Whisky with a funny story

by Guest Thu 03 Apr 2008, 10:19

So I collect malt whisky, some bottles are very rare (from a closed distillery for instance), others extraordinary and some have a nice story.

Today I received 3 bottles of "The Yellow Submarine" from Bruichladdich....a 1991 (bottled in 2005) limited edition.

So far so good...a bottle with a sub on it...big deal.

This is why it got on the bottle...

A Scottish fisherman found the ROV submarine a few miles offshore from Islay floating in the ocean. He salvaged the sub, parked it in his back yard and called the MOD (ministry of defence) because it had military markings on it.

*ring ring*
"MOD here...can I help you?"
"Err...I found your missing sub"
"We don't lose subs"
"Oh...okey, but the sub you didn't lost is standing in my garden right now"
"We don't lose subs...have a nice day"

After a week or two the fisherman tried again...same reply, but he left his phone number...

*ring ring*
"Uhmm...about that submarine...."
"The one you didn't lose?"
"Err...yes that one...."
"Still standing in my garden..."
"Yes...well....can we get it back...and can you keep this under your hat?"
"Sure, but you understand I would appreciate a reward..."
"Uhmm...okey...okey"

A few days later the navy came with a truck to retrieve the sub. They were welcomed by the local pipe band and press and the "next door" distillery put the sub on a special release bottling.

Highly collectable stuff Very Happy