Members: Dan O'Brien, Andrew Croughton, Brian Street, Tim Howarth, Laura Bond, Dave Wylie, Emily Hulley, Sue Hughes, Pete Hughes, Jim Symon, Philippa May, Jared Kitchen, Dave Rainsbury, John Castick, Nathalie Lacroix, Ian Crook, Mark Pilling

Guests: Jon Vardy, Sam Crabb, Jenna Pengilley, Guy Miller, Sam Ruderham

Returning for it’s 12th year, the KMC Burns night meet was another success with surprisingly good weather on the Saturday seeing a number of teams up in the mountains to work up an appetite for the supper to come.

When the evening came and the haggis supper had been eaten (arriving well on time thanks to some early peeling efforts led by John!) the group assembled in the lounge for the traditional whisky tasting.

7 “whiskies” were served though Dan had some tricks up his sleeve as usual, serving some artificially aged spirit alongside some artificial coloured new make as an experiment.  We also discovered who amongst the group were “super tasters” which sounds heroic but basically means when Dan handed them an innocuous looking tab of white paper it tasted horrible to them (rather than plain to the others).

Dram of the night went to the Glenglassaugh 12 which was polished off pretty quickly after the tasting ended with the Cu Bocan a close second.

Sunday saw slightly worse weather and significantly worse heads.  Looking forwards to next year already!

UPDATE: This meet is full.  Please contact the meet leader before travelling to the hut!

You are cordially invited to join us for the 12th annual Burns' Night haggis dinner and whisky tasting at the hut. After a big day out on the hills on Saturday we'll get the fire on and prepare the Haggis either caught (for the carnivores) or unearthed (for the veggies), in time for dinner.

After a filling supper we'll adjourn to the fire side and work our way through six very different whiskies, words of wisdom about the topic at hand and possibly a film. There will be the usual multi-media delights alongside some fantastic whisky, audience participation and unexpected surprises!

Cost (not including hut fees) will about £20-25 but will depend on the number of attendees and the cost of the whisky (not confirmed at time of going to press).

As always it'll be first-come-first-served and numbers are limited to around 25 (for logistical reasons) - there will be a reserve list. Please let me know by 5pm 6th January at the latest if you'd like to join me so that I can get appropriate provisions. Also let me know if you'd prefer you haggis caught (meaty) or unearthed (veggie). Once you confirm your attendance, I'll ask those intending to have whisky to provide a deposit of £10 so my bank balance doesn't get too mullered procuring the drinks!

Obviously it is over 18s only for whisky drinkers. Non drinkers are equally welcome as the food, banter, films and photos are an excellent evenings entertainment regardless. The hut is still available for members not taking part in the meet to use, but you should be aware there will be a complete takeover of the kitchen and living room at various points on Saturday evening (there might be room to squeeze in a few extras to see the photos and films).

Finally you should note that this, as always, is going to be a seriously good trip.