Average amount of anchor chain for the average anchorage in west Scotland!

Aaaw Vyv, my respect for you has just plummeted, Laphroaig is peaty even by Islay standards but with a hefty amount of iodine in it is bound to be medicinal, all you needed to do was persevere until the third dram and acclimatization would have been almost complete.
When I first tasted a bottle of Guinness double X as a teenager I had a similar reaction but my mate insisted I persevered leading to decades of bliss.
 
Part of the problem at least is that in England, the idea of adding water to Whisky is frowned upon. I can only imagine that neat Laphroaig is an acquired taste that woudl test even a hardened fan.
 
rszemeti said:
Part of the problem at least is that in England, the idea of adding water to Whisky is frowned upon. I can only imagine that neat Laphroaig is an acquired taste that woudl test even a hardened fan.
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Yooz heathens even add ither 'Jungil Jooses' such as Coca-cola, ginger ale, blackcurrant liquor ( no, that's fur yer lagers ), lime juice..... and gawd knows whit ither concoctions.
Huv ye nae shame?

Still and a', it leaves a' the mair fur us. ;)


Adding a teenie weenie drap o' water.... Many hold that doing such releases much more of the complex flavours. There's a balance..... and the water used should not be chlorinated, but pure, soft and fresh.

One of the great pleasures is anchored securely in a snug West Highland anchorage such as Loch Moidart or Loch na Droma Buidhe, listening to the westerly gale whistling in the shrouds, and knowing you're going nowhere.... with a couple of good friends, some crystal tumblers and a small jug of cold water from the stream ashore, and a bottle of fine malt to explore through the night.

Every so often, a turn around the deck to check the stars and clouds scudding by, a poke at the snubbers and anti-chafe, and a philosophic tinkle in the dark......
 
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zoidberg said:
Yooz heathens even add ither 'Jungil Jooses' such as Coca-cola, ginger ale, blackcurrant liquor ( no, that's fur yer lagers ), lime juice..... and gawd knows whit ither concoctions.
Huv ye nae shame?

Still and a', it leaves a' the mair fur us. ;)


Adding a teenie weenie drap o' water.... Many hold that doing such releases much more of the complex flavours. There's a balance..... and the water used should not be chlorinated, but pure, soft and fresh.

One of the great pleasures is anchored securely in a snug West Highland anchorage such as Loch Moidart or Loch na Droma Buidhe, listening to the westerly gale whistling in the shrouds, and knowing you're going nowhere.... with a couple of good friends, some crystal tumblers and a small jug of cold water from the stream ashore, and a bottle of fine malt to explore through the night.

Every so often, a turn around the deck to check the stars and clouds scudding by, a poke at the snubbers and anti-chafe, and a philosophic tinkle in the dark......
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You are describing a place I though was never there, PURE heaven :o
 
FlyingGoose said:
You are describing a place I though was never there, PURE heaven :o
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The point about such memorable places is - you actually have to go there for them to be 'truly yours'.

Like this one, at the head of Loch na Droma Buidhe, the morning after we snuck in through utter blackness. The coffee aroma was drifting up from the galley and as the morning mists burned slowly off, one by one some 3 or 4 other boats appeared, tucked into their little nooks around the shores.


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zoidberg said:
The point about such memorable places is - you actually have to go there for them to be 'truly yours'.

Like this one, at the head of Loch na Droma Buidhe, the morning after we snuck in through utter blackness. The coffee aroma was drifting up from the galley and as the morning mists burned slowly off, one by one some 3 or 4 other boats appeared, tucked into their little nooks around the shores.


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I hope your plotter didn't have a wobble at a critical moment! Not often there's "utter blackness" in these parts; it must have been very early or late season?

Lovely pic, great memories for you.
The night I went in was v. early May and even at midnight there was still a glow of light to the northwest. And not a zephyr to ripple the water.
Next morning I snuck out early, popped into Tobermory for fuel, then goose-winged (with pole) all the way to Loch Aline in glorious sunshine.
That is the only time I have enjoyed sunshine+following wind+weak tide (against)
I don't like the Sound of Mull - and it seems not to like me !!
 
Neeves said:
On the same theme carrying a second anchor is also very prudent. . . People also lose anchors (hence a reason that spare should be big enough to act as the primary). If you don't believe the idea people lose anchors - what else keeps the very many anchor makers in business?
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The huge growth in the number of boats in recent decades; old anchors becoming rusty/worn; traditional styles going out of fashion and being replaced by 'new generation' ones; etc. I would have thought that replacements for lost anchors would account for only a small proportion of new anchor sales.

Not that I disagree with your advice to carry two anchors for cruising.
 
I'm really impressed.

This is the first anchor thread that I recall discussing the merits of various malts rather than descending in to warfare...:encouragement:


As to the main topic, Laphroaig tastes like TCP to me. Every other Islay and Jura malt are bliss especially my favourite, Lagavulan.
 
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