skintobalinto wrote:Talking about that fine wine I had a summer job next to the bottling plant for EL D. It was called Deans in Pollokshaws - They delivered it into the plant in what looked like big petrol tankers hooked a large pipe into a coupling on the wall outside and pumped it in, classy eh !!!
I have never tried it (honest) but I have had a swig of buckfast once, disgusting stuff. ::):
Maybe we should start a thread - disgusting drinks you have tried?
El D. is far from disgusting, it's quite palatable, at least as palatable as Harvey's for those inclined that way.
I've never sampled Buckie, though I did sniff a bottle - that put me off. Bulk booze is transferred as you describe regardless of class.
Speaking of disgusting drinks, anyone ever try Lang's Banana Rum? It smelled like vomit but tasted divine. I had my last half of that in Baird's bar before a Gary Moore gig.
I was persuaded to try it by Big Frank Quail (R.I.P. big man). Frank was a Guinness and Banana rum man, I wouldn't fancy cleaning out his cage in the morning.
My dad used to have a party in his pub on the morning of January 2nd. All the local musicians came and backed any singers who wanted to/were forced to, get up and sing. Some of the boys from Graham's the builder's merchants always supplied a lavvy pan. A singer had to stand on the cludgie to sing then carry it around the pub while the company threw money in to it for the pub charity (Muscular Dystrophy), naturally the pan got heavier as more money landed in it, and became less manageable as the drink flowed. Much hilarity.
The last time I was there, Big Frank remained refreshed from the night before and chose to relax on the pub floor with 7 quarter gills of banana rum and four pints of Guinness on the table. Being of a helpful nature, and notwithstanding the pints of Guinness already sampled, I looked after Franks swally and ended up refreshed enough to have to spend the night in my mother's house (my own home was near Kilmarnock). My bride of 17 days viewed this with frosty aloofness. Good practice for the subsequent 19 years of our union.
