oldslabsides wrote: 
Just out of curiosity, I did a Travelocity search and spotted some fares going for $340 R/T OKC to LHR. Plus taxes and whatnot. Of course those are all gone for the date I looked at but you could fly the first two weeks of April for $675 total.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
I've been there, northern AND southern. Snowdonia was to die for. I even wrote a piece on the piano about it.

Always good to get back to one's Motherland.

 hobiejoe wrote: 
I just hope to find myself in Wales at some point in this life.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Agreed on the oak - it's there in spades. We have enjoyed this malt before, in Chicago.  Not available in Oklahoma but my bro was happy to send us a bottle from Texas.

 hobiejoe wrote: 
Ha! We had a similar experience, driving into Dublin during this little dustup. Lots of green-and-red tears.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Never heard of it until now, and I'm sure it's great - no one brings a malt to market unless they're sure it's good.
 
Have you ever unexpectadly found yourself in downtown Cardiff on the night of the Welsh Rugby cup final? I have, as a callow 19yo student on a geology field trip, who had actually expected to be in Bristol that night. Oh, the trauma.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
this guy did. Not sure it's a rave review that would make me buy a $50 bottle but it sounds good to me.

 oldslabsides wrote: 


It's on my "to try" list.

 hobiejoe wrote: 
Have you tried it?

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Oh crap. There's been enough trouble ever since the buggers worked out basic brewing (and if you've ever drunk Brain's you'll know just how basic).
 
And now distillation.
 
Oh boy.

 oldslabsides wrote: 

diolch yn fawr, bro!

 Alexandra wrote: 
Isn't it? That winery is about 30 miles from me.

The Norton is a native American grape and my long-term wine crush.

 Alexandra wrote: 
I know! Huge bar bill, and then the chance of having to post bail. Sheesh

 Antigone wrote: 
But it's ALWAYS time for a red.

(Except when a white is called for.)

 Antigone wrote: 
What a beautiful label!

A sign that the weather has turned cooler. Time for a glass of red.

I'm having a dirty martini and my mom's having a mommy-size manhattan....and we're listening to Boney James - a bona fide Happy Hour!

 winter wrote: 
That, sir, is a big, fat, juicy lie.
 
As a matter of fact, it would not surprise me if you were actually laughing at this very moment. Okay, maybe just a chuckle. 

 newwavegurly wrote: 
Dammit. I may never laugh again.