As much as I love to sleep, I am actually a very bad sleeper. Every now and then I go through bouts of insomnia; I just can’t sleep, no matter what I do or don’t do. It can be very frustrating, let me tell you. But recently, I have taken to drinking large glasses of whiskey in my bed to try and knock myself out. It works wonders - it's nothing short of a miracle cure! Well, of course, like many treatments this one too has some unwanted side effects. And I'm not sure whether the half empty whisky bottle on my night table should make me feel really hard core, or maybe rather indicates that I have some sort of alcohol problem. Hmmm...
In any case, the increase in my whisky consumption has forced me to abandon my previous strategy of stocking up on tax free spirits whenever I go home, and instead locate the more upmarket off licences in Clapham. You'll do alright, actually, going to either the big Sainsbury on the High Street, or the Tesco opposite Clapham South tube, which both have a decent selection of whisky. But Clapham has more to offer than that. Here are my top three whisky specialists in Clapham (yes, they are all wine specialists more than anything else, but they also stock whiskys):
1. Wines of the World. With an impressive selection of around 20 different Scotch single malts, they emerge as the clear winner. But they only do Scotch, mind you.
2. Nicolas. Quality stuff.
3. Majestic. They have a broad range of whiskys, but nothing unusual. But at least they stock my current favourite, Dalwhinnie!
So, what are you waiting for?!
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