Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayand, Hmmm! I dinna realise that Laphroig made so many "commemorative" bottlings ! Just like Leica and Colt Firearms :-) I will have one of my friends, who is now in Scotland, pick up a bottle of cask strength from my favorite agent in Edinburgh. Thanks for the gen,. Jerry. Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> mal