Despite growing to over twice this size in Europe, the British record has only slowly increased to 19 lb 5oz 8 drams. |
The current boat record is 4lb 6oz 8 drams, whilst the shore best is 4lb 15 oz 3 drams. |
In 1752 a Frenchman was prescribed 2 drams of cantharides for a fever and in the next two months bedded his wife at least 87 times. |
The boat record is a whopper of 10 lb 3oz 8 drams, whilst the shore caught best is a fish of 8lb 6oz 14 drams. |
He's part of the generous crew of distillers and bottlers dispensing drams at the 2004 whisky festival. |
It could be measured out in drams, oceans, mountains, worlds, whatever quantum the thought deserved. |