Paul said:

"Marc Phillips" emitted :

Er, er, I also wish he hadn't drunk all my ****ing Lagavulin. Anyone
on their way to Shropshire? I'll meet you at your designated chippy,
as long as you have five bottles.

Cutting back?

Has the price been steadily climbing over there? Two years ago I was able
to
get it for just $40 a bottle, an absolute friggin' bargain. The next bottle
I
bought, about six months later, cost $56. The next one was over $70. Then,
this last July, I paid $89 for a bottle in Colorado. I think Lagavulin is
becoming more and more popular in the US, and the distributors are cashing
in.

I can't say I've noticed a price hike anything like that. Are you sure
they were the same vintage? $40 sounds awful cheap for Lagavulin 16
it's normally about £30 over here. Prices seem to remain pretty static
(aside from rare malts) but there are substantial promotions during
the run up to christmas. Talisker, Oban and Laphraiog are all dirt
cheap at my local supermarket right now.

The $40 bottle was indeed the regular 16, but it was at Trader Joe's, which is
famous for scoring some unbelievable deals. I would have purchased an entire
case if I knew that was the cheapest, by far, I was ever going to find.

Boon