tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7816177997777473396..comments2024-03-29T07:42:38.650+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Entering into the spirit of thingsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77327475863866252292015-12-22T21:58:50.156+00:002015-12-22T21:58:50.156+00:00@retiredmartin
Heh! Yes, I have a bottle of Laphr...@retiredmartin<br /><br />Heh! Yes, I have a bottle of Laphroaig that's been on my drinks cabinet shelf for a similar amount of time - and there's still about three inches left! It's my favourite whisky, but although an enthusiastic drinker, I'm not really a spirits man, so my collection of spirits remains very comprehensive. The spirit I like most is Rum, followed by Tequila (not immediately, I hasten to add), but even those I drink rarely. My tipple of choice is red wine, of which I drink copious quantities. I buy (from a wholesale outlet of the grower) 10 litre boxes of (currently) 2013 Merlot / Syrah at 13.5% ABV from the Nemea region, an excellent mainland table wine that beats a lot of wines you pay €6 and more a bottle for - and for my 10 litres I pay the princely sum of €20.<br /><br />However, back on topic, I agree, the presentation is very slick, and the idea is good. However like you, Mudge, I would like to see the original packaging. As it is, it looks like a selection of perfume, or e-liquid or something. What's wrong with just packaging miniatures sourced from the various distillers? Much more interesting, and the end result is the same insofar as you get to try a selection of different spirits without breaking the bank.nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12220589536611903202015-12-21T00:18:06.571+00:002015-12-21T00:18:06.571+00:00It was a welcome freebie, and all very tastefully ...It was a welcome freebie, and all very tastefully done. Good luck to them.<br /><br />But I have to ask myself how much I would be prepared to pay for it out of my own pocket, and the answer is a lot less than £19 a month.<br /><br />Personally I would also like to see 50ml measures in the distillers' own distinctive bottling.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-42076095637958784512015-12-20T20:54:58.195+00:002015-12-20T20:54:58.195+00:00Top marks for packaging anyway. Think I'll st...Top marks for packaging anyway. Think I'll stick with the bottle of Laphroaig I've been sipping occasionally for the last 15 years !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com