Ron loved to enjoy a certain dram of whisky called lagavulin 16. Rons journey nbc tv network shows, episodes, schedule. Nick offerman an actor, writer, and carpenter best known for playing the role of ron swanson. At the moment im reading a book that was given to me by a farmer that i met in scotland that. Ron swansons new lagavulin scotch whisky is finally here. Youre missing the joke if youre honestly annoyed by this. Parks and recreation in europe ron at the distillery andy. Watching this a few days after it aired and seeing ron swanson stand in central station in glasgow, in my city, was such a strange feeling. Oct 05, 2018 but after that parks and rec episode and perhaps a bit too much whisky. That final trip to these tiny islands off the coast of scotland, complete with recitation of the robert burns poem o were my love yon lilack fair, was a wonderful side trip for the episode, offering another timely reminder of just what ron and leslie are all about, not to mention some seriously gorgeous scenery. The scotchswilling, woodcarving, mustachedonning, mans man known as the great ron swanson, has officially launched his very own scotch. Nick offerman gets his own lagavulin scotch myrecipes. This post was originally published in honor of parks 100th episode. Lagavulin 16yearold whisky and why ron swanson was right on.
Sep 27, 20 this feature is not available right now. Why ron swanson is one of the best tv characters of the centuryas explained by nick offerman. Ron swanson loves whisky, he makes wooden boats, loves the outdoors. Parks and recreation plot holes and inconsistencies you. With amy poehler, rashida jones, aziz ansari, nick offerman. That final trip to these tiny islands off the coast of scotland, complete with recitation of the robert burns poem o were my love yon lilack fair, was a wonderful side trip for the episode, offering another timely reminder of just what ron and leslie are all about. Over the course of parks and recs 7 seasons, ron swanson went from a governmenthating divorcee with a saxophoneplaying secret identity to a national park superintendent and happilymarried father. He is the former husband of two women by the name of tammy swanson and is the current husband of diane swanson. Having never realized that anything outside of america was worth his time, swanson is blown away by the life a person could lead in scotland.
Nick offerman loves single malt scotch whisky so much, he decided to open up his own single malt whisky stand. Amy poehler can do no wrong, of course, but its the shows pitchperfect blend of snark and heart that gets me every time. Ron swanson quotes a website dedicated to the quotes and wisdom of ron ulysses swanson. Ron swanson nick offerman makes an emotional pilgrimage to lagavulin distillery to see where. As such, ron strives to make his department as ineffective as possible, and favors hiring employees who do not care about their jobs or are poor at them. Leslie gifts a trip to scotland to ron andy gets lost at stonehenge ron swanson andy dwyer april ludgate lagavulin scotland leslie knope. As the start of most any sitcom season goes, this premiere. Parks and recreation star nick offerman sips lagavulin. As part of complex pop cultures bestof20 coverage, staffers and contributing writers will pen short pieces on their favorite tv episodes. Ronald ulysses swanson is a fictional character portrayed by nick offerman from the situation comedy television series parks and recreation on nbc, created by greg daniels and michael schur.
Ron swanson visits lagavulin distillery parks and recreation. There is an episode of star trek tng where they go to the scottish planet, where everyone lived and dressed like it was the 1600s. Ron swanson finds his favorite place in the whole world the lagavulin distillery. Parks and rec made me cry so i booked a trip to scotland. And i, a bird to shelter there, when wearied on my little wing. Every ron swanson moment is an exercise in excellence. Sep 27, 20 watch clips of ron s travels through scotland. Ron gets married, leslie goes to london to receive an award, ben and andy try to get a grant from a rich englishman, and tom discovers the identity of his new business rival. Dec 03, 2015 ron swanson nick offerman visits the lagavulin distillery in the season 6 premiere of parks and recreation. Two parties, the parks and recreation episode made partly in indianapolis, will be telecast at 8. Nbc on season two, april ludgate aubrey plaza tells ron that she knew he was duke silver from the second she met him because her mother, rita ludgate terri hoyos, is a huge fan of his clubheadlining alterego.
