Karl, you dont mind me asking where you got that, as i know the father would be like yourself if he knew.

Sarky

Karl Hungus wrote:

Hmm... I wonder would Santa bring me this next Christmas?

*Whistles*

It would want to have been distilled through the copper-plated intestines of God Almighty Himself foe €1033...

Karl Hungus

Sparky_S wrote:

Karl, you dont mind me asking where you got that, as i know the father would be like yourself if he knew.

Well, mine was procured in Galway, so I'm not sure where you'd get a bottle in Dublin, but I'm sure any upstanding off liscence will have a bottle. If not, you can get a bottle online here, although that's a 2005 bottle there, mine is 2004.

lodgepole

Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin will sort you out. €120 for a Middleton Rare.

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com

Karl Hungus

Lodgepole wrote:

Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin will sort you out. €120 for a Middleton Rare.

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com

Way too slow Lodgepole!

Sparky

Lodgepole wrote:

Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin will sort you out. €120 for a Middleton Rare.

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com

nice one, i was expecting it to be around that price region.

monkeyfudge

Karl Hungus wrote:

to taste the divine flavour of what is possibly the finest whiskey there is

Ahem... I think you'll find it's the finest liquid there is.

Be sure to go to the distillery and sign your name in the big ledger the next time you are in Dublin.

They only make a few thousand bottles a year and every owner is invited to put thier name in the big book for that year.

Karl Hungus

monkeyfudge wrote:

Ahem... I think you'll find it's the finest liquid there is.

Be sure to go to the distillery and sign your name in the big ledger the next time you are in Dublin.

They only make a few thousand bottles a year and every owner is invited to put thier name in the big book for that year.

I didn't know that. Where's the distillery?

The Gnome

Ah remind me of a Black Books style situation where I was told by the girlfriends father to have anything but the Midleton and all I heard was "just the Midleton...."

Turned out to be particularly old bottle of the stuff. He wasn't impressed.

Karl Hungus

The Gnome wrote:

Ah remind me of a Black Books style situation where I was told by the girlfriends father to have anything but the Midleton and all I heard was "just the Midleton...."

Turned out to be particularly old bottle of the stuff. He wasn't impressed.

Jesus! How was it?

monkeyfudge

Yeah... there should be a little invite in the box. It's the old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield that does it.

I bought my last bottle of Middleton there so I signed the ledger straight away.

Have you ever tried Green Spot Whiskey? It's not easy to find, but it's very nice and a lot cheaper than Middleton, but made in the same casks.

Karl Hungus

monkeyfudge wrote:

Yeah... there should be a little invite in the box. It's the old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield that does it.

I bought my last bottle of Middleton there so I signed the ledger straight away.

Have you ever tried Green Spot Whiskey? It's not easy to find, but it's very nice and a lot cheaper than Middleton, but made in the same casks.

Hmm... Mine didn't come in a box, for some reason. Not that I'm fussy, it's Midleton ffs!

No, never tried Green Spot, but I'll keep an eye out for it.

The Gnome

Karl Hungus wrote:

Jesus! How was it?

Magnificent. Had to have a bit of a sit down afterwards.

Got both of us another bottle for x-mas.

steveland?

We had the coolest sale of a bottle of Midleton the other day in work..

The guy was asking about whiskey and bought smokes or something, said he might be back for some whiskey some time soon...

He was walking out so we started serving the next guy in the queue...

Yer man at the door doubled back and goes "Ah sure givus that bottle of Midleton there"

Actually stopped serving the other customer and basically said "SIR YES SIR!"

Karl Hungus

The Gnome wrote:

Magnificent. Had to have a bit of a sit down afterwards.

Got both of us another bottle for x-mas.

I'll take it it wasn't the same particularly old bottle you got?

steveland? wrote:

We had the coolest sale of a bottle of Midleton the other day in work..

The guy was asking about whiskey and bought smokes or something, said he might be back for some whiskey some time soon...

He was walking out so we started serving the next guy in the queue...

