Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:44:14 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 9K wet floor part 2...
Dave Hinz wrote: > When the mood is right, I'll go for that. It just got hard to get in > this country, though, in the last 6 months. I traded a Turbo B-engine > for the '78 99 Turbo I'm working on, for a bottle of Lagavulin (14 year, > I think?), and it was already getting hard to find 6 months ago. I > haven't seen any since. If I'm going for smoky/peaty, I like the Oban, > which isn't quite the kick-in-the-face intense flavor, but very nice in > a different way. I wouldn't even say Oban was all that peaty, but it's another favorite. One advantage of living in NH is the State Liquor stores do a pretty good stocking the singles, and they are dirt cheap (very minimal taxes). But I tend not to drink them during the warmer months. Summer time is for tequila or martinis. Cheers!! -Fred W