Author: jimjim Date: Jun 24, 2008 23:42
I've recently had occasion to fly for the first time in 30 years[0]. As
a result of that I was able to take advantage of the increasingly
inaccurately named "Duty Free" to pick up a couple of bottles of whisky
that you can't easily get in the UK. Not in Asda, anyway.
Glenlivet "Nadura": a lovely sweet whisky. 46%% abv (I'd swear the bottle
I got from the distillery two years ago was 56%%), goes well with a
ginger biscuit. No age statement so I suspect it's a vatting of some
sort. Not impossible to get in the UK but not easy either.
Cardhu 12yo: odd one this. I get the impression that there's quite a lot
going on in there, but rather than complimenting each other the various
elements seem to be cancelling each other out leaving a rather bland,
boring dram. Came in a wee leather satchel. Bought because although it's
fairly easy to get in the UK I've never actually bought it and the price
was good. Plus I liked the satchel. Not one I'll be replacing unless I
see it at a very good price.
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