And no, it wasnt revealed as in, during the episode diane gives birth and ron tells everyone he is a father. After redacting his medical records, ann perkins tried to get ron swanson to answer some basic questions about his medical history. Lagavulin distillery february 25, 2015 quotes by season, season 7 lagavulin, scotch staff we then see exactly how ron swanson diversified his portfolio. The best ron swanson quotes about drinking thrillist. Ron swanson finds his favorite place in the whole world the lagavulin distillery. Parks and recreation star nick offerman sips lagavulin. Leslie amy poehler checks in on ron swanson nick offerman who has been selfquarantined at his cabin hunting deer and drinking lagavulin. The episode was originally broadcast on may 19, 2011, and ran backtoback with the parks and recreation episode lil sebastian, which aired immediately afterward.
Feeling overwhelmed with joy and love, ron proposes to diane and the two head to the. The actor, who played the curmudgeonlyyetgoodhearted character ron swanson on parks and recreation, adorns a label for an 11 year old lagavulin that was recently approved by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade. Another month later, leslie, ben, ron, april and andy are in london. Nick offerman goes undercover on the internet and responds to real comments from twitter, reddit, wikipedia, imdb, youtube, and more. The exact moment ben realizes gary gergich is going to be the mayor of. Fictitious character ron swanson also loves lagavulin 16. One of the episodes funniest little moments comes when the two. The two are standalone episodes that were not originally designed to be. The knopewyatt unity quilt parks and recreation episode highlight. In the episode indianapolis, ron is excited to have the chance to eat at charles mulligans, as he and leslie knope are traveling to indianapolis to receive a commendation at the indiana statehouse for reestablishing the pawnee harvest festival. Ron swanson visits lagavulin distillery parks and recreation.
He will be sorely missed when parks comes to an end on feb. In season six, the parks and rec cast goes to london and begrudgingly, ron tags along. In one episode of the show, swanson declares that there is no wrong way to drink alcohol until, that is, he visits the towns new mixology bar. London is the season premiere of season 6 of the nbc television series parks and recreation, and the 91st and 92nd episodes overall. Theres a lot that millennials can learn from ronald ulysses swanson.
Parks and recreation star nick offerman sips lagavulin scotch for 45 minutes in yule logstyle video. Charles mulligans steakhouse parks and recreation wiki. Love at first sight swanson is the namesake for this cocktail served at black pearl. 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. The scotch is easily recognizable as lagavulin 16 from the label. Rons honeymoon doesnt go as planned, leslie gives an unpopular speech at her. Ron swanson nick offerman makes an emotional pilgrimage to lagavulin distillery to see where the nectar of the gods comes from. 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. Ron swanson hates europe, but he took an epic journey to his favorite place on earth the lagavulin distillery.
Offermans character, the blustery ron swanson, loves the islay whisky and he. The lagavulin distillery on the scottish island of islay the place. Charles mulligans steakhouse, often shortened to just mulligans, is ron swanson s favorite restaurant. I decided to recreate ron s birthday dinner using modernist techniques. Id invite you for a drink, but where would we find one here. The shows second and third seasons dont necessarily feature vast, overarching narratives. Ron swanson nick offerman visits the lagavulin distillery in the season 6. Ron loved to enjoy a certain dram of whisky called lagavulin 16. Congratulations you now own fifty one percent of the lagavulin distillery. Lagavulin has used offermans talents in their my tales of whisky videos. Season 7 episode 7 made me realize that ive become jen barkley. Crying is only acceptable as funerals and the lagavulin distillery. Islay distilleries are famous for producing some of the best scotch whisky in the world.
Ron swanson goes to scotland aiden mason 3 years ago one of the things i love about syndicated television is that the old shows you loved once upon a time make. Nick offerman an actor, writer, and carpenter best known for playing the role of ron swanson. Offerman puts tidbits of his own life into the character. Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of lagavulin on the south of the island of islay, scotland. Ron swanson nick offerman makes an emotional pilgrimage to lagavulin distillery. Nick offerman looks to be getting his own lagavulin whisky. At first ron wasnt happy about finding himself in london, but things developed into a very happy ending for him. 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. I gotta assume parks and rec did wonders for lagavulin sales, because it is now my favorite scotch. Parks and rec made me cry so i booked a trip to scotland my. Its a solo dinner consisting of an enormous porterhouse steak, a plate of bacon, a bottle of scotch and the bridge on the river kwai.
Parks and rec ron at the distillery is great informed. Something bigger than the pawnee harvest festival is about to go down. At the end of season 6s twopart season premiere, ron swanson went on a scottish adventure to the lagavulin distillery thanks to leslie knopes amy poehler incredible surprise. 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 islay distilleries ron swanson s guide to visiting whisky island.
With amy poehler, rashida jones, aziz ansari, nick offerman. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a more ron swanson moment. Amy poehler can do no wrong, of course, but its the shows pitchperfect blend of snark and heart that gets me every time. Watch the stakeout season 2, episode 2 of parks and recreation or get episode details on nbc.
My favorite moment in parks and rec was when leslie sent ron on a train to. Ron swansons modernist birthday dinner gratuitous foodity. These tiny islands off the coast of scotland where gods chosen elixirs are distilled, barreled and prepared for. Then finally, during the march 6 episode, it was revealed that ron swanson has a baby. Ronald ulysses ron swanson is a fictional character played by nick offerman. 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. At the end of season 6s twopart season premiere, ron swanson went on a scottish adventure to the lagavulin distillery thanks to leslie. 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.
At its best, parks and recreation has shown a fierce willingness to push its characters forward. 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. Ron swanson saves toms swagger parks and recreation. So imagine youre a normal scotsman and this burly man comes up to you in your front yard and goes, i have a large amount of gold and american greenbacks, which i. My favorite moment in parks and rec was when leslie sent ron on a. Parks and recreation in europe ron at the distillery. 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. Ron swanson quotes from season 7 ron swanson quotes. Lagavulin 16yearold whisky and why ron swanson was right.
Every ron swanson moment is an exercise in excellence. As the episode nears the end, after ron has made the long crossing by rail. Here are just a few of his thoughts on alcohol a love that. Leslie gifts a trip to scotland to ron andy gets lost at stonehenge ron swanson andy dwyer april ludgate lagavulin scotland leslie knope. This might seem like a huge reversal for ron swanson, who in are you. The bubble was directed by matt sohn and written by brian rowe and greg levine, the latter of whom regularly works as a writers assistant on the series. Ron swanson from the show parks and recreation, played by nick. Pawnee national park rangers february 25, 2015 quotes by season, season 7 leslie knope, pawnee national park, pawnee rangers staff. His love of woodworking and lagavulin 16, for example. I walked across the little bridge ron walks over when he goes to the. 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. Its hard to believe that there will be no more new episodes featuring leslie, ben, ron, april, andy, tom, jerry and donna but at. Most people know nick offerman from the hit show parks and recreation, wher e he plays ron swanson, the director of the pawnee parks department. 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.