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westsideelectric · 04-30-2004, 11:57 AM

I haven't had any yet...but I sure do want some! $159/bottle is a bit steep, IMO...

jazznut · 04-30-2004, 12:07 PM

I'm certain I saw this one listed for about $100CDN through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario a little while ago (same price they were charging for the Lagavulin Distillers Edition Pedro Ximinez Finished).
Of course, it sold out.

tbateman · 04-30-2004, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jazznut

I'm certain I saw this one listed for about $100CDN through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario a little while ago (same price they were charging for the Lagavulin Distillers Edition Pedro Ximinez Finished).
Of course, it sold out.

Hmmm... Might have to take a stroll across the river

westsideelectric · 04-30-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jazznut

Lagavulin Distillers Edition Pedro Ximinez Finished

jazznut · 04-30-2004, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by westsideelectric

There is a 'way' around the madness of trying to procure Lagavulin DE and then, having found it, lay down the bucks.

As I describe in the first section of my book on single malt Scotch, this entails buying the regular 16 Year Old Lagavulin plus a high quality bottle of Pedro Ximinez Sherry.

For the latter, I'd recommend you go 1st-class and nab some Gonzalez Byass Noe (25 or 30 years old depending on how recent your purveyor's stock is).

You then pour the merest drop of the Sherry into the bottom of your glass and top it up with a healthy dram of the Lagavulin. While this 'home recipe' method can't exactly replicate the wood/wine extraction process involved in the distillery's own Sherry-finished bottling, it comes darn close!

The bottom line is you won't save much, if any, money. But you will have a great bottle of Scotch and a fabulous old rich'n'raisiny Sherry to boot. The truth be known, I made up this 'mix' even before the original Lagavulin DE (the 1979 vintage) hit the marketplace. Must have been psychic.

Longash4me · 05-03-2004, 08:07 AM

I really like the PX sherry. This sounds like a great combo. Gotta try it now!

ferdelance · 05-03-2004, 03:59 PM

sounds great Jazznut, might have to try my hand at mixmaster,

jefslat · 05-03-2004, 04:34 PM

Longash4me · 05-04-2004, 05:07 AM

Not surprisingly, I can't find Gonzalez Byass Noe anywhere. Now Bristol Cream on the other hand.........geesh!

westsideelectric · 05-04-2004, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Longash4me

Not surprisingly, I can't find Gonzalez Byass Noe anywhere. Now Bristol Cream on the other hand.........geesh!

Source for Gonzalez Byass Noe:

http://www.sherry-lehmann.com/

$19.95/ 375 ml bottle...$13.95 shipping.

04-30-2004, 11:57 AM	#1
westsideelectric Club Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,845	Lagavulin 12yr Cask Strength I haven't had any yet...but I sure do want some! $159/bottle is a bit steep, IMO... __________________ RIP TOJE & IBMer

04-30-2004, 12:07 PM	#2
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 25,991	I'm certain I saw this one listed for about $100CDN through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario a little while ago (same price they were charging for the Lagavulin Distillers Edition Pedro Ximinez Finished). Of course, it sold out. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

05-03-2004, 08:07 AM	#6
Longash4me Club Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,262	I really like the PX sherry. This sounds like a great combo. Gotta try it now! __________________ An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

05-03-2004, 03:59 PM	#7
ferdelance Herf Meister Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: outside Possum Kingdom SC Posts: 6,551	sounds great Jazznut, might have to try my hand at mixmaster, __________________ Retired Knight Errant. "Lifes too short to drink bad coffee"

05-03-2004, 04:34 PM	#8
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05-04-2004, 05:07 AM	#9
Longash4me Club Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,262	Not surprisingly, I can't find Gonzalez Byass Noe anywhere. Now Bristol Cream on the other hand.........geesh! __________________ An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.