Doh, moment. I got so locked up in the shopping retail thing, I forgot to say, spend your time if you can visiting a couple of distilleries. They are fun and the tasting is great. My first choice is getting up to Speyside. About 50% of all distilleries in Scotland are in that district, and some of the very best, like Glenfiddich, Macallen, Balvine, The Glenlivet, Cardhu, Knockdhu, etc.
Best, R.E.F. > On Jan 3, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Richard Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Craig, > > If you are in Glasgow, the Glengoyne Distillery is about 30min north of the > city itself (in Killearn). > > From my previous post, you can assume I'm rather fond of the 18yo Glengoyne > :) . I think they also have a 10 or 12yo, but whichever it is, it is nowhere > near as good as the 18yo. > > These is my opinions, just sayin' > > rip > > On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Craig J. Ries <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > On 1/3/2015 9:18 AM, Raymond Feist wrote: > > VAT will do that. And what I’ve seen from my visits to sellers in the > UK, they keep the prices stiff. We’re a much bigger population with > more deep discount sources. Here, for example, Glendiffich 12 YO > retails around $40, which is about the same (£26-27) as in the UK. But > a store chain (like Beverages and More (BevMore) here in the west of the > US) will regularly have it at about $27 per bottle, and even grocery > chains like Ralphs will do deeper at $25 a bottle if you buy six. So, > every four or so months, I go to Ralphs and buy a six pack. That saves > me about $90 a pop, which adds up. > > Ray (or those living in Britain), any particular store from the UK should one > look at to try and buy from, whether online or in person? > > My wife has come around on Scotch recently, and so she has been eying The > Whisky Exchange as an online option to buying new things to try. We're also > going to be spending a week in Scotland as part of a tour in mid-April, so > we're going to have most of a day to spend in Glasgow at the end. If we can > find a good liquor store (or distillery) to check out, great. > > And yeah, BevMo has a nice selection. Binny's Beverage Depot, based in > Chicago, is a good one as well, both in-store and online. > > Craig J. Ries > >
