[Leica] Non-Scotch whiskies, was: Global Scotch shortage loomsyear year

Thu May 12 10:30:08 PDT 2016

Stop that, right now, or I will be forced to retaliate!

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/22681/paul-john-peated-select-cask

Oh, I just did :-( Good thing the opening bell has sounded, as this is
getting too commercial :-)

You have explained, perhaps, the label on the Paul John - "For Export only".

Chin chin

Piers

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On
Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj
Sent: 12 May 2016 11:46
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Non-Scotch whiskies, was: Global Scotch shortage
loomsyear year

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
> > > >
> > > >
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