tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8313047947932505011..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Taste Off: A pair of 5 year old Taliskers bottled by the LaingsMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-35929494944646247672017-02-06T12:20:29.457-05:002017-02-06T12:20:29.457-05:00Yeah, somehow they got the casks AND in some insta...Yeah, somehow they got the casks AND in some instances were able to use the distillery's name. Regarding your final question, I'm totally stumped on that too.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-92187205591935710912017-02-06T11:24:28.060-05:002017-02-06T11:24:28.060-05:00These releases really make me wonder how the Laing...These releases really make me wonder how the Laings got their hands on Talisker spirit to begin with. By all accounts Diageo needed every drop, so there must have been a filling contract, but how did the Laings manage to get one at the point where demand was already ramping up? And why sell the casks now at relatively low prices when they could dump them into more active casks and make far more money five years down the road?Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.com