True story. Trislander, North Sea ops. A long time on the ground in Norway, too many cups of coffee. Nice headwind on the way back to Aberdeen, and P-hour was going to be before ETA. Those who know the Trislander will know it's an open-plan aeroplane. We had a bar-box on row 2, so I treated all the passengers to a shot of whisky. leaving a half-full bottle. That was emptied into the (company) thermos, and, with the F.O. muttering "disgusting", said empty bottle was soon filled. A great relief, but there was a twist to the tale. I was honest, and declared the half-thermos of whisky to the lady customs officer, who charged me duty on it "to discourage crews bringing in alcohol". I honestly couldn't explain the extenuating circumstances.
