Whisky Forum - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year To All SMW Members

William · Last edited by William on Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:28 am; edited 1 time in total

Some of you may have noticed that in recent weeks that there has been a lack of whisky news and reviews in the news section of the main site.. Sadly I have had two recent deaths in my close family and most recently my mum who died on the 13th December. I have been organising her funeral and her affairs and with family travelling from around the world and the time of year I had to delay the funeral which wont be until 31st December.

I do have a few news items and reviews to post, which I will try to do between now and the 31st as it should help take my mind off things.

As always I would like to thank all members old and new here at the SMW Forum for your support and contributions to the site over the past year and I hope you have enjoyed your time here over the past year and that the forum has once again lead you to some great whiskies.

I hope you all find a few good malt whiskies in your Christmas stocking and I will see you all back here over the holidays or in the New Year when you can tell us all about them.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year when it comes.

William
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Bookie · Master Of Malts Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 939

Hi William, I am so sorry to hear of your loss.

Once again a big thanks for the work you put in here and I hope you are able to enjoy a whisky or two over Christmas.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all the members here

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 654

I am just in work for a couple of hours today and I just read your post William, I am very sorry for your loss. I hope you have a happy Christmas and year to come and I will raise a glass to you and your family, cheers.

Carson · Master Of Malts Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 460

I am just finishing also, you have my sympathy William and thanks for all you effort here throughout the year.

Merry Christmas all

ralfy legend · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:49 am Post subject:

Geez so sorry William for your losses, never a good time to lose anybody but at xmasðŸ˜© if you can William relax and tackle the tasks ahead, for everybody else itâ€™s been another fun year with lots of conversations so merry Xmas all.

Timp · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:58 am Post subject:

Thanks William and my deepest condolences to you and your family.

Thanks to everyone for being part of our whisky family and Happy Christmas.

Cheers

Quaich1 · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:42 am Post subject:

Once again my friend, my sincere condolences for your losses.

William, your site continues to be a beacon of excellence for the many thousands of whisky aficionados, whisky producers and others looking for information and insights into the whisky world. As the captain of this enterprise, you continue to keep the ship steady and right and we appreciate your continued efforts and success in this endeavor.

I also extend Holiday wishes to all members of the Forum, many of whom I have come to know over the years. All the best and enjoy some great drams.

Cheers,
Murray
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DanO · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:33 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear of your loss William , there is never a good time for these things but it must be harder at this time of year. Also thanks so much for what you do here.

Merry Christmas to you and everyone on the forum.

lincoln imp · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:27 pm Post subject:

I echo the comments of others regarding the excellent work on this site William and my sincerest condolences for your loss.
God bless.
Linc
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DillyT · Master Of Malts Joined: 18 Oct 2017 Posts: 333

I am really sorry to hear of your loss and I also echo all the comments here and at this time of year never helps.

My biggest condolences to yourself and all your family.

Dylan

Crane · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:45 pm Post subject:

So sorry to hear of your losses William, I will raise a glass to you and your family. And what you do here is much appreciated.

Merry Christmas to you and fellow forum members.

Grant M · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 6:16 pm Post subject:

My condolences for your loss William, there is never an easy time loose someone so close. I will certainly raise a glass to you and your family. As far as the site goes this is still the best wee corner of the internet for a whisky enthusiast as far as I am concerned and the work you put in is very much appreciated.

Merry Christmas to you and everyone on the forum and a happy new year when it arrives.

John · Moderator Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 876 Location: UK

My condolences once again William, my thoughts are with you during this time and as everyone here knows you do an incredible job and put in a lot of your time year in and year out to give whisky enthusiasts a platform to chat about and hear about whisky.

I hope you enjoy Christmas the best you can and I know you will raise a wee glass to your mum.

Merry Christmas to you and all here on the SMW Forum and Happy New Year when it comes.

Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1613

I will add my condolences William and my appreciation for what you provide us with here.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year all.

RN Rob · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:06 pm Post subject:

I will echo what others have said, my deepest condolences William

Also thanks for keeping us up to date and providing us with this site and forum.

Have a merry Christmas all