Whisky Ships
Without encouraging you all to drink like crazy (Remember now: use alcohol responsibly) I figured I really should tell you about the whisky ships.
To me that sounds like a cue for an old film, where a ship carrying a cargo of whisky ran aground on the islands north of Scotland. And all the local villagers were trying to remove the cargo while the customs officers tried to stop them. The film is called Whisky Galore if you’re really curious.
But no, it’s an opportunity to go and taste whisky and cigars, on a boat moored at the end of Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.
Basically, you turn up, go in, collecting your tasting glass, and then the nice whisky merchants let you try lots of different single malts. Or blends if you prefer, but I don’t do blends.
Neither do I smoke cigars, but apparently they are on offer too. Clearly, I’ll be better off in the chocolate and coffee section.
The whisky ships are open from 27-30 November. Opening times are a bit complicated, but if you work on the theory that it opens at 16:00 you won’t go far wrong. Closing time is 23:00, except on the final day (Sun) when they will sling you off at 20:00.
Entry is CHF 12, although you can pay an extra CHF 5 to get into the chocolate and coffee tasting areas.
Photo: Flickr chi-ryu
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