How does private stock compare with the better single malts? For some reason, I have never liked the Chivas sold in the US. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/26/2012 7:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >>> On 6/26/2012 6:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> On Jun 26, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 6/26/2012 2:38 PM, Bob W wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> being the bartender gives me a little sway. >>>>>> >>>>>> Don't drink the stock!! >>>>>> >>>>>> They're superb photos, but they'd be even better if you took your foot >>>>>> off >>>>>> the flash pedal a little. >>>>>> >>>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> I have my own private stock on-hand: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7449805818/ >>>>> >>>>> It's tasty. >>>> >>>> You should give Bowmore legend a try. >>> >>> I think I shall, if I can find it locally! It looks to cost about the >>> same amount I paid for the Royal Salute -- which was a deal I'll never get >>> again for as long as I live, I'm sure. One of our club members had it on a >>> shelf for the past15 years, or so, (he once owned several bars) and offered >>> to sell it to me for $40. I, of course, jumped on the offer with both feet >>> -- rather emphatically. >> >> I've been paying about $20 a bottle for it. > > That's not bad at all -- though, I doubt I'd find it that cheap around here. > Kentucky long ago enshrined into law a kickback scheme to line the pockets > of alcohol distributors, which effectively mandates an extra layer of > profit-taking between the consumer and the retailer. It wasn't that bad > until a few years ago, when the state finally passed a liquor sales tax on > top of it. > > >> >> If you prefer whiskey with a bit less character, I'm fond of Tullamore >> Dew, which is my favorite blended Irish. > > I haven't had much luck with Irish whiskeys, though I've only tasted the > more common ones -- Jameson, Bushmills, etc. I was never much of a whiskey > drinker at all until I discovered Scotch. Before that, I drank mostly beer > and gin. My palate leans decidedly dry. > > -- Walt > > >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
