Is there a specific time the Scottish drink their Whisky or is it a "whole day drink"? Is it only for special events? And, do the Higlanders drink more often Whisky than the Lowlanders?
2006-12-14 08:37:45 · 22 answers · asked by ? 5 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
Are there any English who answered ;-)
Scottisch people where are you???
2006-12-14 08:43:23 · update #1
Aye,mines will be a wee low flyer(Grouse) every night,but never during the day as i would be gubbed by tea time lol.
2006-12-14 08:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by Spook 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 10:13:38 · answer #2 · answered by dobard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small glass of whiskey in a saucepan with some lemonade and a couple of spoons of sugar heated up at night will stop all aches and pains and give you a brilliant sleep known in Scotland as a "hot toddy".
Scottish people from the Lowlands Highlands and Central belt are like anyone else and drink when the feeling takes them unlike the t.v.program boozy Britain which is full of drunks and filmed in England.
2006-12-14 08:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by st.abbs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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No seriously....lots of people do drink far too much of it. Many other Scots can't stand the taste and never touch it.
Lots of people will have a "wee nip" or 2 (or 5) before they go to bed.
Highlanders have the reputation of drinking more whisky than the rest of us, but I think Lowlanders probably drink just as much these days.
And of course at Hogmanay - well that's a whole different story.
2006-12-14 08:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would they be called Scottish if they had a fixed time to drink their whisky.
2006-12-14 10:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by kevin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whiskey is for after work and right before bed
I dont know that anyone polled the highlanders and lowlanders to find out who drinks more
2006-12-14 09:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by jacksonpools 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Grandfather was a Scott. Scotch whiskey is generally taken in the evening unless it is for medicinal reasons.
It is also taken after each hole in golf. (18 holes in golf because there are 18 shots in a fifth).
2006-12-14 09:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have a specific time to take whisky, its like a smile any time and it makes everyone friendly.
2006-12-14 08:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by Eddie 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Any time of the day is fine to drink whisky.Now that's a drink that-ll put hairs on your @rse.
2006-12-14 08:57:54 · answer #9 · answered by Father Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of us drink it after 3pm and it dont matter if theres a special event or not. southern comfort is one of the most popular.
2006-12-14 10:00:21 · answer #10 · answered by steph_wright48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