Moving to alcohol control state: Need help!

Bill,

If you can find Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength you may want to stock up on that. It's a real smooth and tasty Laphroaig. Also the Talisker Distillers Edition is very good. While in Oregon, see if you can find some McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey or McMenamin's Hogshead Whiskey to get into the local mood.

Enjoy!

Daniel

get a case or two of finlaggan. that should be in the $300 range. then? buy enough johnnie walker black to holidayize with the less scotch aware for 2-3 years.... after sportin' them with johnnie walker black, its their turn to sport you.

cheers! Doc

I'm certain that I should understand that ... but I do not.

WTF--Over??

nick

You have plenty. By the time you drink that stock down, you'll have made a trip to CA anyway.

There's no practical point to having too many bottles. At some stage, you'll have amassed more than you can drink in your lifetime. My 125 or so bear testimony to this fact.

-- Larry

"Finlaggan is one of the best kept secrets on the Isle of Islay. The distillery who produces this whisky is very discreet about it. The character of this exceptional whisky reminds those of the distillery Lagavulin. The Finlaggan castle (in ruines now) was the residence of the "Lord of the Isles", who dominated Scotland in those times.

Here is something I found on a forum on the web about Finlaggan:

“ Finally my quest for the mysterious distillery behind Finlaggan has reached its goal ! You will find hereunder a copy of my message on another whisky forum (The Howff from Scotweb) : "A few weeks ago I contacted someone who works on Islay and this man happens to know the man who produces Finlaggan. My "correspondent" warned me that the truth behind this mystery might be a disappointment. Here it comes: The man who set up in business to "produce" Finlaggan whisky (also sold as Ileach whisky) was formerly employed by one of the Islay distilleries. He purchases production from WHICHEVER of the Islay distilleries offers the best deal at the time of the purchase. This means that subsequent bottles sometimes do not always contain the same whisky as a previous bottling (since it is sold as a single malt, they are not blended together) ! However, most Finlaggan does come from Coal Ila and Lagavulin, but also sometimes from Laphroaig... So, this confirms the different tastes from different expert panels and explains why it is such a secret in the whisky industry. It is indeed a disappointment in a way that Finlaggan seems to be a pure commercial product. The result is a good single malt at a low price... The problem is that you will never know for sure which single malt is in your bottle.""

Johnny Walker Scotch is a decent dram, although I use the Red as cooking whisky.

HTH