IndieSpiritBath

He looks like he’s just opened the ark of the covenant

New whiskies from Thompson Bros.
29yr Ben Nevis and a peated Dalmore/Teaninich blended malt.

In my utopian vision of the future, instead of offloading all the pointless, annoying work tasks (like reports that none one will read and needlessly opaque forms) to robots, we restructure work and society so that the pointless tasks don't happen at all.

This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

The dream. That was my plan for the economy collapsing.

What’s this I spy with my little eye?

Put a bet on that. I’d like to thank the Green Party for my beer money today.

Cracking lineup Gromit.
Open till 11, last event of our 13th birthday celebrations.

Best whisky shop evah!

Whisky.
Kingsmead St Bottle.
Come get some.

A HUGE DAY FOR BEER!
New Deya, Sureshot, Allagash, Belgians, Germans and probably more once we get through this lot.
Oh yeah and these guys.

BREAKING: Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall, maker of UK's best-selling Cask ale, Doom Bar, to close, 50 jobs lost. US-Canadian owner Molson Coors, say it's financially unsustainable. Meanwhile MC investing heavily in relaunch of Carling Black Label. Fate of Burton brewed bottled version unknown #BskyBeer

TOMORROW!
3.30 to 11pm
We are bringing Indie spirit on the road as part of our 13th birthday celebrations.
Come and join us at Kingsmead for our whisky bar pop up.
Grab a dram at our little bar and maybe some cheese or a beer from the fab team at Kingsmead.
* our chat will be mediocre as usual

I’ll grab some for the next delivery from those guys.

System says 1 left but easy enough to get. That’s a heck of a glass fatality.

Boris Johnson without his security details returning from a 'party'

First Andy now Mandy, I'mm not sure about this, I think it sets a dangerous presedence investigating what secret activities people in power get up to that they shouldn't, I mean where will it end?

A line up of Bruichladdich whisky on a bar, 18 year, 18 year 4 times distilled, 18 year port charlotte, SC:01 port charlotte, octomore 16.2 and octomore 12 year single cask

The long, bulging in the middle, black octomore bottle

The person talking us through the tasting cradling the octomore bottle like a baby. As it should be.

Ok, opening with 18 year Bruichladdich, finishing with 12 year single cask rivesaltes aged Octomore. What a line up by @indiespiritbath.bsky.social

Thank you for following, and for liking and sharing my pieces this week on misconduct in public office, on the Crown, and on the rather concerning Palantir MoD procurement.

Your support is ever so important, as such commentary is sometimes not easy.

"It's just a terrible, terrible indictment that it wasn't because a woman's word was sufficient," says @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about the long-overdue investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Booyah!!
The Hideout are launching their own tremendous cocktails as ready to drink cans for your home imbibing. And we have the first ones.
Online and in the fridge now!!

3, that’s right, 3 tickets have just been freed up for tomorrows Bruichladdich extravaganza. 6.30 @ the ring of bells in Widcombe. We have this single cask Octomore, the super rare quad distilled 18yr & other old / fancy Laddie whiskies from Islay.

shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/bru...

'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President

🔎 From the archive
“Has the BBC ever investigated the source of this leak?”

‘BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants — by @nafeez.bsky.social
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm…
🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2025/1…

I for one suggest we go back to 8bit Nintendo

By the time they acknowledge the problems there will be no businesses left to save.

Announcement - A Hoppy Place Windsor

Link to full statement: ahoppyplace.co.uk/windsor-2026/

The affected sites are: Glen Albyn, Glen Mhor, Benromach, Dallas Dhu, Banff, Brora, Knockdhu, Glenlochy, North Port, Port Ellen, St. Magdalene, Balmenach and Convalmore.
#WhiskyHistory

"The effects of the worldwide recession in demand for Scotch Whisky has led to a lot of the whisky produced in the 1970's in anticipation of increasing sales growth unused. There is a big backlog".

#OnThisDay
16th February 1983
The Distillers Company Ltd announces the closure of 13 of their sites with the loss of over 500 jobs.

Guess who’s back.
Back again.

Oh, and it contains maize, which didn’t exist on this side of the Atlantic before 1492.