This seems like as good a place as any (What liquor to buy?)

Single Malt Scotch, the more expensive the better.

pavane

English?

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

Even the name's a clue. Scotch is from Scotland.

So you want him to ask for gin? There ain't no English whisk(e)y worth mentioning, eh? Not hardly. Your suggestion, then...

I'd suggest that he look into the Ports. Though obviously not English in origin, were it not for Britain, Port would not exist, as it does today. He will also be exposed to Ports that are just not available outside England, or Oporto. Both in the retail outlets, or in duty free, there should be wonderful wines available. If you are in the US, the selection will exceed all but the best Web sellers, and offer some wonderful wines.

Hunt

Would you serve it with a Welsh haggis?

;-)))

Mike

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

Gosh yes! But I didn't know they used the Welsh for haggis, thought it was still little sheep and the like.

Remember: only three months until Haggis Season and the Great Haggis Hunt!

pavane

Plymouth Gin?

Salut/Hi Hunt,

le/on 20 Aug 2004 04:21:55 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

Good thinking Batman!

Pop in to Berry's in St James' and get some of their own bottling. Alternatively Taylor's Vintage (what ever is current) is amongst the best around.

I have been thinking long and hard about this since reading the original request. Whisky isn't English of course, and Welsh whisky is the subject of a royal (Edward 7th) joke. English wine's OK, but not exactly world shattering.

There are some typically "english" liqueurs, but mostly of little merit. Drambuie is pleasant (scotch whisky based liqueur) as is Tia Maria (coffee). The english drink is "Bitter", but that hardly travels. Gin (as in Booths or Gordons) is english OK and is dreadful muck - IMO.

Hey, Appletons Rum is as English as they come, and both they and Mount Gay make excellent barrel aged rums, God knows where one can find them, though.

not exist, as it does today.

Same applies for Claret, Madeira and Sherry, of course.

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That is indeed a good ideia. Also please remember that real Ports are only those comming from Porto (Oporto) in Portugal.

In the US he risks buying a Californian Port for mistake...

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Any particular brands you'd suggest?

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OK, onto the list it goes. Thanks!

All those responses and this is the first useful one.

Sorry, we thought you were looking for good stuff.

How about Beefeater Gin, Boodles Gin, Tanqueray Gin, Bombay Gin, Gordon's Gin, Raffles Gin, London Hill Gin, McGuiness Gin, Hendrick's Gin (oops, oh my goodness, sorry...that is from Scotland. Geez!), Greenall's Gin, Bombadier Military Gin, Bellringer Gin, Bafferts Gin, and don't forget the Schweppes tonic. Guinness Stout would make a marvelous chaser but it is from Ireland, perish the thought, we must maintain the Racial Purity in this highly subdivided Island. So sorry we wasted your time.

pavane

That depends almost solely on what is available in your area of residence. You might want to do a quick check of available brands and then point your father toward ones that are NOT available to you, as the cost is likely greater in UK. However, vintage years, and bottlers that are unavailable would be worth the price. I usually look for older Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca, Dow, Croft, Grahams, and a few more of the upper tiers of producers (though these producers newer offerings are available to me). Then there are tons of lower tier producers, that don't see much distribution in the US. Also, many of the more popular producers offer a wider range of single quinta (basically single vineyard) Ports, that also don't get wide distribution in US. These are often produced in years that the house does not declare a "vintage," though believe that with certain limitations, their single quinta Ports are worthy of a separate vintage (very simplified example). I'd not go for any Tawnys, unless you can find a rare producer, that is just not in US, though I love Tawnys as a rule. Same for the "branded" "Boardroom," "Special Ruby," etc.

Let me know what you have access to, and I'll be glad to give you a list of some houses, that I have acquired in London, or its environs.

Hunt

Absolutely. I use the difference in capitalization to differentiate Port from port (whether CA, WA, OZ, or wherever that port-style wines are produced).

If one is looking for Port (that wonderful Oporto liquid), then accidently picking up one for CA, or where ever else it is produced, would be a mistake. However, that said, there are many good port-style wines produced outside of Oporto. The buyer just needs to know that it WILL be different, though may be quite good.

Hunt

Plymouth Gin is available here in the USA, kentucky anyway:)

George

Right you are. I suppose that the Empire, on which the sun never set, was instrumental for shaping so very much of that, which we now take for granted.

Hunt

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] >My father is going to England for a business trip. Are there any liquors I ] >should ask him to pick up for me? (I live in the U.S., so I'd be looking to ] >list things ... uniquely English?) ] ] I'd suggest that he look into the Ports. Though obviously not English in ] origin, were it not for Britain, Port would not exist, as it does today. He ] will also be exposed to Ports that are just not available outside England, or ] Oporto. Both in the retail outlets, or in duty free, there should be wonderful ] wines available. If you are in the US, the selection will exceed all but the ] best Web sellers, and offer some wonderful wines. ] ] Hunt ]

Indeed Hunt, I used to get some incredible deals on Sandeman's Imperial in Duty Free.

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