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cosmic charlie · Joined: 03 Oct 2005

I know it may be a long shot but I have to try. Is anyone heard of Laphroaig wiskey? If you have anywhere in Korea that might carry it?
Thanks. Mr. Green

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

Isn't it "whiskey"?

huffdaddy · Joined: 25 Nov 2005

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

The 'e' is optional, depending on not important things like sides of oceans, but the 'h' is vital.

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

i've not seen laphroaig, but there are 'better' liquor stores who will sell you a similar-quality single malt for about 70 bucks.

i've seen lagavulin here, which tastes quite close to laphroaig, in my humble opinion. it's that sea salt peat...

Novernae · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

I saw a bottle of 10 and 15 year old (I think, didn't pay too much attention, I was too busy looking at cheeses) at Shinsegae department store, in the basement level food area. It's out the opposite exit from Namdaemun of Hoehyeon station. You can't miss it. Enjoy a drink for me, would ya?

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

kotakji · Joined: 23 Oct 2006

Havent seen it no, I've had the same problem finding Oban.

seoulsucker · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject:

riley · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: where creditors can find me

Isn't it called Bourbon partly because of where it's produced, but also because of the method? I read that Bourbon was aged in charcoal, or at least filtered through charcoal while Scotch is filtered through peat. Both are whiskeys, but they are different from each other in production and taste. Or at least they taste differently to me.

socrates flitcraft · Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Location: Seoul

scotch should be single malt and only distilled once...methinks, where as most irish whiskeys are blended and distilled more than once. eg Jameson is triple distilled.
The word Whiskey/ Whisky comes from Irish/Scottish Gaelic- "Uisce beatha (ishka baha)" or water of life.

and then there is soju- which in innuit means malaria ridden mosquito testicle juice...

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

jennateacher · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

I have looked for this brand in duty free here and in the narita ariport on layovers. It is a fav of my 77 year old drinking buddy back home. No luck so far in 4 years of duty free shopping in Korea. You can buy kimchee chocolates, but not the good alcohol.

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Gasoline in the northeast US now contains 10% soju.

cbc