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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:26 pm
Just bought a bottle of Cardhu single malt. I have always thought that it was good for you but was surprised to see,on the box,not a health warning but " informations nutritionelles" - brilliant!! 
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:32 pm
Enjoy
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:29 pm
Popped into Lidl at Nerac yesterday to pick up a six pack of English Ale, part of their beer festival, and spied these 3 minitures for just over 6 euros - Never heard of Ben Bracken before but the Speyside single malt was delicious so looking forward to trying the Highland and Peated and Smoky. Nice to know it's good for me 
The ale was 9 euros for 6 bottles - The bombadier has already gone
Went to our local Lidl in La Reole to pick up another box today and found this box of 12 bottles, two of each of some of my favourite beers, for 14.99 - The Brakespeares has gone already - may have to go back tomorrow
The ale was 9 euros for 6 bottles - The bombadier has already gone
Went to our local Lidl in La Reole to pick up another box today and found this box of 12 bottles, two of each of some of my favourite beers, for 14.99 - The Brakespeares has gone already - may have to go back tomorrow
Whisky
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:22 pm
It sounds as though visits to your Lidl’s pay dividends - cheers! 
Thank you for your kind welcome.
Thank you for your kind welcome.
Whisky
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:45 pm
I've never heard of Ben Bracken either. Our SuperU sells a Glen Turner single malt (which I didn't know) for about €16. I asked some friends who live in Elgin if they knew it. They didn't and they were surprised that the distillery is in Elgin. They must be produced for the export market.Oldblueraincoat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:29 pm Popped into Lidl at Nerac yesterday to pick up a six pack of English Ale, part of their beer festival, and spied these 3 minitures for just over 6 euros - Never heard of Ben Bracken before but the Speyside single malt was delicious so looking forward to trying the Highland and Peated and Smoky. Nice to know it's good for me
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The ale was 9 euros for 6 bottles - The bombadier has already gone
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Went to our local Lidl in La Reole to pick up another box today and found this box of 12 bottles, two of each of some of my favourite beers, for 14.99 - The Brakespeares has gone already - may have to go back tomorrow
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:25 pm
I've just done a quick search and found Glen Turner is a whisky brand of the French enterprise La Martiniquaise https://www.la-martiniquaise.com/en/ou ... /#whiskies
https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/60 ... er-company/
https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/60 ... er-company/
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:40 am
As a one time collector of single malts, there are lots of "Glen" this that and the other out there, some are from known distilleries, and some can be from anywhere in the world, I would allways check in the guide books if I didn't know the source. Some of them have unusual names and could be fairly rare, any one for a glass of " St Magdalene" the most expensive one I have ever bought.
Whisky
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:46 am
I feel sure I briefly saw a bottle of that Cardhu on sale at 160€ somewhere or other, Grants does me, I mix with ginger wine so pointless spending loads on a fancy name.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:41 am
When I was searching I came across whiskybase.com and on that database there are 47 Ben Bracken https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/bra ... en-bracken
This is their top 1000 whiskies. https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/top1000 The one at the top of the list, Laphroaig 1967 RWD, is priced at € 65,431.00!
This is their top 1000 whiskies. https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/top1000 The one at the top of the list, Laphroaig 1967 RWD, is priced at € 65,431.00!
Whisky
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:45 am
Don't quote me on this, but I was recently told that if you're gluten intolerant, you can drink Irish Whiskey, but not Scottish Whiskey. Having read up a little on this now, it appears that due to the distillery process, most Whiskeys are, in fact, gluten free.