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Master and Commander Posts: 2254 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: New lubricant for my bagpipes Every now and then a shipmate does something that just amazes me until I stop and remember all the things we did together when we were young. Today a very special lubricant arrived that was imported from Scotland and it was immediately added to my "kit" of supplies in my pipe case. I can now say that my pipe case is complete and my pipes will never be dry. Thanks to my shipmate "Zerk" the erstwhile webmaster of the Skipjack website. Thanks Zerk, the "lubricant" will be used responsibly by an irresponsible piper. Here's a much better photo of the special "lubricant" http://ussskipjack.org/Complete%20Pipe%20Kit.jpg  Edited by Doc Gardner 2008-08-14 1:28 AM | ||
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| Smiley |
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| Subject: RE: New lubricant for my bagpipes If you don't enjoy bagpipe music the lube is for you.. A few shots and you'll be dancin and singin along From the looks of it I think it's a rather smooth and expensive a8 yearold single malt lube... | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 2254 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: Looked full size to me The lubricant is applied by osmosis. I imbibe the "lubricant" then blowing into the pipes they get the benefit. Very simple concept, which is necessary because I'm just a "plain and simple" guy. | ||
| Doc Gardner |
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Master and Commander Posts: 2254 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: New lubricant for my bagpipes Smiley - 2008-08-14 1:29 PM If you don't enjoy bagpipe music the lube is for you.. A few shots and you'll be dancin and singin along From the looks of it I think it's a rather smooth and expensive a8 yearold single malt lube... I just checked and it's 10 year old Single Malt. Now don't tell Stoops or he'll be sniffin around here trying to "share" | ||
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| Subject: RE: New lubricant for my bagpipes Sewer Pipe Snipe - 2008-08-14 4:38 PM Good Lord! We now have a bagpipe playing motorcyclist dressed in kilts and imbibing in good Scotch loose on the BBS Yup and he goes "Regimental" and we know how low those old guys ....dare I say "swing low"...? That style really did scare the bejeasus out of the French at the Battle of Quatra Bras.. ( a big engagement the day before the battle of Waterloo in 1815) The advancing French troops didn't know weather to laugh or run from the Black Watch and Innskillings( Highlander Infantry Regiments) .. They had heard about the kilts but never witnessed it up front and personal until then... A sad but true story of the fear a kilt can strike in the Heart of brave men.. That and the hair raising tune of a few hundred pipes whailing the fear of God into the French. A British camp pun of the day was that the French thought they was fighting Wimmen.. until the got up close... Reeeeaaaallllly Close. The Pommy's always had a great sence of humor , especially at a Scotsman's expense.  Edited by Smiley 2008-08-14 2:00 PM | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 1107 Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: Some details on that 'lubricant' ... It took a little playing with magnification of the photo ... and some photo analysis help from my better half ... but I determined that the lubricant is in fact a 10-year-old Edradour. From my scotch bible, Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch (3rd Edition): EDRADOUR Producer: Pernod / Campbell Distillers Region: Highlands District: Midlands The smallest distillery in Scotland. Edradour is the last of the orginal farm distilleries, with some very traditional equipment. It likes to trace its history back to the beginning of legal whiskey production in the Highlands in 1825, although the present distillery is believed to have been founded in 1837. The distillery is at the hamlet of Balnauld, above the town of Pitlochry. Small and remote, it is reputed to have done a busy trade with American customers during the Prohibition. One story maintains that it was later indirectly owned for a lengthy period by teh Mafia, but this has not been substantiated. It produces as much malt whiskey in a year as as some distilleries can make in a week, and has a staff of three. Its water rises through peat and granite, reaching the surface a few hundred yards from the building. It uses local barley and its stills are the smallest in Scotland, which must contribute to the distinctive richness of the malt. Stills any smaller would not be permitted by Customs and Excise, for fear that they could be operated in a secret hiding place. In the late 1980s, Edradour began to bottle its whiskey as a 10-year-old single malt under its own label. House style: Minty, creamy. After dinner. Colour: Full golden Nose: Peppermint, sugared almonds, hint of sherry, spicy-smoky notes. Body: Remarkably creamy texture for a relatively light malt. Palate: Minty-clean, creamy, malty. Finish: Mellow, warming.  | ||
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| Subject: RE: New lubricant for my bagpipes Chheezz, scotch whiskey being cranked out a farm?---- I don't know man--- I would definitely check out the ingredients very closely. Why dog-gone, I'd even let John Clear taste test it first. Edited by Ralph Luther 2008-08-14 6:56 PM | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 2254 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: Thanks Flapper Now I'm really going to enjoy tasting this. I'm puzzled why some are having trouble with the photo? When I open it up it comes large and clear. Oh well; doesn't change the flavor. | ||
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Admin Posts: 2297 Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: New lubricant for my bagpipes In the "Stoops Dictionary for Sailors" the terms "share" and "that's mine mutha... fu...a" are one in the same!  | ||
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