Mike, my greatest love twenty years ago, in those simpler times, was The Macallan ten-year-old. But then they started mucking around with names and I completely lost track of what was what Macallan-wise. A more recent thing has happened with my two favourites, Laphroaig and Talisker. The plain old Laphroaig ten-year-old is a thing of beauty, as ever, and so is the Quarter Cask. But what the blazes is that "Select?"   Muck! Talisker ordinary 10-year-old is a class act, but Talisker Storm and Talisker Skye are kiddies' whisky!

I blame brexit, global warming and Trump. And Mourinho. And Mansour. And Thatcher. And Chamberlain. And Sir Ian McGregor. And why should Disraeli get away unscathed...

Ahah, I see Yeovil have got Man U next round! Liverpool seem to have it easy but that's exactly the sort of match they can screw up...