Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, I don't like Laphroaig 10yo very much - too raw - I stick to Lagavulin, Talisker or Ardbeg, and Port Ellen when I can get it, though I believe the 15yo is terrific, smoother and altogether more palatable. I have not tasted it, though. Another Islay peat monster for day to day tippling is Caol Ila 12yo, which is quite good. I just went to lLaphroaig's site, and they seem to be getting into the Macallan game! http://www.laphroaig.com/whiskies/specials.asp? Cheers Jayanand On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer at san.rr.com> wrote: > > > > Ted and Jay, > > Gee, that is a miserable situation. ?Our local Whole Foods and Bristol > Farms > seems to have > a good supply of Lagavulin at less than half the Canadian price ( 18 year > old?). ?Yes, Ardbeg > is nice, but I prefer Laphroig (peat, iodine, salt and seaweed) > > Yours in sympathy, > Jerry Lehrer > La Jolla, California > > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >> Ted, >> There is hardly any Lagavulin available in Asia. You are lucky that >> you can get a bottle! Apparently, they did not lay down enough 10-20 >> yeras ago, and are now paying the price. The only duty free that I >> managed to find a bottle recently is Heathrow, and that too the >> Distillers Edition. Nothing in Dubai, Bangkok or Singapore, some of >> the biggest booze outlets in the world. I am making do with Ardbeg 10 >> yo, which is easily available and almost as good! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> >>> In case you've wondered about a shortage of fine single malt scotch about >>> the world or you find the price has sky rocketed out of reality to >>> pleasure >>> of a wee dram. >>> >>> >>> >>> You can blame the distillers for one, ?for not being more astute to world >>> demands by countries where the sweet nectar if the Gods was really ever >>> part >>> of their day to day libation. However, not long ago as I complained to a >>> chap from Scotland about the cost of a bottle of Lagavulin; ?@ $104.oo >>> dollars Canadian!!! ?:-( That is when it is available for importing. >>> >>> >>> >>> However his comment from the mouth of one of the top folks producing >>> Lagavulin might be interesting? .... The elite of the Asian/India/China >>> and >>> other countries have found the pleasant taste and are ordering and >>> drinking >>> single malts the likes never before imagined! The demand is greater than >>> the >>> availability, ERGO! Prices go up and the product becomes scarce! >>> >>> >>> >>> But really if one is an appreciator of very fine single malt, why would >>> one >>> ever consider drinking ?"oh my God that rot gut Jack Daniels!" ?Good only >>> for polishing your old army boots! >>> >>> >>> >>> OK Right now I've moved into the deep side bunker! :-) I keep finding out >>> some people do like it! >>> >>> But I have to say in my defense. ?one of the worst hang overs ?I've ever >>> suffered in my life was due to the least amount of liquid intake of Jack >>> Daniels! I felt like three Mack trucks had hit me, then backed over me to >>> make sure they did the job right! Trust me it might have been worse!!! >>> :-) >>> One of those when you swear... " God let me live till noon and I swear >>> I'll >>> never drink again, EVER!!! ?That's how bad it was. :-( :-( >>> >>> >>> >>> So when I see people talking about drinking the shoe polish, my body >>> recoils >>> almost in anticipation of death! >>> >>> >>> >>> At the moment as I sit here and type this I'm enjoying fine Scottish >>> single >>> malt! What else? .. Lagavulin! :-) But at it's cost the size of the >>> nectar >>> poured is truly limited to a very "wee dram! ?:-) >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On demographics, in one location in Australia the Jack Daniels distillery >>> >>> presented some tasting sessions with some of their higher end aged >>> products. >>> >>> They expected a group of the cognoscenti appreciating subtle noses, hints >>> of >>> >>> honey, smooth palates, whatever. Unfortunately the normal JD product is >>> seen >>> >>> there more as a working class hard drinking tipple, especially beloved by >>> >>> bikers and those who aspire to that image. The urbane and elegant lady >>> >>> visiting from Tennessee couldn't understand why the customers would treat >>> >>> each sample as a shot to be thrown down in a single gulp nor the repeated >>> >>> requests for coke and ice from the ladies attending. >>> >>> I would have thought that the proliferation of tatoos and piercings, >>> leather >>> >>> and denim might have given her a clue. >>> >>> 2009/5/10 leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I was told that dallas is the fastest growing market for scotch. >>>> ?macallan >>>> ? ? ?is hitting it hard, trying to pick up a new demographic. >>>> ? ? ?Leo Wesson >>>> ? ? ?Photographer/Videographer >>>> ? ? ?817.733.9157 >>>> ? ? ?www.leowesson.com >>>> ? ? ?On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>>> <jayanand at gmail.com >>>> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> ? ? ? ?Leo, >>>>> ? ? ? ?That is extreme, even for the USA (-: Especially as nobody can >>>>> afford >>>>> ? ? ? ?it nowadays, unless they work on Wall Street (-: Finally the >>>>> shortage >>>>> ? ? ? ?of Lagavulin should ease! >>>>> ? ? ? ?Cheers >>>>> ? ? ? ?Jayanand >>>>> ? ? ? ?On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:04 PM, leo wesson <leowesson at >>>>> gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> yes, ice and sugar, you are in the usa. >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?Leo Wesson >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?Photographer/Videographer >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?817.733.9157 >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?www.leowesson.com >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Nathan Wajsman >>>>>> <photo at frozenlight.eu> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Excuse me for a minute while I go and throw up ;-) >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?Nathan Wajsman >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?Alicante, Spain >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?Books: >>>>>>> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?On May 9, 2009, at 2:47 PM, leo wesson wrote: >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ??so i guess that i shouldn't mention that they were >>>>>>> serving a mixed >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> drink, >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 12 yr with gingerale and a slice of lime.... >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Leo Wesson >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Photographer/Videographer >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?817.733.9157 >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?www.leowesson.com >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj < >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> jayanand at gmail.com >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ?Nathan, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The event was in the USA...(-: >>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Cheers >>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Jayanand >>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman >>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> <photo at frozenlight.eu >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nice, but what are they doing putting those ice cubes/balls into >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> single >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> malt?? Barbarians! Philistines!!! >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Nathan >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Nathan Wajsman >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Alicante, Spain >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Books: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On May 8, 2009, at 6:08 AM, leo wesson wrote: >>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??got invited to a macallan scotch event. ?they >>>>>>>>>> were demonstrating >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> a >>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> japanese >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?gadget that makes a round ice ball out of an >>>>>>>>>>> ice cube. ?got to >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> taste >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> several >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?yummies and walked away with a bottle of 18 yr >>>>>>>>>>> old with a promise >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> of >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> another >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?one in the mail. >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?nice evening all told. >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?http://homepage.mac.com/leosarv/macallan/ >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Leo Wesson >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Photographer/Videographer >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?817.733.9157 >>>>>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?www.leowesson.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>>>>>>> more information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?Leica Users Group. >>>>>> ? ? ? ? ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ? ? ? ?Leica Users Group. >>>>> ? ? ? ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ? ? ?Leica Users Group. >>>> ? ? ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Geoff >>> >>> >>> N > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >