Archives for the ‘Jims Tales’ Category

THE SINKING OF THE SUBMARINE

By Jim • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Jims Tales

Well folks, we hope you all had a very good Christmas and New Year. I thought you might like to know how Whisky Boy Jim and I spent our Christmas Day.
It is the first time that we have not had Christmas Dinner in our own home, but we felt it appropriate this year to [...]



Hogmany and all that

By Jim • Dec 9th, 2009 • Category: Jims Tales

The Whisky Boys thought it might be a good idea to share with you some history regarding the tradition that is Hogmanay, as only one nation in the world can celebrate the New Year with such revelry and passion - the Scots!
It may surprise many people to note that Christmas was not celebrated as a [...]



Our Highland Trip

By Jim • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Jims Tales

Our Highland Trip
Jim, Jacqueline together with our new Whisky Ambassador Bruce and his lovely wife Laurel, headed north towards our first destination Plockton.
The car was loaded up and early on Monday 21st September we headed north, our first port of call was the Green Welly at Tyndrum, passing through such places as Stirling, Callander and [...]



HAIRY BIKERS MEET WHISKY BOYS

By Jim • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: Jims Tales

The Hairy Bikers meet The Whisky Boys
They say there is nothing like celebrity watching, well I have to agree. As you may be aware Cathie and Dougie joined Jacqueline and I on this trip with the main purpose of scattering my mother-in-law, Kathleen’s ashes. We were hoping to make this trip a celebration [...]



THE WHISKY BOYS COPE WITH THE CREDIT CRUNCH

By Jim • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: Jims Tales

The Whisky Boys Credit Crunch Cure (Or save money and continue Whisky tasting)
As you all know spring is now here, but as always with this time of year we are lulled into thinking that a spot of sunshine means that there is warmth in the air, not the case in Scotland. It was on one [...]



Afternoon Drive in the Trossachs

By Jim • Jan 29th, 2009 • Category: Jims Tales

This is a short tale of Jim taking his lovely wife Jacqueline out for a drive and lunch only a week or two ago.
We found ourselves driving through the beautiful countryside heading form the Stirling area towards Callander on the A84, passing Doune and Deanston Distillery (Jim and Dougie need to give this one a [...]



Hooters Bar - Only if you Want Beer

By Jim • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Jims Tales

While visiting very close friends in st clair shores just north of Detroit Mi USA, Bruce decided it was time for me to go and see Hooters Bar.
I was not sure where or what I was going to see, but I duly arrived at Hooters, a detached building with plenty of parking space.  Oddly enough [...]