Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] WAS: What SHOULD the week NOW: A SIP OF LAGAVULLIN. ; -)
From: aaron.sandler at duke.edu (Aaron Sandler)
Date: Mon Sep 27 10:36:19 2004
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I'll second or third the suggestion of Laphraoig.  In fact (is this 
heresy?), I think I may actually prefer Laphraoig to 
Lagavullin.  Shocking!  I'd better go hide, now.

-Aaron

PS--This is me first ever whiskey post on the LUG...do I get some kind of 
badge or something?

>An acceptable substitute for Lagavullin for me is Laphroig (sp), but that 
>is really a matter of personal taste.
>
>Nathan
>
>Ken Firestone wrote:
>>On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:53:49 -0400, Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net> 
>>wrote:
>>
>>>And to be savored at its fullest, Lagavullin or any single malt must be
>>>sipped from the Riedel single malt glass which is shaped to deliver the
>>>nectar to the appropriate spot on the tongue.  I've done the tests with
>>>both wine and single malts - the shape does matter.
>>
>>First, excuse my ignorance, but what is the Reidel glass? And
>>secondly, I've been meaning to ask this for some time, what is a good
>>second choice single malt for when Lagavullin is not available? Last
>>spring we had a drought of Lagavullin in the Washington, DC area. I
>>couldn't find it anywhere at any price.


In reply to: Message from kenf01 at gmail.com (Ken Firestone) ([Leica] WAS: What SHOULD the week NOW: A SIP OF LAGAVULLIN. ; -))
Message from leicagalpal at earthlink.net (Kit McChesney) ([Leica] If wishes were horses? What SHOULD the week atPhotokinabring? :))
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] WAS: What SHOULD the week NOW: A SIP OF LAGAVULLIN. ;-))
Message from rzartarian at snet.net (Roy Zartarian) ([Leica] WAS: What SHOULD the week NOW: A SIP OF LAGAVULLIN. ; -))
Message from nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] WAS: What SHOULD the week NOW: A SIP OF LAGAVULLIN. ; -))