Gaepshot Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 We wir listening tae John Tullochs CD, Memories of Westerskeld da idder day. In da song, da Islesmans Barbeque, he lists da drinks available, including "patunk an gin an lime". Whit wis patunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Patunk was illegally distilled alcohol. It had a certain popularity after WW1 because most of Shetland went dry in 1920 and alcohol was hard to get hold of. Plus the depressed state of the Shetland economy of that time meant a lot of people just couldn't afford decent alcohol. Quality was variable and I heard of at least one person who went blind due to drinking poorly made hooch. Gaepshot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteritsoxter Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Tink FlanderN is been on da Patunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Patunk was illegally distilled alcohol. No doubt it'll have tasted a lot better if it was illegally distilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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