Another vote for Caol Ila...pronounced culleela....didn't Cowley on the Professionals once say 'theres no such thing as a bad single malt ?
Well there is but you wont go wrong with Glenlivet or Glenmorangie....
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Another vote for Caol Ila...pronounced culleela....didn't Cowley on the Professionals once say 'theres no such thing as a bad single malt ?
Well there is but you wont go wrong with Glenlivet or Glenmorangie....
ICE :omg: Whiskey is like red wine, its temp sensitive and best at a room temperature. One old whiskey expert I knew said to me, "there's only two things you can add to whiskey lad, one is water and the other is more whiskey" D.B. BanwellQuote:
Originally Posted by Hbwanderer
Cant go wrong with aberlour for the price its great. Carduh is nice and balveneie double wood is a grand dram
Checkout https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz, they have some great deals and prices
I'd recommend a Glengoyne at what ever your budget is
Cheers
Jamisons - excuse me that is not whiskey- not even a hint of the highlands - laphroig
@caberslash. 100%. Suntory, in my view, superb. However, if you want old school, Highland Park. A bit lighter? 14 year old Oban.
I'm loving all these suggestions and cross checking availability and reviews
I had a couple of whisky's last night to celebrate a friend's recent hunting success in Africa and mourn a recent huge loss in my family
Some unknown whisky in my hunting hip flask
Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here
I too would recommend the Balvenie's Double Wood 12 year old, easy to sip away on, its my treat bottle
Scapa or Highland Park, anything 16 years or older is best.
I would have agreed with you a while ago, but these days there are some bloody good no-age-statement or quite young ones, especially if you like peat. My current fave is Ardbeg's Wee Beastie (5 years old). I've sampled a few of the Octomores, which range from 5 to 10 years, and they are something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300_BLK
Greetings,
Enough of this dewey eyed pap about whiskey says the non drinker. Lets hear a bit more about the rifle without letting the cat out of the bag. I have seen just one double barrelled .303 over 50 years ago and I can;t remember if I was permitted to place my grubby hands on it or not. From memory it was an Army and Navy rifle regulated for 215 grain projectiles.
Grandpamac.
Gosh there are a lot of ideas for him to consider.
From the sound of it there are enough experts here to form a consultancy group. If @akaroa1 funds it, we will research the subject in depth, then form a focus group (or maybe unfocused by then) to review the inital findings and report back at some stage if anyone remembers what it was we were supposed to be doing.
Is it by chance a Holland and Holland currently owned by a Dunedin chap who used to work for them?
Oh my , 303 double ….. phew …. I know the big bores are what they were designed for but so much more user friendly in a medium bore , I saw a .318 double for sale somewhere overseas recently and thought that would be a wonderful rifle , 303 double , just awesome .
I agree take your time with the seller , they will be wanting a good caretaker for it , not just the money , I brought a Mauser a few months back that had been in the family for 92 years , I felt privileged to be the new caretaker .
Single Malt Scotch …. They are all good hahahaha , I like the peaty ones , a 10 yr old Laphroaig won’t break the bank either , you can buy a bloody good scotch for under $100
@grandpamac From memoryQuote:
Originally Posted by grandpamac
1898 Bonehill
26" barrels 9/10 bores
Typical very functional british express sights
Exterior 9 / 10
215 grain regulation and cordite proofs
Reputed to shoot well
Can't remember if there's an original case
Do remember that it was nice in the hand and felt good to swing and sight
Don't need one
Do want one
Just knowing where to find one is half the fun
Greetings @akaroa1,Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
Thanks for the info. The description alone gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.
Your last three lines sum things up well.
We of a certain age have mostly made our peace with the fact that since long ago we have had all the rifles we could possibly NEED. But we do delight in owning, loading for and shooting these neat old rifles, or just handling them or knowing that they exist. May this always be so.
Regards Grandpamac.
Depends on the old guys 'parentage'.
Don't buy the god awful Jamesons muck if his roots are in Northern Ireland!
Now, if you were closer to me I'd flick you a bottle of mine (excuse the bottle in the pic...I used what I had).
I had a still (a 'real' still, not one of those flavoured sugar water things). Had to sell all my gear when we moved to a small retirement unit.
Single grain whiskey, bottled at 76%!!! Because I had no spare room for more bottles I bottled at 76% so that I only used about 1/2 the amount of bottles.
Geez, you can always water it down (bloody heathen). Bloody nice drop with a wee ice cube or drop of water to 'crack' the whiskey.
Anyway...Redbreast is not too bad. Japanese whiskies for sure (they make a nice Gin too).
Good luck with the rifle.
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I bought a couple of bottles of the type ofWhisky that Ernest Shackleton took with him on his ill fated Antarctic voyage.
Researchers found some unopened bottles under the floor boards of his hut and distillers cloned it.
https://nzaht.org/shackletons-whisky/
Available here:https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz/prod...h-whisky-700ml
Imho its perfect for you. A light somewhat floral Highland with loads of history all at a reasonable price point.
Haha - a friend of mine bought 3 bottles of this brew. It wasnt too bad. But her plan didnt really work, one was to drink, one to keep for posterity as a collectable and one to give away. I got the one to give away. Her husband and I drank the one hat was supposed to be drank. He also helped drink the one she gave me. Then he passed suddenly (several months later) and in the confusion a mutual cobber and I drank the third one . . .. oh dearQuote:
Originally Posted by norsk
oooooo them Irish lads would take you to task over that statement......like they did to a certain rugby team recently....ducking for cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
Do we need to form an orderly queue or is it first up best dressed ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi
Yeah, first up best dressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
I did a stock-take yesterday. Only 2 bottles left!
But I only sip it straight, and only on the odd occasion. It is however bloody great for cleaning out a sore throat.
Them nasty cold bacteria can't fight 76% alcohol.
So yeah, I'm open to meeting up with fellow shooters now and then.
At the current sipping rate I should still have some of this left in 5 to 10 years (I'm not a hardened drinker...I just made what I liked to drink, and the still held 30 litres). @Pengy...I just noticed that you're a local.
Hmmm...we must make a plan one day!
I spoke to him this morning about his whisky likes and dislikes
And dug these out of the workshop hoard
So after the next trip to town to buy the whisky I'm all set
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But info on line about Bonehill double rifles is pretty thin
What I do expect is that it's a standard Webley and Scott made for the trade boxlock action barreled and stocked to the clients wishes by C G Bonehill
Vast amounts of info on line about their SxS shotguns
The fun will be in having a decent look and trying to de code what it really is
Like your table cloth.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
GPM
@grandpamac I have brought an original Marlin Ballard no.4 Perfection 38-55 rifle and it arrives some time early next monthQuote:
Originally Posted by grandpamac
It's taken me a long time to find one of the forged steel models actually for sale in NZ
This one has a very poor barrel reputed to be practically smooth bore at both ends and some residual rifling lurking in the middle
It will be a major project
But I do already have a brand new Vulcan 38-55 barrel here that will be used to line the original barrel
I still vividly rember firing a friends Remington Hepburn in 38-55 over 40 years ago and have been fascinated with the calibre ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
GPM.
That feels like a bit of a metaphor for my life at the moment - passenger in a slow motion trainsmash caused by a LOT of ineptitude and not much care...Quote:
Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi
On the subject of .303 doubles, Baikal made them in .303 and a few arrived in NZ in both side by side and over/under. I had the option of purchasing one of each a few months apart and sat back considering my options - as per missed both. So there are cheaper ones about but not with the interest or nicety - although built like a brick outhouse and quite functional both as a firearm and a club in typical russian fashion. Probably be a long time before we see any more of them given the current situation though.
