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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

688.0. "Whisky (Whiskey) info" by MARVIN::COCKBURN (promoting international unity) Mon Dec 04 1989 16:49

(cross posted from the Great_Britain conference)
Anyone interested in finding out more about malt whisky?

	Craig.

                       -< The Great Britain Conference >-
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Note 733.0                    Whisky (Whiskey) info                    3 replies
ENET51::COCKBURN "promoting international unity"   26 lines  Mon  4-Dec-89 14:23
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Hi there,
	Does anyone know of any shops which stock a large range of Scottish
malt whiskies? Preferably in the Reading area, although places in Scotland
would be useful too for when I return home for Hogmany :*)

Anywhere that has a big range and does mail order too would be of use, I 
thought there was a place in Greek St in London that had the biggest range
outside Scotland but directory enquiries couldn't track them down.

I'm keen to expand my collection beyond the normal one's you can buy in
the local victoria wine etc. 

Also pubs which have a good range of malts would be appreciated (Reading
area or Edinburgh). The Malt Shovel Inn in (Cockburn St, no relation! is the
one I usually go to in Edinburgh). Perhaps if enough people show an interest 
in becoming whisky connoisseurs, it would be worth making a more national 
list of where the best places to buy it are , tasting comments, or even 
setting up a notesfile devoted to the 'water of life'... ? 

sl�inte mhath,

		Craig.

p.s. I've also looked in the celtic_culture conference and there isn't
much info there - surely there must be a large number of whisky drinkers
just through the number of Scottish readers of this notesfile?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
688.1		LUTECE::MAILLARD	Denis MAILLARD	`Tue Dec 05 1989 03:56`	10
	RE .0: The Whisky Castle and the Glenlivet Depository in Tomintoul are among the best whisky shops, but to my knowledge, the best of all is Gordon and McPhail in Elgin: not only do they sell practically every Scotch whiskies there are on the market, but they make their own purchases, maturing and bottling of many single malts that you're not going to find under any other label. I have in mind some 16 year old Laphroaig, 30 year old Royal Lochnagar or 35 year old Glen Grant which are among the best malts I ever drank. And the prices in Elgin are often 30-50% lower than in London luxury shops. Denis.
688.2		MARVIN::COCKBURN	promoting international unity	`Tue Dec 05 1989 09:22`	11
	> <<< Note 688.1 by LUTECE::MAILLARD "Denis MAILLARD" >>> Hi there, thanks for the info. Yes, I'd heard there was a place in Elgin that is very good. Do you have an address or phone number for them please? Also do you know if they do mail order? (I hope so - it isn't often I'm up that far north!) sl�inte Craig.
688.3		LUTECE::MAILLARD	Denis MAILLARD	`Wed Dec 06 1989 03:12`	10
	Re .2: Unfortunately I don't have the address. It's in a small street parallel to the main avenue in Elgin (about 20 meters from the main avenue as the crows fly), but I've never bothered to get the actual address as I usually go to the place when I happen to be in Scotland. However, you'll find them in a telephone directory, this is where I found them the first time I went to the place. I never mail ordered from them but it would be very strange if they didn't. By the way, mail order wouldn't be very practical as you need to be in the shop to see what they have in store. I don't know if they have a catalogue. Denis.
688.4	update	MARVIN::COCKBURN	promoting international unity	`Wed Dec 06 1989 07:21`	19
	I have tracked down the shop in Elgin which reputedly has the biggest range of Whiskies in the world. I also found a place in London which supposedly has the 2nd biggest in the world. Both of these places do mail order, although the postage isn't cheap. I was quoted a minimum of around �20 for a malt and postage. I'll post the addresses and phone numbers here of these places when I have them incase anyone else wants to order a catalogue. Out of interest - is there anywhere in the US with a big range of Scottish malts? This may sound like a daft question but with the exhobitant tax slapped on a bottle here, it may well be cheaper to order it to be delivered from the US to the UK and pay the duty (or even collect it the next time I'm over) Oddbins may also be worth a go for UK supplies, I'll try them later tonight and the place in Waverley Market, Edinburgh will be investigated over Christmas ... :*) sl�inte! Craig.
688.5	SEND ALL YOUR PENNIES NORTH	AYOV27::KDELANEY		`Mon Dec 11 1989 07:41`	21
	I've managed to obtain the address and phone number for Gordon and McPhail in Elgin; It is Gordon and McPhail 58-60 South Street Elgin Morayshire IV 301 JY The phone number is 0343 545111. They do mail order and they also have catalogues and price lists available. All you need to do now is send them a note of your address or drop them a line. Awrabest Kenny.