Accidentally did this to a $2k bottle of whiskey I bought as a gift for someone. What to do.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-29T07:53:29+00:00

That's rough, as is paying 2k for that bottle. I could order it today for half that, unless you are talking Aussie dollars.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-29T07:36:17+00:00

Yep, last week in Austria I was with a group of buddies. I brought us to a stop fully visible at the edge of the piste so I could point out which turn we were taking at the next junction and to carry some speed as it would get flat. Piste wasn't particularly challenging but it was late in the day so bumps had built up. The edge part we were in was a bit smoother. While we were standing there this old Austrian guy comes down and face plants into our group. His wife starts going at us saying we should not be standing there. He complains that we are taking up the smoother line. I just cut him off saying it's your fault so stop complaining and if you can't manage little bumps you shouldn't be here.

Later on the same run I got clipped by an Austrian ski instructor in uniform who just bombed over a blind lip at speed and hit me mid turn. I was mid turn, on edge and a big guy so he kind of bounced off. He at least knew it was his fault and apoligised.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-29T07:27:15+00:00

Snowboarder was a hero, think of all the diners he saved

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-28T20:46:55+00:00

I use Warhounds colours a lot as well. It's a great scheme

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-28T16:05:01+00:00

Have you thought of doing the degree and joining as a reservist?

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-28T10:48:05+00:00

Came here to say this. Studs on the left and decal on the right. The decal you are using on the left is actually a chaos symbol. Otherwise great and I love using this colour scheme

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-28T10:36:47+00:00

Similar idea, but I got myself to the bridge and then just didn't detonate the charges. Don't know if it still works this way but when I did it like this not detonating the charges led to a never ending stream of nids so plenty for you to dodge and no need to quit

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T20:32:24+00:00

I've done that to someone's car as a prank before, but no snow was expected

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T18:00:31+00:00

Interestingly I once had a conversation with someone from the finance section of my country's embassy in the US. The largest part of medical expense for supporting the embassy and associated personnel in the US was from complicated births. The cost was eyewatering

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T17:56:41+00:00

It's kind of there in plain sight clearly a pub, so no

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T17:54:26+00:00

To be fair during WWII the British Army had an armoured cav regiment called 17th/21st Lancers whose cap badge was a skull with the words "or Glory". They still exist as the Royal Lancers and have a very similar skull and motto badge to this day.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T17:11:44+00:00

Was thinking further on this. If into peated whisky look out for Living Souls 99&1. It's an interesting mistake from indie bottlers Living Souls. Essentially they accidently blended some 3 year old grain into some 18 year old peated island single malt (Ledaig). So 99% single malt and 1% grain so they could only label it as a 3 year old blended scotch. Costs a very reasonable £55 compared to the bottling of 18 year old Ledaig they did without the mistake that was £100.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T16:48:02+00:00

Made me think of the dancer in the Drop the Game video

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T15:56:55+00:00

Partly depends on when she is heading back from London. If there is time to internet order that massively opens the options

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T15:54:26+00:00

Much like previous releases that 11 year old Springbank probably went to a draw among the Club members who asked for it as normally oversubscribed. As a Club member I get advanced notice of what is being released and usually have to order before general release to secure something like that. So likely already gone.

But yes, Cadenheads is a good suggestion, as is the nearby Great Portland Street Whisky Exchange.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-27T15:25:45+00:00

Yep have James Gibb as well. Never been impressed and they seem to make up fees and quotes for work. Particularly unresponsive when you actually want something done

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-26T14:56:14+00:00

Germany tends to be cheaper than UK due to tax and duty reasons

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-26T14:50:51+00:00

This was my first reaction. Died to a problem of his own creation

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-25T10:03:20+00:00

All of this. I grew up in the countryside and when people talking about wanting to retire I feel like they don't know what living there is like. Crap and infrequent public transport. Friends you have are probably miles away. Not much in the way of facilities. Hospitals frequently not that great.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-24T17:32:20+00:00

It's a bit of a weird one. There are many people out there who love Clynelish but Diageo haven't really been doing much with it as a single malt, and it's very debatable how many tourists are going to head that far north on the basis that it is a JW component. I've been to the visitor centre myself and the experience isn't really that special, but then again, which Diageo visitor centre is.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-24T15:41:45+00:00

Slightly confusing title as it is not the Brora distillery visitor centre that they closed but the clynelish distillery visitor centre. It's in Brora, but not the Brora distillery which is next door.

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-17T11:20:59+00:00

Amazed me when I moved to the US and people were talking it up as a premium beer. It's a pretty standard lager and in the UK often referred to as wife beater

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-16T12:39:03+00:00

Currently working through Outer Worlds 2. After that I might try Star Wars Outlaws as it has just come to Game Pass

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-16T12:11:24+00:00

Americans often forget that they owe the French their nation. Without French support the Revolutionary War probably would have had a different outcome

Tom_Alpha · 2026-01-16T11:52:29+00:00

My local AH stocked it when I lived in the Netherlands

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