Ron swanson nick offerman visits the lagavulin distillery in the season 6 premiere of parks and recreation. But after that parks and rec episode and perhaps a bit too much. In one episode of parks and recreation, ron swanson arrives in glasgow after american claire pettengill anne dudek moves to glasgow, she sets up a book group in order to make new friends with. Parks and recreation cast to reunite in character for special. Catalog of all ron swanson quotes from season 1 of parks and recreation sorted by episode order. And while he argues with leslie knope in an early episode about having the freedom to overindulge, he often does not. In the series, ron is the director of the parks and recreation department of fictional town of pawnee, indiana, and the immediate superior of series protagonist leslie knope amy poehler until knopes. Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of lagavulin on the south of the island of islay, scotland. The one where ron gets shot in the head while theres a lot of stellar comedy in this episode ron gets shot in the head and selfmedicates. What happened to ron swanson after parks and recreation ended. Lagavulin distillery february 25, 2015 quotes by season, season 7 lagavulin, scotch staff we then see exactly how ron swanson diversified his portfolio. Scotland, but other than that europe is a garbage continent. While scotch never earned a spot on his famed pyramid of greatness, it was essential to swanson offermans particular brand of masculinity to the point that an episode involved a pilgrimage to lagavulins scotland distillery. Ron swanson is known for having many strong opinionssome of them controversialbut his outlook on drinking, whisky or otherwise, is clearly inclusive.
At first ron wasnt happy about finding himself in london, but things developed into a very happy ending for him. It distills spirit that is destined to become islay single malt scotch whisky. Ron swanson from the show parks and recreation, played by nick. The seventh and final season of parks and recreation aired in the united states on the nbc television network from january, 2015 until february 24, 2015. So what better way to help us cope with our upcoming loss than to take a look back and everyones favorite baconloving, governmenthating, goldburying, bananabattling alpha specimen, ron swanson. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a more ron swanson moment.
All my life ive avoided europe and its multitudes of terribleness, but it turns out, much to my surprise there is actually one place in europe that is worth seeing. Any fan of the tv program parks and recreation will surely remember the episode where ron swanson played by nick offerman jets off to the isle of islay in scotland to make a pilgrimage to the lagavulin distillery. The epic parks and rec finale gave viewers a glimpse into ron s fitting life in the future ron was known for having a deadpan personality and he prioritized keeping his work out of his personal life. April meets tynnyfer parks and recreation episode highlight. The staff of parks and recreation conceived the idea that ron swanson had his birthdate redacted from all government documents early in the development of the series, and it eventually developed into the subplot featured in eagleton where leslie finds out about his birthday and plans a surprise for him.
Ronald ulysses ron swanson is a fictional character portrayed by nick offerman in the nbc comedydrama parks and recreation. So i got on the computer stat, found cheap airfare, a wonderful place to stay, and marked the calendar. Ron particularly despises talking to members of the public, which is why he deliberately designed his office to be uninviting to visitors, in part by mounting a doublebarreled, sawedoff shotgun on a swivel atop his desk aimed at the guest chair, so it will be pointed at anyone who wants to speak to him, a claymore mine which he eventually learns is a toy in the season 7 episode leslie and. Ron swanson quotes from season 1 ron swanson quotes. Oh ron, you magnificent bastard, with your mustache and your lagavulin and your love of breakfast food and pretty darkhaired women. While scotch never earned a spot on his famed pyramid of greatness, it was essential to swansonoffermans particular brand of masculinity to the point that an episode involved a pilgrimage to lagavulins scotland distillery. I think its fucking excellent that theyve chosen a part of scotland to show off as ron swanson s paradise. Just remember every time you look up at the moon, i too will be looking at a moon. Parks and rec ron at the distillery is great informed. Here is the excerpt he read if anyone was wondering. Nick offerman visited peopletvs couch surfing to reminisce on filming ron swansons scottish adventure on parks and rec, and he had a. Offerman edition lagavulin islay single malt scotch 11 years. Played by nick offerman, ron swanson was parks and recreation s surly, rugged individualist waging a war against smalltown bureaucracy from the inside. Nick offerman as ron swanson, the former parks and recreation director who, as a libertarian, believes in as small a government as possible.
