In honour of the great poet Robbie Burns

[Can the Man]

As tonight is Burns night, and I forgot to try get some haggis earlier, so I have some Irish white pudding which is kinda similar.

I am toasting the great man with a wee dram of Scotch instead of Irish so I have selected from my collection the Isle of Jura 16 year old.

[Babru]

Can I secretly say I don't like whisky? I've tried a few and they all taste horrible.....sorry.

On the other hand, we had haggis for dinner, always do on Burns Night, and other times too. OH and I are originally from Ayrshire, and Robert Burns is big there. I rate his work too.

[burnie]

Slainte(I have a Bunnahabhain myself)

[veggiechicken]

Have you seen a doctor about that, burnie?

[Can the Man]

Can I secretly say I don't like whisky? I've tried a few and they all taste horrible.....sorry.

On the other hand, we had haggis for dinner, always do on Burns Night, and other times too. OH and I are originally from Ayrshire, and Robert Burns is big there. I rate his work too.

Babru can I be so bold as to suggest that you might be trying the wrong whiskey. I don’t know if you know that Irish in general is distilled 3 times, making it more smoother than Scotch or Bourbon, also we don’t have that peaty smokey influence in our whiskey.
Another tip I was given years ago by a master distiller ‘Always add a wee drop of water to release the natural oils and the true flavour’. There is a remarkable difference when you add a drop of water. It becomes more smooth. Sl�inte Maith

[Can the Man]

Can are you uploading from a phone? If so, on your phone photo tools, choose edit and crop just a smidge from the photo and try again. It won't rotate.

Hi Scarlet no I’m uploading from my iPad and I have been able to rotate but it keeps putting it on its side.

[Can the Man]

Slainte(I have a Bunnahabhain myself)

Sl�inte Maith Burnie

[veggiechicken]

Babru can I be so bold as to suggest that you might be trying the wrong whiskey. I don�t know if you know that Irish in general is distilled 3 times, making it more smoother than Scotch or Bourbon, also we don�t have that peaty smokey influence in our whiskey.
Another tip I was given years ago by a master distiller �Always add a wee drop of water to release the natural oils and the true flavour�. There is a remarkable difference when you add a drop of water. It becomes more smooth. Sl�inte Maith

I agree with Babru. I've never liked whisky (Scotch, Irish, Welsh or Bourbon) since an overdose of Whisky Mac when I was a young un. Still like Ginger wine though.

Do you recite poetry on Burns night - or was that something my Scottish neighbours made us do at their Burns Nights, just to make us look foolish?

[Can the Man]

Thanks Scarlet but it�s not working for me now, probably too much Robbie Burns nectar

[Can the Man]

VC they do recite Burns poetry, but it can depend on your audience, some of the Burns stuff I know you would NOT repeat on a forum like this.

The boy stood on the burning deck ........

[veggiechicken]

We were expected to write our own ..............so they were having us on.

[Can the Man]

Why will it not let me edit my post, I forgot a very important NOT from my text

[Can the Man]

What it should have read

VC they do recite Burns poetry, but it can depend on your audience, some of the Burns stuff I know you would NOT repeat on a forum like this.

[veggiechicken]

Are you sure, Can?

The boy stood on the burning deck
And he was all a-quiver.
He gave a cough,
His leg fell off
and floated down the river.

[Babru]

Do you recite poetry on Burns night - or was that something my Scottish neighbours made us do at their Burns Nights, just to make us look foolish?

Not routinely VC, though it has been known on occasion!