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Subject: [Leica] OT Re: macallan scotch porn, not great photos but...
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 20:59:25 -0700
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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



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