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The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 22:55 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by DRT
Voting has closed so it is time to move from
organisation to review.
My weapons of choice are:
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Please could other participants post a photo of their equivalents for the sake of posterity.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 22:58 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
djewesbury wrote:Ready for the results
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 22:59 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:24 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by DRT
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:33 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
Have you stolen all those water glasses from neighbouring bedrooms?
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:35 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by DRT
A momentous occasion and a noble line-up of Malts clearly require a banquette of fine cuisine…
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:38 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
Day off the diet then?
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:40 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by jdaw1
djewesbury wrote:Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.
Terrible glasses.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:42 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
Thank you. I knew there would be something.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:43 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by DRT
I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:45 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:50 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by LGTrotter
jdaw1 wrote:Terrible glasses.
Oh; now that's got to sting.
I felt slightly overwhelmed by Daniel being able to put together such a range. The glasses seem to have holes in the top. Top work!
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 23:53 Thu 18 Sep 2014
by DRT
The first result of the evening is in!
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old is much smoother and more refined than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old. The G12 being quite grainy and hot, the BDW12 being smooth, warming and pleasant in the finish.
You heard it here first.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:01 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by Glenn E.
Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:07 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:08 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by jdaw1
Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:09 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
The two Highland whiskies in my line-up have similar profiles and very nice they are too. Honey, honey, honey. Very sweet. Caramel too. Some citrus notes but really more sweet than anything.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:10 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by DRT
djewesbury wrote:DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.
Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
We are all on the same page.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:11 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by DRT
jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:11 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
DRT wrote:djewesbury wrote:DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.
Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
We are all on the same page.
Julian's on a page of his own. With rays and a funky font. And Greek.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:13 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by Glenn E.
djewesbury wrote:That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.
Yes. Yes it is. This one is my "office" bottle that I occasionally share when a celebration is in order. I have 2 more at home, and a bottle of Green Spot which is what turned me to Irish Whiskey in the first place.
I tried to get a bottle of Yellow Spot 12-yr Old Single Pot and a bottle of Green Spot 10-yr Old Pure Pot, but my pack mule who was returning from Dublin ran out of time and couldn't make it to the Celtic Whiskey Shoppe to pick them up for me.
Some day!
Any more results?
The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:15 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
The turnouts are incredibly high. I mean, 97% in one region. First declaration from one of the smaller count centres may be within 45 mins.
EDIT: Oops, the figure I mis-heard was 89%; 97% was a return figure for postal votes.
So some people bothered getting postal votes and didn't use them? Huh?
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:16 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by DRT
Glenn E. wrote:Any more results?
Yes.
I prefer The Balvenie DoubleWood 14 Year Old over the Gelnfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old.
A trend is emerging which might allow us to extrapolate the result on an exponential basis.
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:18 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by jdaw1
DRT wrote:jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.
Exit poll: of the TPF Scots who should have been allowed to vote, 100% would have voted ‘No’. Alex Salmond thundered “that’s why I didn’t let him vote.”
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Posted: 00:25 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by DRT
Exactly.
But no will still win by a significant majority. Just not significant enough to stop our children having to face the same nonsense again in their lifetime.