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Leaving the US I then went to the UK for 8 weeks.This was not a bottle collecting trip but,
of course, I always keep my eyes open. Craft Cymru is a chain of 5 gift shops in North
Wales. There was not much in the Caernafon shop (opposite the castle) although they did
have the set of 5 liqueurs above. When on the island of Angelsey I visited another of their
shops in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch where they had a
much bigger selection of minis. Mini Bottle Blast (subscription is free, email member Ron
Gabbard gabspa@msn.com ) shows more of the bottles I found there.

After North Wales I was briefly
in the Midlands. This included a
Sunday and, as is essential if
you are a mini collector, we
visited a couple of car boot
sales. There were lots of bottles,
all cheap, and I added 6 to my
collection.

Later in the trip we were in
York. The Whisky Shop is a
chain and all carry a good selection of minis, although in this one,
nothing I wanted. One set that did catch my eye is the three waters to
the left. I don’t know whether to say good idea or gimmicky. Fancy
paying £2200 for a mini? You do get a 700ml bottle thrown in so that you can try it. The

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