[Leica] Global Scotch shortage looms

[Ted Grant]

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


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