Am now the proud owner of a lovely leather wrapped hip flask and an imminent 4day trip to the Lakes, with bikes no less.
I enjoy a whisky every now and again but I’m not sure I want to carry half a bottle of the stuff.
Dark rum appeals.
Having never owned a flask before, I’m completely unaware of the etiquette involved too, if any.

Spiders.

Currently some home made slow gin, nice and sour.

Next, port and brandy mix.

Whisky

Cooking whisky in one and a alright single in another

Oof. Port and brandy doesn’t sound like a ‘top o the hill pep’.
More of a nightcap.

Talisker.

Frangelico

Whisky for cycling, rum for paddling.

Bikerafting ?????

Bramble whiskey.

You’re a nightcap!!

Why thankyou sarnie 🙂

Maybe I’ll start with a bottle of Woods and see how I get on

Whisky Mac

Drambuie is rather pleasant in a hip flask. Nicely warming.

I guess the other question is, what’s the shelf life? Do you fill to the top? Must the contents be consumed within the duration of the trip? Do you take it to bed at night?

Rusty nail.

WTF???Go and have a quiet word with yourself sonny!!

Perhaps take along some pop if you can’t manage a “whole” hipflask full of whisky. 😆

there was a lovely speyside single in there a short while ago, now there’s just fumes and memories.

Kraken Spiced Rum going in mine tomorrow.

I have a couple but I suspect the only one that has anything in it, has 20 year old Aftershock in it.

Sloe gin or a good Port in mine. Gin for the summer, Port for the winter.

Home made raspberry vodka. Sweet enough, i class it as an energy drink 😀

Gentleman Jack

Whisky Mac (with more whisky than Mac…)

Albion Racing Club
http://a-r-c.co.uk/

I am not a malt fan so this is as close as it gets!!

Jelly tots

Laphroig just now,and I echo scotroutes sentiment. (Says the man who took a camelback bladder of malt and fitted bottle cages on one multi day trip.)

I have a couple but I suspect the only one that has anything in it, has 20 year old Aftershock in it.

Are you hoping it will mature with age and taste better? 😆

Genepi, warming Alpine herby liqueur of champions.

As for etiquette; open, offer round, drink last. Hip flasks are for sharing.

Cardhu in mine at the moment

jairaj – Member

Are you hoping it will mature with age and taste better?

I’m hoping after a hundred years or so it’ll be safe to be disposed of without encasing it in lead.

Glenlivet 12.

Well said Scotroutes, but after nailing myself with a Camelback of JD (1l) and coke at Fort Bill WC a few years back, I’ll be cautious not to repeat that fiasco. At least it was quali day 🙂

6 year old sloe gin.

+1 for Drambuie, though sloe gin would also be a good shout. Got into the habit of carrying a flask from snowboarding, which by midweek would be whatever spirit we picked up in the nearest shop, meaning unexpected mouthfuls of chartreuse or limoncello sugar kicks