Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Touché. - ----- Original Message ----- From: <mcintyre@ca.inter.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Single malt...and Leica > 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! ;-) > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html