Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jack It tasted like cat piss. I still have the empty bottle. My wife is a Scot. We love Edinburgh, the streets are wider than English streets in big cities. We stay at the George, as parking there is no problem. Jerry Jack McLain wrote: > Jerry: > I've tasted Sheep Dip some time ago and I think it was pretty awful if I > remember correctly. I think it's a tourist thing... Did you drink any? How > was it? > > Edinburgh is a great city!! I try to alternate between the George > Intercontinental and the Sandia on High Street. Great pubs, great history, > and greater people (it gives me pleasure that my genetic material originated > in such a place as Scotland!) > > cheers > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] lagavullin > > > Jack > > > > I have bought from that shop the last time I was in Edinburgh, as it was > > a short walk from my hotel on Princes Street. I also bought a small > > bottle of Scotch called "Sheep Dip". No lie. > > > > The Lagavulin that I buy at Trader Joes is labeled "Straight Malt Whisky", > > so it can't have any grain alcohol. > > > > Jerry > > > > Jerry > > > > Jack McLain wrote: > > > > > On two occasions I've had to buy extra luggage while in Edinburgh on > > > business trips just to carry the hootch home. Wm. Cadenhead's shop is a > > > short walk down High Street from my regular hotel - convenient... too > > > convenient. I don't actually drink that much of the good stuff, just a > wee > > > dram now and again; but it's really nice to be able to pick and choose > when > > > the mood strikes. Whisky is my favorite ETOH vehicle no doubt. The > water of > > > life as they say. > > > > > > The "good stuff" is just not available here in the states (and that > includes > > > the generic Lagavulin et al that many Americans believe are the apex of > > > single malt whiskys). Most of what is available here is tweaked with > grain > > > alcohol or H20 and/or mixed with other batches/casks/ages of whisky to > make > > > it conform to US standards and conformity of taste and color. > > > > > > That said: US store bought Lagavulin is OK.... very OK actually, just > not - > > > in my humble opinion - the "best". > > > > > > cheers > > > Jack McLain > > > Tucson, AZ > > > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:47 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] lagavullin > > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > 25+? You must be a serious imbiber of Scotch. > > > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > Jack McLain wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've got plenty... (one of 25+ different bottles at present) > > > > > > > > > > also present at the local high-end liquor store > > > > > > > > > > Tucson is more of a Tequilla drinkin' town > > > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > > Jack McLain > > > > > Tucson, AZ > > > > > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> > > > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:03 AM > > > > > Subject: [Leica] lagavullin > > > > > > > > > > > Unavailable here at the moment how about elsewhere? > > > > > > simon j > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > > > > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html