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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Single malt...and Leica
From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:46:49 -0400
References: <E19cnfb-0006LQ-00@app2.nasc.inter.net>

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! ;-)
> > >
> > >
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