Farewell, Good Friend and True
Oct. 22nd, 2009 10:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drpaisleyTonight, I drank the last of a bottle of Port Ellen Islay Single Malt Whisky. It was a Signatory Vintage, and thus has its personal information on the bottle, thusly:
Distilled: 8.4.75*
Bottled: 13.5.99
Cask No. 1753
Bottle no. 61 of 250
I purchased the bottle on May 28, 2004, at the Gomer's Northland store. I noticed the Signatory can the bottle came in, noted the price, checked the info on the bottle, put it back in the can, put the can in the cart, and told Rohanna "We are buying this. If they have more, we are buying them all," because the price was $24.99. That is, just over $1/year. Sadly, they did not have any other such bottles. After ConQuesT, I looked this particular vintage online, where I found it for £149, or about $225 at the time.
Tonight just seemed like the right time to finish it off, and it was still wonderful. I shall keep th bottle, for the memories. Nom.
Distilled: 8.4.75*
Bottled: 13.5.99
Cask No. 1753
Bottle no. 61 of 250
I purchased the bottle on May 28, 2004, at the Gomer's Northland store. I noticed the Signatory can the bottle came in, noted the price, checked the info on the bottle, put it back in the can, put the can in the cart, and told Rohanna "We are buying this. If they have more, we are buying them all," because the price was $24.99. That is, just over $1/year. Sadly, they did not have any other such bottles. After ConQuesT, I looked this particular vintage online, where I found it for £149, or about $225 at the time.
Tonight just seemed like the right time to finish it off, and it was still wonderful. I shall keep th bottle, for the memories. Nom.