Drambuie?

[dcbogey]

No, No, and NO!

Give it to ME! NOW!

Not that I'm running low..........

But, Who needs this more?

Nooooooooooooooooooooobbodyyyyyy!


Al Cohol

I asked first!

 

[Aardvark154]

Tragic! Too much sugar for me - per my physican, but I do like it - yum

 

[A.J. Raven]

History
In 1746, Prince Charles Edward Stuart fled to the isle of Skye. There, he was given sanctuary by Captain John MacKinnon of Clan MacKinnon. According to family legend, after staying with the Captain, the prince rewarded him with this prized drink recipe. (This version of events is disputed by historians- some believe it to be a story concocted to boost sales of the drink). [2] The original recipe was given in the late 19th century by MacKinnon to James Ross. Ross ran the Broadford Hotel in the Isle of Skye, he developed and improved the recipe, initially for his friends locally. It was one of these friends who coined the name, meaning "the drink that satisfies". Ross then sold it further afield even to France and the United States. It was Ross who patented it, in London.

Tragically he died young, and to pay for their children's education, his widow was obliged to sell the recipe, by coincidence to a different MacKinnon family, in the early 20th century. The MacKinnon family has been producing the drink since.

The first commercial distribution of Drambuie in Edinburgh was in 1910. Only twelve cases were originally sold. In 1916, Drambuie became the first liqueur to be allowed in the cellars of the House of Lords, and Drambuie began to ship world wide to stationed British soldiers. In the 1980s, the producers of Drambuie began to advertise the liqueur. More recently work has been done to strengthen the reputation of the brand after a downturn in popularity and sales.

I wonder if it was originally made with Talisker - the only scotch from the Isle of Skye. Try using that in the Rusty nail recipe - perhaps it will make a good one. It will cost you however. Talisker, certainly not one of the more expensive scotches, will still run you more than the more common Glen's - about $85 a bottle.

 

[Ross Eyerie]

Joke with Drambuie in the punchline

Read this joke with a southern drawl, for some reason it sounds funnier....

Three women are sitting at a bar and talking about their pet names they have for their boyfriends...

Woman #1: I call my man honey cause he's soooo sweet.

Woman #2: I call my man tiger cause he's an animal in bed.

Woman #3: I call my man Drambuie.

Woman #1 & #2: DRAMBUIE?!? Girl! Ain't that the name of some sorta fancy liquor??

Woman #3: That's my man.

 

[A.J. Raven]

Skye has more to offer than Talisker, a fine tipple on it's own, such as Lagavulin (an acquired taste) Bowmore (a whole series of very fine spirits) and a couple of lesser knowns that open and close as people buy the stills then sell.

Perhaps it's the only single malt then? Just repeating what's printed on the label.