An honour 'tis to accept the 3rd prize of a doggie-bag o' left-over neeps, John.
As to the hard liquor, I'll have to content meself wi the eau-de-vie, cognac, armagnac,
gniole, absinthe an' such like they keep proferring to me around these parts.
Now the island - I wasn't even sure it was Hebridean - I just made it one for rhyming purposes :->
Finally, in good charlatan fashion, I haven't actually read 'Post Office' but having
read a couple of his others, I've extrapolated

Slán & Sláinte

PP