Longrow 10 y.o. OB and Brora

What store and where, please?

Thanks -- Larry

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Hi Larry,

The store is Federal Wine and Spirits and it's in Boston. Are you are familiar with Boston? The store is at 29 State St., right next to the old state house and diagonally across the street from Faneuil Hall. The store is tiny (I thought I was in the wrong store the first time I entered), but they have the malts lined up over and to the sides of the sales counter. I think they have more malts than just what's on display.

Sean

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Hi Serge,

Thanks for the link...there's quite a bit to look at there! That reminds me that Clynelish is another one I'd like to try. Is there a particular Clynelish you would recommend?

Thanks, Sean

Hi Larry,

The store is Federal Wine and Spirits and it's in Boston. Are you are familiar with Boston? The store is at 29 State St., right next to the old state house and diagonally across the street from Faneuil Hall. The store is tiny (I thought I was in the wrong store the first time I entered), but they have the malts lined up over and to the sides of the sales counter. I think they have more malts than just what's on display.

Sean

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Hi Serge,

Thanks for the link...there's quite a bit to look at there! That reminds me that Clynelish is another one I'd like to try. Is there a particular Clynelish you would recommend?

Thanks, Sean

Hi Sean, all,

Well, as most Broras are single cask bottlings (except the two OB's and RM's and the G&M's), it's true that they gather various styles. I'd say there are:

- Around 1970 to around 1977: all quite heavily peated, either almost unsherried (like the two recent OB's, most Rare Malts, G&M's and most DL OMC's or Platinums) or very sherried (like a few DL OMC's, the Broraggeddon, the whiskyshop's bottling etc.)

- From around 1977 to 1983 (last year): some quite peated, like some DL OMC's, SigVin's or RM's, but most very lightly peated like Clynelish (most SigVin, Silver Seal, Chieftain's, G&M, DL OMC's etc.)

So, whatever the Brora you had, there are most certainly many other ones which are very different. What's sure, is that if you felt the Longrow was much peatier than the Brora, the latter was certainly distilled around

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Santé

Serge

dans l'article fQy%b.47601$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net, Sean à snipped-for-privacy@WhIsKeYatt.net a écrit le 26/02/04 19:29 :

Sean, you've made my day. Although I now live in SW Florida where the Single Malts are VERY expensive, I travel back to Boston often on business. The next time I'm there 29 State will be one of my first stops. Very much appreciate your information.

Dave