Happy Birthday to Whisky Fun - Now An 8yo!

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Congrats to Serge et al!

http://www.whiskyfun.com/#040710

[Malt-Teaser]

Yes, well done Serge.

[tonc]

Congratulations! We all love your maltoporn!

[Serge]

Gentlemen, I say merci.
It's not always easy to remain motivated after quite a few years but positive comments such as yours work just like an Old Clynelish .

[Pete Smoke]

Congratulations Serge - a job well done.

[MacDeffe]

Congratulations and keep up the good work

/Macdeffe

[dstirk]

You may have slaughtered some of my recent whiskies and have a different view to me on the direction of the industry but I always enjoy dropping in and seeing what you're up to and feel that the whisky blog world (and Whisky World) would be a much poorer place without you.

Actually, yours is one of the few blogs that I still dip into - others have become merely cut 'n' paste blogs (and I am not talking about Whisky Intelligence which is the Ronseal of all whisky websites) - or worse, 'I was recently invited to a VIP tasting with [insert company] and now their whisky is the best in the world and their prices are completely reasonable' etc etc

So keep up the great work , just don't expect a Christmas card

David

[Serge]

Thanks MacDeffe and Peat Smoke!
@David, many thanks as well! In the beginning of the madness, I used to feel a little guilty when I was publishing a bad comment on one whisky, until I met with one very large indie bottler at a festival. I had feared he would just knock me down using a double magnum and so I started to apologise but much to my surprise, he interrupted me with these wise words: "Please always write what you think! If you don't say it when you do not like one very whisky, people won't believe you anymore when you say that you enjoyed another one."
I'm writing this with a wee glass of your Mannochmore 1992 in front of me, brilliant whisky in my view!

[dstirk]

I heartily agree. There is not an independent bottler in the world that has got it right for every drinker every time - it isn't possible and it also isn't our job (one man's perfume is another man's poison etc). It is also the beauty of bloggers - fun when we agree, topical when we don't.

Of course it is human nature to enjoy praise though, so when you do find a good one, make sure you tell everybody!!

David

[Lawrence]

Yes, well done Serge, please keep up the great work.

(David, thanks for your kind words).

Lawrence

[Peat Sampras]

Felicitations Serge, ton blog est vraiment unique... continue comme ça!

[Pete Smoke]

I hope his French is better than his English.

[Peat Sampras]

I hope his French is better than his English.

Why don't you start to post in french (or german, or italian, or spanish, you name it) instead of harassing us poor foreigners

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Le Français, c'est un morceau du gâteau.

[Peat Sampras]

Le Français, c'est un morceau du gâteau.

Ce n'est pas du gâteau, en tout cas

[Pete Smoke]

J'ai besoin d'utiliser un traducteur comme je ne parle pas français très bien à tous ( je n'ai français et russe à l'école, mais seulement à douze ans ). Heureusement pour moi que l'anglais est la langue seconde dans le monde, bien que je serais toujours l'amour d'apprendre une autre langue. J'aime assez le Google Translate, aussi longtemps que j'ai autour de mon ordinateur je peux communiquer dans une langue - que je suis plus que disposé à le faire.

[Peat Sampras]

J'ai besoin d'utiliser un traducteur comme je ne parle pas français très bien à tous ( je n'ai français et russe à l'école, mais seulement à douze ans ). Heureusement pour moi que l'anglais est la langue seconde dans le monde, bien que je serais toujours l'amour d'apprendre une autre langue. J'aime assez le Google Translate, aussi longtemps que j'ai autour de mon ordinateur je peux communiquer dans une langue - que je suis plus que disposé à le faire.

Bravo mon ami. On continuera à parler français sur ce forum désormais même si l'allemand m'arrangerait plus.

[Pete Smoke]

Peat,
Deutsch ist genauso einfach mit Google Translate. Ich habe eine deutsche Großmutter, die eine Form von niedrigen sprach Deutsch, mein Vater, der folglich nicht sein Deutsch in der Schule verwechselt. Wie es ist, kann jeder alles von meiner Familie in Deutschland sagen, sind Schimpfwörter und Beleidigungen. Ich habe aber die Liebe zum Stollen, schwarze Melasse, Rotkohl geerbt, und Zimt und Schokolade aromatisiert Sternen/Süßigkeiten. Ich vermisse sie Geschichten von Deutschland aus ihrer Jugend (sie starb ein paar Jahre zurück).

[Peat Sampras]

Peat,
Deutsch ist genauso einfach mit Google Translate. Ich habe eine deutsche Großmutter, die eine Form von niedrigen sprach Deutsch, mein Vater, der folglich nicht sein Deutsch in der Schule verwechselt. Wie es ist, kann jeder alles von meiner Familie in Deutschland sagen, sind Schimpfwörter und Beleidigungen. Ich habe aber die Liebe zum Stollen, schwarze Melasse, Rotkohl geerbt, und Zimt und Schokolade aromatisiert Sternen/Süßigkeiten. Ich vermisse sie Geschichten von Deutschland aus ihrer Jugend (sie starb ein paar Jahre zurück).

Ok mein Freund. Ich freue mich darüber, dass wir in der Sprache Goethe's miteinander kommunizieren können. So kann ich endlich meine Gefühle gegenüber dem Whisky in meiner Muttersprache ausdrücken. Obwohl, meine Muttersprache eigentlich Schweizerdeutsch wäre, aber ich möchte Dich nicht überfordern, mein Freund... and this thread is going way off topic ;D

[Pete Smoke]

Ok my friend. I am pleased that we communicate in the language of Goethe's with each other. So I can finally express my feelings about the whiskey in my mother tongue. Although, my mother was Swiss German, actually, but I do not want to overwhelm you, my friend ..

... and this thread is going way off topic ;D

Peat, you need to keep practising your English ( as do i ), lets stick to that. This whisky forum is a lesson in the art of going off topic.

Lets blame MrT, he led us astray.

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Lets blame MrT, he led us astray.

De rien. Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

[C57]

Yes, well done Serge, please keep up the great work.
Lawrence

Agreed Lawrence, and well done Serge on a) producing such a comprehensive and authoritative site (even though I don't always agree either) and b) keeping it growing for so long.

Many more years of it, I'm sure

Well done and congratulations!

[TheTross]

Je suis un peu en retard, mais joyeux anniversaire whiskyfun ! Felicitations Serge, et merci beaucoup !

[Serge]

Encore merci !
Glad to see so many French speakers. I know it's hard, even French people are very bad at it.

[yossiyitzak]

I may be a bit late in saying so but, Serge, happy birthday to WhiskyFun!! You've helped me more than you know.