Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, There is hardly any Lagavulin available in Asia. You are lucky that you can get a bottle! Apparently, they did not lay down enough 10-20 yeras ago, and are now paying the price. The only duty free that I managed to find a bottle recently is Heathrow, and that too the Distillers Edition. Nothing in Dubai, Bangkok or Singapore, some of the biggest booze outlets in the world. I am making do with Ardbeg 10 yo, which is easily available and almost as good! Cheers Jayanand On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > In case you've wondered about a shortage of fine single malt scotch about > the world or you find the price has sky rocketed out of reality to pleasure > of a wee dram. > > > > You can blame the distillers for one, ?for not being more astute to world > demands by countries where the sweet nectar if the Gods was really ever > part > of their day to day libation. However, not long ago as I complained to a > chap from Scotland about the cost of a bottle of Lagavulin; ?@ $104.oo > dollars Canadian!!! ?:-( That is when it is available for importing. > > > > However his comment from the mouth of one of the top folks producing > Lagavulin might be interesting? .... The elite of the Asian/India/China and > other countries have found the pleasant taste and are ordering and drinking > single malts the likes never before imagined! The demand is greater than > the > availability, ERGO! Prices go up and the product becomes scarce! > > > > But really if one is an appreciator of very fine single malt, why would one > ever consider drinking ?"oh my God that rot gut Jack Daniels!" ?Good only > for polishing your old army boots! > > > > OK Right now I've moved into the deep side bunker! :-) I keep finding out > some people do like it! > > But I have to say in my defense. ?one of the worst hang overs ?I've ever > suffered in my life was due to the least amount of liquid intake of Jack > Daniels! I felt like three Mack trucks had hit me, then backed over me to > make sure they did the job right! Trust me it might have been worse!!! :-) > One of those when you swear... " God let me live till noon and I swear I'll > never drink again, EVER!!! ?That's how bad it was. :-( :-( > > > > So when I see people talking about drinking the shoe polish, my body > recoils > almost in anticipation of death! > > > > At the moment as I sit here and type this I'm enjoying fine Scottish single > malt! What else? .. Lagavulin! :-) But at it's cost the size of the nectar > poured is truly limited to a very "wee dram! ?:-) > > > > Cheers, > > ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff > Hopkinson > Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 2:42 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] OT Re: macallan scotch porn, not great photos but... > > > > On demographics, in one location in Australia the Jack Daniels distillery > > presented some tasting sessions with some of their higher end aged > products. > > They expected a group of the cognoscenti appreciating subtle noses, hints > of > > honey, smooth palates, whatever. Unfortunately the normal JD product is > seen > > there more as a working class hard drinking tipple, especially beloved by > > bikers and those who aspire to that image. The urbane and elegant lady > > visiting from Tennessee couldn't understand why the customers would treat > > each sample as a shot to be thrown down in a single gulp nor the repeated > > requests for coke and ice from the ladies attending. > > I would have thought that the proliferation of tatoos and piercings, > leather > > and denim might have given her a clue. > > 2009/5/10 leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > > > >> I was told that dallas is the fastest growing market for scotch. ?macallan > >> is hitting it hard, trying to pick up a new demographic. > >> > >> Leo Wesson > >> Photographer/Videographer > >> 817.733.9157 > >> www.leowesson.com > >> > >> > >> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > Leo, > >> > That is extreme, even for the USA (-: Especially as nobody can afford > >> > it nowadays, unless they work on Wall Street (-: Finally the shortage > >> > of Lagavulin should ease! > >> > Cheers > >> > Jayanand > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:04 PM, leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> >> > wrote: > >> > > yes, ice and sugar, you are in the usa. > >> > > > >> > > Leo Wesson > >> > > Photographer/Videographer > >> > > 817.733.9157 > >> > > www.leowesson.com > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at >> > > frozenlight.eu> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Excuse me for a minute while I go and throw up ;-) > >> > >> > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> > >> Alicante, Spain > >> > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> > >> http://www.nathanfoto.com > >> > >> > >> > >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > >> > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> > >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On May 9, 2009, at 2:47 PM, leo wesson wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> ?so i guess that i shouldn't mention that they were serving a mixed > >> > drink, > >> > >>> 12 yr with gingerale and a slice of lime.... > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Leo Wesson > >> > >>> Photographer/Videographer > >> > >>> 817.733.9157 > >> > >>> www.leowesson.com > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj < > >> > jayanand at gmail.com > >> > >>> >wrote: > >> > >>> > >> > >>> ?Nathan, > >> > >>>> The event was in the USA...(-: > >> > >>>> Cheers > >> > >>>> Jayanand > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman > >> <photo at frozenlight.eu > >> > > > >> > >>>> wrote: > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>>> Nice, but what are they doing putting those ice cubes/balls into > >> the > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>> single > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>>> malt?? Barbarians! Philistines!!! > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> Nathan > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> Nathan Wajsman > >> > >>>>> Alicante, Spain > >> > >>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> > >>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> > >>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> Books: > >> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > >> > >>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> > >>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 6:08 AM, leo wesson wrote: > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> ?got invited to a macallan scotch event. ?they were demonstrating > a > >> > >>>>>> japanese > >> > >>>>>> gadget that makes a round ice ball out of an ice cube. ?got to > >> taste > >> > >>>>>> several > >> > >>>>>> yummies and walked away with a bottle of 18 yr old with a promise > >> of > >> > >>>>>> another > >> > >>>>>> one in the mail. > >> > >>>>>> nice evening all told. > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> http://homepage.mac.com/leosarv/macallan/ > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> Leo Wesson > >> > >>>>>> Photographer/Videographer > >> > >>>>>> 817.733.9157 > >> > >>>>>> www.leowesson.com > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >> > >>>>>> 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 > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Geoff > > 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 > 06:54:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >