mydeafcat
·$165 CAD is about $120 USD, so I don't see too much of a difference in this case.
Apparently, Canadians have it easier on some things than I thought!
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$165 CAD is about $120 USD, so I don't see too much of a difference in this case.
Wow! I did not realize Ontario has a variable rate on alcohol; most provinces have a flat tax. Indeed, it's Canada, not just BC as I indicated that charges more for alcohol than pretty much anywhere. Unless you're ordering a stiff cocktail in NYC, that is. With our present exchange rate that's a $30 drink.
Upon further investigation it seems that, depending on the tipple, when shopping at a liquor store we pay up to twice what our American friends do for the same product.
Clearly past it’s prime! As this may be a hazmat by this point, I will send you my address and I will safely dispose of it using a special filtration process through my kidneys.
Time and time again you show what a thoughtful human being you are.
It’s a burden.
I can see that.
if you luck out on the Lagavulin 16 I can at least suggest the Laga 8yo. Excellent drinking
Lagavulin 16 is probably about $100-$120 at your local store. As noted above, it does not age in the bottle, so don't pay extra for the deteriorated cork. ;-)
I think I will have some tonight in honor of this thread, although it looks like I will need a new bottle afterwards.
OP's bottling is old and worth hundreds, minimum. Maybe even four digits, but I am not an expert on vintage Laga. Since he is not a whisky aficionado, it makes little sense to drink it. The value for an occasional whisky drinker is just not there. Sell it and buy a case of modern Lagavulin 16. Much better bang for your buck.
I think OP has decided to take one for the team and work on his own disposal system.
Shouldn’t the expression be: put the bottle where the mouth is?
Naaah probably going back in my mother’s cellar for a couple more years. Now I am getting greedy![]()
EDIT: After some digging it seems OP's bottle is from about 1995-1998. That would put the value somewhere around $300-450.
How do you tell? It should be older, as I believe I bought it in 2002/2003 along with all the other bottles
According to this post, code LLJL indicates a 1998 bottling.
"Hier geistern im Internet diverse Einteilungen, die ich noch nicht zu 100% verifizieren konnte. Demnach soll A = 1988, B = 1989, C = 1990, D = 1991, E= 1992, F = 1993, G = 1994, H = 1995, I = ausgelassen, J = 1996, K = 1997, L = 1998 und M = 1999."
Also, your bottle has the words 1816 ISLA embossed in glass. Older bottlings from 80s to early 90s have them painted in gold. Interestingly 1998 was the final year Lagavulin produced the White Horse Distillers series, so your 16yo Lagavulin is one of the last classics![]()
According to this post, code LLJL indicates a 1998 bottling.
"Hier geistern im Internet diverse Einteilungen, die ich noch nicht zu 100% verifizieren konnte. Demnach soll A = 1988, B = 1989, C = 1990, D = 1991, E= 1992, F = 1993, G = 1994, H = 1995, I = ausgelassen, J = 1996, K = 1997, L = 1998 und M = 1999."
Also, your bottle has the words 1816 ISLA embossed in glass. Older bottlings from 80s to early 90s have them painted in gold. Interestingly 1998 was the final year Lagavulin produced the White Horse Distillers series, so your 16yo Lagavulin is one of the last classics
Just to make sure we are on the same page, date code refers to when the scotch was bottled, not distilled. So the spirit in this bottle was distilled in 1982, aged 16 years, bottled in 1998 and purchased by you in 2002/2003.