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tasting kits

I have a number of 'Tasting Kits' in my collection and thought that
it would be a good idea to share
them with you.

We will start with two Johnny
Walker kits. The one on the left
features a Black Label mini and
two glasses. Note the Dutch
writing. Strangely, although Dutch
myself, I did not get this in The
Netherlands, I bought this off
Trademe from a New Zealand
collector. Next up is an old style
Blue Label bottle kit. This features
an individually numbered limited
edition mini, a tasting glass, a wax
sealed certificate and a booklet.
The mini is stamped 'not for retail.'
On the box it says 'This authentic
nosing glass is hand blown to the
specifications of the Johnnie Walker master blender, allowing its unique
tulip shape to capture and concentrate the essence and bouquet of this
historic blend.'

Our third tasting kit is a very nicely
packaged Pravda Vodka mini and
two glasses. You would expect that
with a name like Pravda (Russian for Truth and the name of a well
known Russian newspaper) that this vodka would be from Russia.
Not so, it is from Poland. This kit was bought in the USA.

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