where is everyone from on this group?

I hate you :-)

Jim

Try Lincolnshire - even originating from the North of England this place is too flat.

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Ski, Norway No, it doesn't have anything to do with skiing... :-) Anders

"Anders Tørneskog" napisa³

Szczawno Zdroj, a health resort in the mountainous south-western Poland. Skiing's alright at the facilities nearby ;-)

Cheers, Rajmund

Nice to see a poster from what my Bo'ness buddy calls The Holy Land!

I hoist a quaff in your general direction, Steve. Slainte!

I loved it in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Maybe it was the good company and great pubs. ;-)

Jimmy Smith schrieb:

Germany, South-West.

Andreas

You think you have it flat? I live in Arnhem The Netherlands. I am also a Scot in exile.

Peace,

Jock The Step-We-Ceilidh Band.

Well, *technically* I'm not a Scot - I'm only half Scottish (on my father's side) and I don't live there. However, it's where I would live given half a chance.

The Netherlands, eh? Crikey.

Jim

Baton Rouge, Louisiana oh, the traffic Merry

Ich glaubte, daß nur Bier in Deutschland verbraucht wurde.

Jimmy

Och, as they say in both your countries. But at least your malts are cheaper in the Low Countries, n'est-ce pas?

cheers.

bill

Jimmy Smith schrieb:

Common mistake. Although most of the stuff we brew here beats most of the stuff brewed anywhere else on the planet except GB (ducking right now), we also tend to drink wine, whisky and, yes, water. (Oh, and we - meaning my bavarian motherland - also do our own whisky, no scotch, of course, but someone's gotta try)

sinc', christian

In fact, Germany ist still one of the fastest growing whisky markets of the world. It is hard to stand against traditional spirits, beers and wines, but Scotch and Irish Whiskey rapidly increase their market shares.

This is because more and more are learning that Scotch is what happens when beer goes to heaven..

Yeah The Netherlands:-) Bringing Scottish culture to the Dutch. See my website for details of that.

Peace,

Jock The Step-We-Ceilidh Band.

True indeed Bill. I was at the Dutch whisky fest a few weeks ago and it was a treat indeed. Saw the great Michael Jackson there too. I get to go back to Scotland quite a bit though. I am playing music at a Hogmany party in a hotel on Loch Tay. I also help a friend out who does custom tours in Scotland. But only help out with his whisky tours. I had a great tasting of Craigellachie a couple of weeks ago. That was the best whisky surprise I have had in a while. So creamy and butter like.

Peace,

Jock The Step-We-Ceilidh Band.

Baton Rouge? Great. Do you still have lots of Katrina refugees? I love Louisiana. I play diatonic accordion ( melodeon) and have played in Louisiana before. Eunice to be exact. Played on radio KBON. Lovely place and very nice people. I saw a decent liquor store in Lafayette ran by an Indian ( as in someone from India). It had a decent selection for those parts. I remember it was next to a row of pawn shops on one street. The pawn shops sold all sorts of firearms which I found fascinating to look at. Not that I particularly like firearms, but the selection was so large, it was just fascinating. I took a bottle of Ardbeg to a crawfish boil in Eunice and the people liked it fine enough. Lots of squeezebox playing Cajuns there. I dont know if you know of the Zydeco player Jo Jo Reed? He was there that night.

Peace,

Jock The Step-We-Ceilidh Band.

I just bought a crate of Erdinger Weiss. Decent brew. Not quite up to Belgian standards, but decent enough for me:-) I live near the German border in Holland so often go there to fill my petrol tank. ( gas tank to our American readers) The money I save on the cheaper petrol I buy beer with. And occasionally I go to a getrankenhal in Emmerich and buy single malt Scotch. Cheaper than Holland so the 20 minute trip saves me mucho Euro's.

Peace,

Jock The Step-We-Ceilidh Band.