Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/16
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i may need a few schotts to begin to figure this one out ;-P. But it seems to me that the
LUGavalin glass would be made in an aswirlical fashion. Which goes against the grain
(that's a joke
too) of the true method of drinking scotch.
> Jim, believe it or not, the real problem stemmed (that's a joke, son) from
> the fact that they needed to make the M6 double old-fashioned tumbler from a
> new Leica-developed Schott glass (that's another joke, son) that is high
> refraction and anomalous partial dispersion and the particular glass in
> question had 1) never been subject to aspherical grinding and 2) never been
> physically exposed to the noxious liquid expected to result from the
> LUGAVALIN 24 distillery run. ;-) ;-) ;-)
>
> Seth LaK 9
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim McIntyre" <mcintyre@ca.inter.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Single malt...and Leica
>
>
> > And they are making a special glass to drink this from, and it will only
> fit
> > on the back of an R8 or R9. They tried to make a special glass for an M6,
> > but the angle of sipping was too extreme.
> >
> > From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@direcway.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Single malt...and Leica
> >
> >
> > > I am reliably informed by a LUGnut (and this release has been
> pre-approved
> > > by George Tenet) that the LUG, in cooperation with the Lagavulin
> > Distillery,
> > > is quietly organizing a special bottling of the peatiest, maltiest Islay
> > > single malt ever, denominated LUGAVALIN 24. It will be available only to
> > > certified LUG participants - no lurkers. That's the good news. The bad
> > news
> > > is that the Distillery, in an effort to make this the most extraordinary
> > > bottling in its history, plans to let this noxious liquid percolate in
> the
> > > wood (oak AND sherry casks) for 24 years (they don't dare let it go for
> a
> > > quarter century); so Ted, my good friend, we are all going to have to
> last
> > > at least another 24 years! ;-)
> >
> >
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