I've just been looking at the government alcohol outlet website (in Norway they're the only ones allowed to sell alcoholic drinks over about 5%) and it doesn't look like they have any brands of moonshine at all. I'm told the local farmers have plenty of moonshine, but I don't think I want to try it badly enough to risk jail. I'll look out for some next time I'm back in the UK.

I found a bottle of Caol Ila 12 yo in the back of the cubpoard with about an inch in the bottom so I just had half of that. I can't remember when I got the bottle, but I think it might have been about a year and a half ago and I think it's been nearly empty for a lot of that time. Tasted a bit odd from having so much air in the bottle for so long. Weirdly sweet and not a lot of distinction in the flavours, not much complexity. If you're ever in a bar that has proper whisky but the bottle's low, it's probably worth asking how long it's been around. You could end up paying a high price for whisky that doesn't taste right.