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Acksboy
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:16 pm    Post subject: A dram for Rabbie! Reply with quote

Are we all doing Burns night this year? Just wondered what everyone's choice of dram will be to have along with the great chieftain of the puddin' race. I'll be trying Benromach peated as I think the smokiness might just pair up well with the rich earthy haggis.

Oh, and remember fellow malt heads, always make sure your haggis is ethically reared and has spent it's life running (or hobbling on its stumps) amongst the spring grass of the highlands. It's what the bard would have wanted.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I picked up a haggis in asda today, no doubt I will be pouring a dram tomorrow, I have a new bottle of Aberlour a'bunadh batch 57 to open.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will be raising a trio of MaCallan malts in a live ttwitter tasting tomorrow night.. Not sure about the Haggis though ..
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been eating haggis every day for well over a week now given all the availability and discounts. I have had (made):

Haggis madras
Haggis kebabs
Haggis crispy pancakes
Haggis with swede parmesan chips and potato rosti
Moroccan style haggis pastilla
Leftover haggis with breakfast

This is of course with a standard burns supper. In my experience, the whisky is not important (assuming that you're making a whisky sauce with your supper). My personal preference for a traditional meal is to simply pour a small dram of Talisker 10 directly onto your haggis (I also add a good dose of chilli sauce).

Tomorrow I'm either having haggis with scallops swerved with confit egg yolk, minted peas, black pudding and swede fondant or a haggis and venison wellington. Either way I'm drinking Skye Red (which used to be Cuillin Red) and a number of peaty drams.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will be at a Burns Super tomorrow so no doubt I will be having a dram or two.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheWM wrote:
I've been eating haggis every day for well over a week now given all the availability and discounts. I have had (made):

Haggis madras
Haggis kebabs
Haggis crispy pancakes
Haggis with swede parmesan chips and potato rosti
Moroccan style haggis pastilla
Leftover haggis with breakfast

This is of course with a standard burns supper. In my experience, the whisky is not important (assuming that you're making a whisky sauce with your supper). My personal preference for a traditional meal is to simply pour a small dram of Talisker 10 directly onto your haggis (I also add a good dose of chilli sauce).

Tomorrow I'm either having haggis with scallops swerved with confit egg yolk, minted peas, black pudding and swede fondant or a haggis and venison wellington. Either way I'm drinking Skye Red (which used to be Cuillin Red) and a number of peaty drams.


Wow. Moroccan style haggis pastilla is never something I thought I'd hear of.

Talisker 10 is a good shout to pour over the whisky. I might just do that.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Acksboy wrote:
TheWM wrote:
I've been eating haggis every day for well over a week now given all the availability and discounts. I have had (made):

Haggis madras
Haggis kebabs
Haggis crispy pancakes
Haggis with swede parmesan chips and potato rosti
Moroccan style haggis pastilla
Leftover haggis with breakfast

This is of course with a standard burns supper. In my experience, the whisky is not important (assuming that you're making a whisky sauce with your supper). My personal preference for a traditional meal is to simply pour a small dram of Talisker 10 directly onto your haggis (I also add a good dose of chilli sauce).

Tomorrow I'm either having haggis with scallops swerved with confit egg yolk, minted peas, black pudding and swede fondant or a haggis and venison wellington. Either way I'm drinking Skye Red (which used to be Cuillin Red) and a number of peaty drams.


Wow. Moroccan style haggis pastilla is never something I thought I'd hear of.

Talisker 10 is a good shout to pour over the whisky. I might just do that.


Absolute Shout WM! That's sounds fantastic.

Think I'm going to go with Something Sherried, Something Fruity and something smokey... anyway to the whiskies Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great stuff TheWM I didn't realise there was so many things you could do with a haggis. We had some at the weekend with the traditional "tatties and neeps", I could eat it every day but the kids wont look at it and my wife aint so keen.

I will certainly raise a glass or 2 tomorrow and tonight for that matter. Talisker 10 tonight and may crack open my bottle of Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I won't be eating haggis tomorrow as I don't like it. But I will have a dram or two. Either Talisker 10, Springbank 10yo or Ardbeg 10yo.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had some haggis pakora the other day and it was surprisingly very good.

I will be raising a glass to the bard tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure I'll be dramming something, will see what tomorrow brings, might open something new Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I attended a Burns supper last Friday, I will still have a few drams to toast the bard tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll probably not do the Haggis tonight as I haven't had a chance to check for availability in Essex :D

Dram wise tonight, I need to open something for the occasion. I'm thinking Glenmorandie Qunta Ruban and Lagavulin 8yr old as an interesting pairing.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:47 am    Post subject: Re: A dram for Rabbie! Reply with quote

Acksboy wrote:
..always make sure your haggis is ethically reared and has spent it's life running (or hobbling on its stumps) amongst the spring grass of the highlands.

So, this is Scottish kosher/halal haggis?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:22 pm    Post subject: Re: A dram for Rabbie! Reply with quote

Diademo wrote:
Acksboy wrote:
..always make sure your haggis is ethically reared and has spent it's life running (or hobbling on its stumps) amongst the spring grass of the highlands.

So, this is Scottish kosher/halal haggis?


It could probably be arranged. My butcher is a very open-minded chap!
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