Ron swanson makes a drink ron swanson can be proud of. To ron swanson, sickness is weakness and weakness is death. Why ron swanson is one of the best tv characters of the. Islay distilleries ron swansons guide to visiting whisky. The character, portrayed by nick offerman, appeared in all 125 episodes of the nbc sitcom. But after that parks and rec episode and perhaps a bit too much whisky. Ron cries while reading robert burns o were my love yon lilack fair. Islay distilleries are famous for producing some of the best scotch whisky in the world. Feb 19, 2015 with only one doublesized final episode to go, parks and recreations seven season run is almost over nooooooooo.
These tiny islands off the coast of scotland, where gods chosen. He was leslie knopes deadpan superior as the head of the. O were my love yon lilack fair, wi purple blossoms to the spring. Apr 01, 2020 why ron swanson is one of the best tv characters of the centuryas explained by nick offerman. London, part 2, season 6, episode 2 subscribe for more.
Lagavulin was the first legal distillery on the remote scottish island of islay, but before its founding in 1816, there were at least 10 illicit stills in operation in the area. In other words, even if you arent a lagavulin fan, you can still toast to offerman and his legendary character with your whisky of choice. Ronald ulysses ron swanson is a fictional character played by nick offerman. One of my alltime favorite fictional characters is ron swanson from parks and recreation, the american sitcom running from 2009 through 2015, and i know i am not alone in that for those who have not had the pleasure, ron was rather set in his ways. He was leslie knopes deadpan superior as the head of the pawnee parks and recreation department until she left the department to become a city councilor. The secret unaired scottish adventures of ron swanson. Toast parks and recreations finale with its best drinking. May 27, 2019 parks and recreation webisodes in britain. Congratulations you now own fifty one percent of the lagavulin distillery. Feeling overwhelmed with joy and love, ron proposes to diane and the two head to the fourth floor.
Ron s honeymoon doesnt go as planned, leslie gives an unpopular speech at her award ceremony, andy considers a business proposal, and tom attempts to compromise with his rival. I like in season three episode eagleton where we find out its ron s birthday. Nick offerman visited peopletvs couch surfing to reminisce on filming ron swanson s scottish adventure on parks and rec, and he had a hilarious story to share about that epic sheep herding scene. Rons honeymoon doesnt go as planned, leslie gives an unpopular. Sep 26, 20 london is the season premiere of season 6 of the nbc television series parks and recreation, and the 91st and 92nd episodes overall. It stars amy poehler, aziz ansari, nick offerman, aubrey plaza, chris pratt, adam scott, jim oheir, and retta, with a supporting performance from billy eichner. Ok, well actually his real name is nick offerman, but in my heart of hearts, hell always be ron swanson. Occasionally, great television comes out of this desire to travel. Watch parks and recreation web exclusive the many emotions of ron swanson on.
Lagavulin 16yearold whisky and why ron swanson was right. Lagavulin 16yearold whisky and why ron swanson was right on the money by ken gargett one of my alltime favorite fictional characters is ron swanson from parks and recreation, the american sitcom running from 2009 through 2015, and i know i am not alone in that. My mother just brought me back a bottle of lagavulin 16 from her trip to scotland. The clips dont actually show how it went down in the episode, but they are good enough, and his trip to the lagavulin distillery is awesome. Nick offerman has been inextricably linked to his parks and recreation character ron swanson ever since he appeared on that show, and likewise, ron swanson has been intertwined with lagavulin islay single malt scotch lagavulin was always ron swanson s drink of choice anytime the characters would order drinks on camera and ron s love affair with lagavulin culminated in season 6, episode 2. Oct 14, 2019 the scotchswilling, woodcarving, mustachedonning, mans man known as the great ron swanson, has officially launched his very own scotch. The ultimate ron swanson moment is when leslie and ben open the door to ron swanson holding a destroyed drone in one hand and a shotgun in the other as lightning flashes behind him. Rita ludgate and ron swanson both attended april and andys wedding. Talisker is the distiller, but offerman is the distributor kind of. Parks and rec made me cry so i booked a trip to scotland my. Ron swanson nick offerman makes an emotional pilgrimage to lagavulin distillery to see where the nectar of the gods comes from. His name is patrick laurie and he sent me his galleys.
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