Yer man at the door doubled back and goes "Ah sure givus that bottle of Midleton there"

Actually stopped serving the other customer and basically said "SIR YES SIR!"

Excellent!

I was in tescos the other week, eyeing up a bottle, and some girl behind me just gasped "€120 for a bottle of Whiskey!!!" Then her father said something about it being the good stuff, and we had a bit of a brief chat about whiskeys.

There's also a place here in town where they have a bottle that's going for nearly €2000! :eek:

I think that's one to get when I win the lottery. :v:

Sarky

Hmm, I'm due rather a lot of tax back come January...

*eyes up €2000 bottle*

tbh

sarky, may I interest you in these magic beans?:D

skywalker

So does this go nice with diet coke yeah?








Runs.

Sarky

Dude, don't even joke about it...

scojones

A bottle of that stuff is €130 isn't it?

Nice one, mister Hungus.

adonis

why do people feel they need to get drunk or to drink to enjoy the festive period?

Giblet

Drinking is fun. Trappist beers, whiskeys and fancy cocktails wooooo!

xzanti

I know its not as good as a bottle of Whiskey but I just won myself a bottle of wine at the bank.. doing the routine lodgements, Xmas raffle taking place and my number came up.. Woo Hoo.. Sure ya dont get much for nothing these days do ya??

Sarky

adonis wrote:

why do people feel they need to get drunk or to drink to enjoy the festive period?

Have you ever TRIED a glass of Midleton?

If anyone admitted to drinking it purely to get drunk I would burn them at the stake.

lodgepole

Sarky wrote:

Have you ever TRIED a glass of Midleton?

If anyone admitted to drinking it purely to get drunk I would burn them at the stake.

What he said.

monkeyfudge

I like the fact that it's the hairier members of boards that are the total whiskey nazis... myself included...

But yes.... Middleton isn't just a drink... it's a state of being.

Sarky

Nirvana has never cost so bloody much though.

whiskeyman

Whiskeyman fully endorses this thread.

joe_chicken

skywalker wrote:

So does this go nice with diet coke yeah?

hahaha... yeah...

in the pub...

can i have a midleton and coke please?
make that a double


whats the damage?

[edit]325 euro you say... nice[/edit] ... maths are a bit off
(rough estimate based on 2000 euro bottle of whiskey)

crazy angel

well enjoy karl! fu(k sake what am i sayin??? of COURSE you will.

Washout

I call Midelton home. so me too fully endorses this thread.

xzanti

Jees I must get myself a bottle of this nectar of the gods that is Midleton.. I'll swap someone a bottle of puchine(sp) for some

lodgepole

monkeyfudge wrote:

I like the fact that it's the hairier members of boards that are the total whiskey nazis... myself included...

But yes.... Middleton isn't just a drink... it's a state of being.

Well with beards comes class. Right? RIGHT? My classiest and most knackery moment was when I took a hip flask of 18 year old Jameson out with me on the piss in Dublin.

monkeyfudge

I happen to actually have about half a bottle at home... I think I'll go have some when I finish work...

I love how it makes my face feel numb and tingly after just a few sips.

lodgepole

Eamonn Dorans do Middleton at €20 a go. I've only had the nerve once.

Sarky

Blimey! Most pubs in Galway charge nearly half that.

/me envisions a road trip...

Z

Ive got a bottle of this stuff at home, I'm saving it for a good christmas

monkeyfudge

Lodgepole wrote:

Eamonn Dorans do Middleton at €20 a go. I've only had the nerve once.

Yeah... the price varies from around €16 up to €24.

But €20 for measure of something that costs €120 a bottle is better value than €4 for a measure of Jameson that costs €25 a bottle.

astrofool

monkeyfudge wrote:

Yeah... the price varies from around €16 up to €24.

But €20 for measure of something that costs €120 a bottle is better value than €4 for a measure of Jameson that costs €25 a bottle.

actually its just about exactly the same 6:1

monkeyfudge

astrofool wrote:

actually its just about exactly the same 6:1

The maths doesn't seem to quite work out that way when you've drank too much of the stuff though.