tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post5284186993408508536..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Where's the Love? Loch Lomond Batch 1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company Single Grain WhiskyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-73154845104510279342015-10-23T11:33:58.755-04:002015-10-23T11:33:58.755-04:00Yeah. Who exactly is going to pay 52euros for a 50...Yeah. Who exactly is going to pay 52euros for a 50cL of NAS Loch Lomond grain?Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-47570713387479143172015-10-21T15:25:12.986-04:002015-10-21T15:25:12.986-04:00The WhiskyBase Shop has it in stock right now. Can...The WhiskyBase Shop has it in stock right now. Can't imagine it's going to fly off the shelves.<br /><br />http://shop.whiskybase.com/45404/loch-lomond-batch-1-tbwcJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-2350193862271051982015-07-03T00:48:19.104-04:002015-07-03T00:48:19.104-04:00Not sure, though Nikka's Coffey Malt would pro...Not sure, though Nikka's Coffey Malt would probably be easier to find. It's that column still malt that got Loch Lomond into trouble with the SWA. Since they've chosen not to be a member, I wonder what's keeping them from releasing some sort of exclusive premium bottling of the illicit malt.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-44444772369524185282015-07-01T19:30:32.410-04:002015-07-01T19:30:32.410-04:00I'm more of an Asterix & Obelix fan myself...I'm more of an Asterix & Obelix fan myself.<br /><br />Has Loch Lomond ever released any of their "Silent Malt"? Single malt made in a column still is very much on my To Try List. I think Nikka released a Coffey Malt recently.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-51601985647996500632015-07-01T18:26:21.098-04:002015-07-01T18:26:21.098-04:00You bring up an interesting point. Just did some q...You bring up an interesting point. Just did some quick internet snooping and found the following references...<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/19/education.highereducation<br />http://www.tintinologist.org/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=8&topic=5442<br />http://tintin.wikia.com/wiki/Loch_Lomond<br /><br />...that said he originally swapped Johnnie Walker out for Loch Lomond in the English language publication of the Black Island in 1966. Though that was a few years before that whisky actually hit the market and I'm not sure if Loch Lomond's blend brand was even called "Loch Lomond" when it did come out. One fella says "it was felt better to fictionalize the name so that there was no need to ask for permission to use it", others say something similar, more or less that Herge just used the name because it was already known from song. But that's all info from the Interwebs without any citations.<br /><br />I haven't read a Tintin in almost 25 years. I'm looking forward to going through the canon again someday, even if Mathilda doesn't want to. :)Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87026241500733215742015-07-01T16:13:26.515-04:002015-07-01T16:13:26.515-04:00There's some research to do on the Tintin stuf...There's some research to do on the Tintin stuff. He/they updated their strips often. The original ones were with Johnnie Walker, which later became Loch Lomond. I don't know whether the Loch Lomond predated the distillery itself. In a few years you'll be reading this stuff to your daughter. Books are better than the movies (though the full-feature movie is quite good).Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com