Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] was Scanner, now dram
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sun Dec 28 20:03:06 2008
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Douglas,

When a Speyside whisky has been in the barrel for over 25 years, it 
starts to lose it's smokiness until it tastes like ---IRISH whisky! :-)

Jerry



Douglas Barry wrote:
>
> Leonard Taupier" <len-001@verizon.net> wrote
>> I think he's talking about 20 year old Lagavulin. I must admit that 
>> everything I know about single malt I heard on the LUG so I never  
>> heard of it either or I missed that thread.
>
> When staying in Edinburgh in '95 at the house of a friend, I was 
> delighted to discover that the glass of Macallan whisky he proffered 
> me was part of a case of 50 year old in cask, single malt given to him 
> about 20 years earlier by his best man  - a director of Macallan - as 
> a wedding present. He - a true Scot - was eaking his way through the 
> gift, and I was indeed privileged to join in the eaking!
>
> As a true blue Irishman, I nail my colours to the mast in favour of 
> Irish whiskey, but, on tasting that particular nectar, I have to admit 
> I was swayed..... <grin>
>
> Douglas
> _________
Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] was Scanner, now dram)
 In reply to: Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] was Scanner, now dram)