Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted and Jay, Gee, that is a miserable situation. Our local Whole Foods and Bristol Farms seems to have a good supply of Lagavulin at less than half the Canadian price ( 18 year old?). Yes, Ardbeg is nice, but I prefer Laphroig (peat, iodine, salt and seaweed) Yours in sympathy, Jerry Lehrer La Jolla, California Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Cheers >> >> Geoff >> >> >> N