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The Glenlivet was
bought in The
Netherlands about two
years ago. It features
1x12 year old and 1x15
year old 5cl bottles and
a rather large tasting
glass. The back of the
box tells you all about
the malts - in Dutch.

The Spirits of Mackinlay
set features one mini of
The Original Mackinlay
and two each of the 12 &
21 year old, together
with a tasting glass. It is
packaged to look like a
book.

We start the
next page
with two
tasting sets
from New
Zealand.
Both were
made by
Southern Grain Distillers. Both sets comprise a mini whisky, Gin and Brandy and two glasses. The
first set was made in 2004 for the 150th anniversary of the House of Representatives (Parliament).
The bottles have on them the Bellamy's logo and say that they were made exclusively for them.
Bellamy's is the restaurant in the parliamentary complex reserved exclusively for MP's and
parliamentary staff. These sets were only sold in the gift shop in parliament.

The second set was made about the same time for Shanty Town, a tourist attraction on the West
Coast of the South Island. The inside of the lid is identical to the parliamentary set. It is a pity that
these, otherwise very nice sets, are in cheap cardboard boxes.

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