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Originally Posted by LWJ
Me? I really am not a fan or consumer of Islay beverages.
But my BIL? He is. He was in med school in Manhattan when he met the marketing director of Laphroig. Marketing guy says "if you are ever in Scotland, look me up." They promptly forgot and some years passed. Until one day, they were in Scotland and were scheduled to go to Laphroig the very next day. They text the Marketing guy. He says, I am in California. Sorry. But then a late text comes through. He has set up a private tour for my BIL and SIL! The tour is great but the final bit is even better. They are brought to a small cask and the (whatever the person working in a distillery is called) pulls a small bit of whiskey from the cask. He says "this is Prince Charles' personal cask." He is coming next week to pick this up. We need to test it first. Do you want some?
So now my BIL is an exclusive consumer of Laphroig. Thanks to a world class tour and experience at the distillery.
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That is a fantastic story.