Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Cooper wrote: (Snip) . . . The question really is: can Japanese mega-craftsmen now hold their own with all of the great small wundershops of Europe? Anyone compared, for instance, Yamaha pianos with Steinways recently? Certainly the whiskey isn't yet a threat to what's produced in Scotland or Ireland... ======================================================================= This reminds me of a local TV evening news program that I saw while staying in Edinburgh, on business, in 1984. An experienced Edinburgh club bar tender was being interviewed about the merits of whisky exported by Japan. He claimed, rather smugly, that there was no way Japanese scotch could ever be mistaken for the real Scottish stuff, so the interviewer asked him if he would be prepared to carry out a blind test. The bar tender agreed, so someone placed before him three glasses, two of which contained Scottish whisky and the third Suntory. He tasted each drink and tried to identify which was the Suntory but failed. However, he claimed that he was more used to drinking scotch with water, so they replenished the glasses and allowed him to add some water to his own liking. He tried the test again and still got it wrong! BTW, I daresay someone may object to my use of the word 'scotch' to describe a drink not of Scottish origin. I use the term merely to identify the class or style of drink, since there are other beverages also known as whisky/whiskey ... a bit like talking about Canadian or New Zealand 'cheddar' cheese, as opposed to cheese genuinely made in the Cheddar Gorge, England. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/