Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here you go! https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/search?q=Amrut Only the GBP49.95 ones are available in India, and the only ones I have tasted, out of which I recommend Fusion. I have only had the standard Paul John Edited - nothing else is, again, available here, because it is sent off abroad, and I found it like the standard Amrut - drinkable, but one dimensional, and nothing to rave about. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Piers Hemy <piers.hemy at gmail.com> wrote: > I have not yet sampled the Amrut, Jayanand, but I do see it in stock at > MoM. > Mmm, temptation. > > BUT I have been casting my net further afield, and can commend Starward, an > Australian whisky with a very satisfying, if slightly mysterious flavour > profile - a very pleasant change from the 1969 Macallan I tasted the > previous day. > > AND I can even more strongly recommend a Paul John Peated Select Cask 55.5% > bottling (I think I recall seeing an almost empty bottle of Paul John in a > photo of Nathan's whisky altar a few months back). That stuff is magical, > with all the richness of flavour of, say, Talisker, without what some might > feel to be the peppery/smoky hit. And there is nothing in the mouthfeel to > suggest it's 55.5%. It surely deserves a place in your listing? > > HOWEVER, I haven't been tempted to open either of my Lagavulin Feis Ile > 2015 > bottles yet, so the jury is still out. > > Will report back when I taste the Amrut :-) > > Piers > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj > Sent: 26 April 2016 08:59 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Global Scotch shortage loomsyear year > > Whisky Exchange or Masters of Malt have more expressions available than we > find in India. Most of the stuff is exported to the UK! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:25 PM, piers at hemy.org <piers.hemy at > gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I can wholeheartedly agree with your evaluation of number 3 on your list, > > Jayanand, and number 4 is my son's beverage of choice. I will look for > the > > Amrut too (having heard good things from several sources including my > > expert daughter) though it might be hard to find in the Highlands of > > Scotland! > > > > Piers > > On 26 Apr 2016 4:45 p.m., "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Ted, > > Try one of these if they are cheaper. You might find one of them a very > > acceptable substitute for Lagavulin 16. Generally world whiskies are very > > expensive as they run only small batches. The last on the list is an > > exception, though, costs under US$45 here in India. Except the first, the > > last four are NAS: > > > > 1. Ardbeg 10 (Light and very Peaty, as opposed to Lagavulin's Rich and > > Peaty) > > 2. Ardbeg Corryvreckan (as good as Lagavulin, IMHO and bottled at 61%) > > 3. Ardbeg Uigeadail (Sweeter and less peaty than Corry, and bottled at > 54%) > > 4. Talisker 57 North (Pepper and Peat, bottled at 57%) > > 5. Amrut Fusion - Indian Single Malt, and the best bang for the buck in > the > > world today. Has peat and sweet. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:08 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > Hi Herb, > > > No question Lagavullin is my drink of first choice. HOWEVER???????? > > > In the liquor stores of Victoria, Canada where I live. > > > A bottle of ordinary size cost in Cdn. dollars???? $140.oo. > > > If and when I have a bottle in my home? It's because very very good > > hearted > > > friends have presented one as a gift. > > > So maybe an "Irish Scotch?" may fit the taste buds at half that price? > > > cheers, > > > Dr. ted OC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > > Behalf > > > Of > > > Herbert Kanner > > > Sent: April-25-16 9:43 AM > > > To: Leica Users Group > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Global Scotch shortage loomsyear year > > > > > > This is probably bad news. I bought a fifth of sixteen > > > year old Bushmills twenty > > > years ago and it's still going strong. By contrast, my wife and I > almost > > > finished a fifth of Lavguvilin in a couple of months. > > > > > > Herb > > > > > > > > > > > > Slid on keyboard using Swype > > > > > > Herbert Kanner > > > Kanner at acm.org > > > If you question authority the authorities will question you. > > > > > > > On Apr 25, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Douglas, > > > > Well lad, now would you please name a few of your Irish good, very > good > > > > celebratory "as I don't re-call ever imbibing any?" Dare I say, > "IRISH > > > > SCOTCHES?" :-( However I'm quite open to give it..."them a try!" :-) > > > > Yeah I know this has nothing to do with "LEICA" but for the moment > > beats > > > the > > > > heck out of that subject! :-) :-) > > > > thank you. > > > > cheers, > > > > Dr.ted OC > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > > > Behalf > > > Of > > > > Douglas Barry > > > > Sent: April-25-16 7:45 AM > > > > To: Leica Users Group > > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Global Scotch shortage looms > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> warned > > > > > > > >> An on-topic off-topic post, of interest to many here: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.eater.com/2016/3/7/11172452/scotch-single-malt-shortage-price-sur > > > > ge > > > > > > > > Peter, be reassured, Ireland still produces the finest whiskey in the > > > world, > > > > > > > > and has the oldest distillery in the world too. > > > > > > > > Scotch is a mere parvenu that only gained an entree to US palates > after > > > > Ireland had dominated the US whiskey market in the States. Our little > > > local > > > > difficulties from 1916 onwards, and the poor timing for the nascent > > > Republic > > > > > > > > of US prohibition, an economic war with Britain, and resultant loss > of > > > > export sales leading to the closure of many Irish distilleries at the > > > time, > > > > brought the US switch to scotch. > > > > > > > > Don't worry, there's time for you to now try our whiskey! > > > > > > > > Douglas > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >