New Year's Eve/Hogmanay plans for tonight

[grldtnr]

I rode down to the pub to see a band , I then rode home.
My little tradition of riding out the old and riding in the new is upheld, even if it were just round the block in freezing ,wet , snowy weather the deed is done!

 

[JtB]

Had a very enjoyable new year / feliz año nuevo celebration and just crawling into bed now.
Happy new year all.

 

[icowden]

Am I right in thinking Irish whiskey tastes like a cross between Scottish whisky and American bourbon? 🤔

Sort of. It's closer to scotch but tends to be a lot smoother on the palate. Less abrasive.

 

[icowden]

Well, it was the hootenanny for me again. Kathy Sledge was brilliant but Geldof was, well, Geldof. Roger Taylor was excellent too. Didn't enjoy CMAT the mad irish girl.

In a break from tradition my youngest daughter was still up crocheting and my wife was also still up. We entertained the 16 year old by dancing to Auld Lang Syne in nightwear.

 

[Hover Fly]

As a kid we did that but it involved my dad stepping out the back then going round the front to knock on the door. Our tradition was a piece of coal and the male at the door got a dram of Whiskey. Which with my parents measures it was not a wee dram by any stretch of the imagination. They measured spirits by the fingers. One finger wasn't worth having, two was made up with the little and index fingers held on a grip around the glass. 3 fingers has no point.

BTW the first footing had a different name and it was from the Liverpool side of my family.

I’m in Furness , your version sounds pretty much like ours, except it’s a whisky Mac, enter and leave by different doors. Sadly dying out now as NY is seen as just another excuse to stand in a noisy, crowded pub boosting brewers‘ profits, just like any other festival or celebration.

 

[Emanresu]

I was on a walking holiday and had booked an Airbnb for NYE. So purchased the ingredients for a pork stroganoff and a nice bottle of Rioja to go with it. When I got to the place, turned out it was a very nice flat that had been converted to three separate rooms and a communal kitchen.

There was another rucksack in the hallway so I knew there would be another guest who hadn’t yet arrived. Undaunted I just got on with the preparation chopping up everything. Halfway through a young Australian female hiker appeared. Me, an old bloke, was standing in the kitchen holding a carving knife. She said hello, picked up the bag, and locked herself in her room for the night.

Seems it was more Friday 13th than New Year’s Eve. Stroganoff was good though.

 

[grldtnr]

I have very little experience of bourbon so not sure. Plain Bushmills like this isn't my first choice but I bought it because it was on special offer with these nice glasses that I fancied. Black Bush is slightly more expensive than the normal Bushmills and worth the extra imo.

I am a heathen hedonist , if I go to Ireland, I always come home with a bottle of Whiskey,
Bushmills not tried so far , but I hear it's good, but Paddys' ,and Powers so far have been good, I even went to the Jamieson Distillery in Cork.
But Scotch , just had to be single malt.

 

[icowden]

Bushmills not tried so far , but I hear it's good,

Jamesons is pretty much the default Irish whiskey but the properly aged ones. Bushmills is better if it's aged (e.g.10 year old. My favourite Irish is Tullamore D.E.W.