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Lot 53 XO perfection. Some of the blend is 50yrs old.
Lot 29 XO Exception. Some of the blend is 70yrs old.
The cost of a 750ml bottle of the blends is $127.00, $210.00, $519.00, and $885.00
respectively.

The whole company set up is sheer class. The also own Bordeaux 5th growth
Chateau Pontet -Canet and their cognac ages in a 12th century chateau. This set sat
in Glengarry’s for a year before I bit the bullet and bought it. At $90 it is expensive
but I feel it is worth it.

The Elements of Islay Tasting Kit is an annual release with the bottles changing each
release. I think this is the 2017 or 2018 offering. The bottles are OC 5 Bruichladdich
distilled in 2011 59.8%. Peat A blend whiskies from around the island 45%. C1Caol
Isla Distilled 2008 and 2009 58.2%. LG8 Lagavullin distilled 2006 59.5%. AR10
Ardbeg distilled 2001 52.4%. All the bottles are 3cl (all the other box sets are 5cl).
The set costs $84.00 and I feel this is jumping on the Islay bandwagon. None of the
whiskies are of great age and are only 60% of the other examples. Maybe if they
were replicas of the full size bottles that would help.

To show that reputation
does count we have a box
set of Indian single malts
from Paul John. They are
by far the best presented
of the box sets and are
nice bottles. $35 buys this
set. Considering we do
not drink our bottles
should presentation mean
more than reputation?
Answers on a miniature
bottle please.

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