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Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby rtp3 » 17 Jun 2009, 23:52

Hey,

Watched Leatherheads and in one scene, I could swear that they were drinking Balvenie (or at least, it looked just like a Balvenie bottle).

What other movies have you spotted whisky in? (The more obscure, the better!)
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Yello to Mello » 18 Jun 2009, 01:54

Bruichladdict made a thread about the sitcom Two and a Half Men since the star of the show lives in a Malibu beach house and almost every show hes drinking a different scotch or bourbon. I think it was only Bruichladdict and I in that thread.

One time his brother was depresses drinking his good stuff so he brought out his Walmart brand burbon and came in a huge plastic jug.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Laydowncracker » 18 Jun 2009, 11:28

I did see an older bottling of Talisker in Charlie Wilson's War, good flick by the way!
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby scotchdrinker » 18 Jun 2009, 18:06

Yello to Mello wrote:Bruichladdict made a thread about the sitcom Two and a Half Men since the star of the show lives in a Malibu beach house and almost every show hes drinking a different scotch or bourbon. I think it was only Bruichladdict and I in that thread.

One time his brother was depresses drinking his good stuff so he brought out his Walmart brand burbon and came in a huge plastic jug.


I have seen Glenmorangie Old Port Wood Finish, Lagavulin, and Macallan in Two and a Half Men.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby MacDeffe » 18 Jun 2009, 21:21

In the Swedish movie "Mænd der hader kvinder" ("Men who hates women", english title is "the girl with the dragon tattoo")

they are sipping 16yr old Bushmill single malt. In the books they have a few malts now and again or maltdrinking is mentioned. Cragganmore and Lagavulin is mentioned specifically iirc (not Bushmill).

The books are highly recommended by me ! (also the flick)

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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby LeoDLion » 19 Jun 2009, 16:21

We were watching an old movie named Grosse Point Blank with John Cusack who portrays a young professional killer. In the opening scene, he visits his father graveyard and he was holding a bottle. He poured the contents into the tombstone. It was Glenlivet. Oh, what a waste.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Mark C » 19 Dec 2010, 19:28

I watched a TV drama last night called Reichenbach Falls based on an Ian Rankin short story. The lead character was drinking Ardbeg throughout the whole thing from Oddbins to the point that I was thinking that this must be product placement or sponsorship of some sort, both from Ardbeg and Oddbins!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862641/
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Pete Smoke » 19 Dec 2010, 19:36

Mark C wrote: was drinking Ardbeg throughout the whole thing from Oddbins

How do you know it was from Oddbins?



It would be fair to say that in the series The Wire everyone is very keen on Jameson whiskey.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby sorren » 19 Dec 2010, 21:21

Watched two n half men today and out came glenmorangie 10yo.... :yummy:
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby archfluke » 19 Dec 2010, 21:49

George T Stagg in the dreadful but strangely compelling Sons of Anarchy. Fella was necking it like it was water - I reckon that'd give you a wee bit of belly ache.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby peaty001 » 19 Dec 2010, 21:53

Jimmy McNulty in The Wire pronounces on the sectarian nature of whisky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Mark C » 19 Dec 2010, 22:06

Pete Smoke wrote:
Mark C wrote: was drinking Ardbeg throughout the whole thing from Oddbins

How do you know it was from Oddbins?


He was drinking and removing the bottles from Oddbins bags and sent his partner to Oddbins for another one.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby sorren » 19 Dec 2010, 22:41

maybe it was just code.. ie its from netto and we just take our oddbins bags to netto/nip to oddbins( netto ) and get another bottle.. :lol: or is that just me :?
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Livvy » 20 Dec 2010, 13:25

I like ogling the sets in Emmerdale...every home has a bottle on the drinks tray...the post office has more bottles than stamps...and I'd love to go for a session in the Woolpack!!
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby les taylor » 20 Dec 2010, 17:25

In Come Dine With Me, on saturday Ian Black invited all his guests to have a whisky before dinner. It was a Balvenie although they didn't show the label it had to be with that bottle.

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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Mark C » 20 Dec 2010, 17:27

les taylor wrote:In Come Dine With Me, on saturday Ian Black invited all his guests to have a whisky before dinner. It was a Balvenie although they didn't show the label it had to be with that bottle.


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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby les taylor » 20 Dec 2010, 17:59

Mark C wrote:
les taylor wrote:In Come Dine With Me, on saturday Ian Black invited all his guests to have a whisky before dinner. It was a Balvenie although they didn't show the label it had to be with that bottle.


Blackie is the Treasurer of our whisky club.



Mark He must be a lot of fun. Reminds me of my Dad. But his Beef looked less than good.

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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Moggy » 20 Dec 2010, 18:03

spotted JW blue label in the A Team movie and Vat 69 popped up a few times in Band of Brother (it's the only thing Cptn Nixon would drink)
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Mark C » 20 Dec 2010, 18:03

les taylor wrote:
Mark C wrote:
les taylor wrote:In Come Dine With Me, on saturday Ian Black invited all his guests to have a whisky before dinner. It was a Balvenie although they didn't show the label it had to be with that bottle.


Blackie is the Treasurer of our whisky club.


Mark He must be a lot of fun. Reminds me of my Dad. But his Beef looked less than good.


He likes his drink and has many stories to tell. Some of them funny.

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Postby Pete Smoke » 27 Dec 2010, 03:40

They drink Jameson from the bottle in the excellent film The Town.
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Mark C » 29 Dec 2010, 15:10

Auntie Mabel in Come Outside on CBeebies put a Laphroaig bottle into the green glass recycling bin today.

Yep, stuck in with the baby again...
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Uisgehound » 01 Jan 2011, 05:07

Even though it isn't mentioned in any credits (that I could find on IMDB.com) I distinctly remember (and being somewhat surprised that I was able to identify it without a clearer image) Talisker being the dram Pierce Brosnan pours himself in Goldeneye early on (while IMDB lists Jack Daniels for Judy Dench's M).

Or have I gone round the bend? :?
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Postby dramtastic » 13 Jan 2011, 04:47

In Kill Bill 1 during the manga scene where o-ren ishii parents are killed, one of the yakuza shoots a bottle of Hakushu Pure Malt 10 then ignites the contents with a cigar to burn the apartment down.
Back in the day, Suntory used the term pure malt for both their Yamazaki 10 and 12 and Hakushu 10 and 12
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Livvy » 14 Jan 2011, 16:34

In Emmerdale last night...3 of the characters were drinking Singleton...then when one of them dipped a bit of fudge in another one said "oi..don't waste my hundred quid Scotch"
Props dept been on the fiddle me thinks :D
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Re: Whisky Spotting on TV and in Films

Postby Peat Sampras » 14 Jan 2011, 23:52

dramtastic wrote:In Kill Bill 1 during the manga scene where o-ren ishii parents are killed, one of the yakuza shoots a bottle of Hakushu Pure Malt 10 then ignites the contents with a cigar to burn the apartment down.
Back in the day, Suntory used the term pure malt for both their Yamazaki 10 and 12 and Hakushu 10 and 12


Kill Bill 1 is just on on Swiss TV and I just saw the scene. Thanks for the great input, I thoroughly impressed my Girlfriend by telling her what kinda malt it was the mobster shot.. NOT :D Thanks all the same :D
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