What Do You Have In The Mail Right Now?

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Originally Posted by MikeB52

Boo yah,
Look what I get to try!
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Thanks Andrew, and Tom..

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Oh....My precious!
Don't cut yerself, Mike! :D

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Originally Posted by prodigy

I'm not a fan of coticule, but for $40 a nice barber size coti is on its way. So lag 16 is worth trying?? I may or may not be able to make my own likker, all grain is on my to do list...

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I have a really good old Coticule. A dream on old Sheffields. Takes a while, though.
Gathers dust.
I make it a point to NEVER drink anything clear. It's a disguise! ;)

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

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Ain't it the truth! ;)

Well, Ron knows his alcohol!

I also have to say Lagavulin 16 is the best regular production whisky I have ever tasted.

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Ain't it the truth! ;)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CZIleJt0d8

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Well, Ron knows his alcohol!

I also have to say Lagavulin 16 is the best regular production whisky I have ever tasted.

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So NOW I get it. Shipping whisky in a little vodka bottle. :gaah:

Something sacrilege about that! Sort of like AS samples we send around...
Send the man a bottle of whisky, Andrew! :rofl2:

I wish I had a razor or hone in the mail, but funds have limited my shopping to a replacement 40x LED loupe. Seems Glen was right (yet again) that it's cheaper to buy another one when the batteries eventually die (and the old one was only 30x so an upgrade to boot).

I wouldn't mind if the whisky was in a Vodka bottle if someone sent me some Lagavulin. Like Dad always said...never sniff a gift fish!

Well all the colored whiskey comes out of the still clear. The oak aging does add flavor and color, but I had some clear rye shine recently that'd blow your socks off, and was smooth and delicious. The abc stores down here in VA sell lagluven 16 for like $106, does that sound right?

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Originally Posted by prodigy

Well all the colored whiskey comes out of the still clear. The oak aging does add flavor and color, but I had some clear rye shine recently that'd blow your socks off, and was smooth and delicious. The abc stores down here in VA sell lagluven 16 for like $106, does that sound right?

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The 16 year old is in the $70-80 range here.

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

The 16 year old is in th $70-80 here.

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Yikes. I hate Virginia. They tax the crap out of all the liquor...

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Originally Posted by prodigy

Yikes. I hate Virginia. They tax the crap out of all the liquor...

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So does Maryland.

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Originally Posted by prodigy

Well all the colored whiskey comes out of the still clear. The oak aging does add flavor and color, but I had some clear rye shine recently that'd blow your socks off, and was smooth and delicious. The abc stores down here in VA sell lagluven 16 for like $106, does that sound right?

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It looks like that store has rather large windows.

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I'm a fan after a small airplane bottle sized sample. Disguised as grey goose no less. The drink that tastes like nothing, very well.
The lag however,,,Whole lot of flavour going on in that glass. Even went neat out of respect for the stuff, contrary to my perpensity fir cold drinks.
Thanks again Andrew. May pony up for a big bottle next..
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Neat. The only way....Or over the rocks.:hmmm:

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Neat. The only way....Or over the rocks.:hmmm:

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The rocks, nest is too smooth no obstacles to cinsrntrate on

I had a very nice item arrive in the USPS mail today! :tu

For those that know me and know me well know that I like to make sausages. Some smoked, some fresh and always to share with family and friends.

For about 35 years I've used the plastic stuffing tubes or 'Stuffing Horns' as some call them and I finally decided to splurge and buy some Stainless Steel tubes/horns. The only problem was that while I could find most of them I couldn't find a 1" OD that would fit my stuffer.

A friend and fellow member here at SRP offered to make one for me. It landed today and I'm just tickled Shiteless! It's solidly made, and it's very well finished. I've got it in my auto dishwasher ready to be cleaned up and sanitized so it's ready to join the rest of it's buddies to help make some sausage! :y

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Now that is just awesome!!!

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Originally Posted by prodigy

Yikes. I hate Virginia. They tax the crap out of all the liquor...

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A couple of years ago there was once again a Push to Remove the Washington State Liquor Control Board. The State had a Monopoly on the sale of Hard Liquor.

Well while it sounded like a 'Good Idea' and the General Consenses was that with getting the state out of the liquor business prices would plummet.

Unlike so many, I read the fine print of the item to be voted on and I voted NO!

Alas the item passed anyway.

Ok--Just like buying toilet paper, soap or any other non edible item in Washington State, the price tag on the shelf below the item doesn't show what that item will cost with tax.

So the bottle of booze says that it's $10. The customer picks it up and takes it to the checkout for purchase the clerk rings up the booze and the total is now $13.03 as there is an 8% sales tax AND a 22.5% hard liquor tax.

You see when the State Stores displayed a liquor the tag showed the Total Cost.

People are still bitching and I've Never talked to Anyone who will fess up to actually voting for taking liquor out of the hands of the state.

Lagavulin 16 is $122 here. The 8 year is $99 and the 12 year is $159.

I can't get the 12 locally, but could have it shipped to my front door for $175........ I'll stick to the 16. It's worth every penny IMO.

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

I had a very nice item arrive in the USPS mail today! :tu

For those that know me and know me well know that I like to make sausages. Some smoked, some fresh and always to share with family and friends.

For about 35 years I've used the plastic stuffing tubes or 'Stuffing Horns' as some call them and I finally decided to splurge and buy some Stainless Steel tubes/horns. The only problem was that while I could find most of them I couldn't find a 1" OD that would fit my stuffer.

A friend and fellow member here at SRP offered to make one for me. It landed today and I'm just tickled Shiteless! It's solidly made, and it's very well finished. I've got it in my auto dishwasher ready to be cleaned up and sanitized so it's ready to join the rest of it's buddies to help make some sausage! :y

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Great, most of the stuffers come with a shitty plastic one and to get it with a .metal Stouffer the price really jumps . and for what, a thin tube.

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

I had a very nice item arrive in the USPS mail today! :tu

For those that know me and know me well know that I like to make sausages. Some smoked, some fresh and always to share with family and friends.

For about 35 years I've used the plastic stuffing tubes or 'Stuffing Horns' as some call them and I finally decided to splurge and buy some Stainless Steel tubes/horns. The only problem was that while I could find most of them I couldn't find a 1" OD that would fit my stuffer.

A friend and fellow member here at SRP offered to make one for me. It landed today and I'm just tickled Shiteless! It's solidly made, and it's very well finished. I've got it in my auto dishwasher ready to be cleaned up and sanitized so it's ready to join the rest of it's buddies to help make some sausage! :y

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Looks like it's "beer and brats" time Roy.
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Originally Posted by cudarunner

A couple of years ago there was once again a Push to Remove the Washington State Liquor Control Board. The State had a Monopoly on the sale of Hard Liquor.

Well while it sounded like a 'Good Idea' and the General Consenses was that with getting the state out of the liquor business prices would plummet.

Unlike so many, I read the fine print of the item to be voted on and I voted NO!

Alas the item passed anyway.

Ok--Just like buying toilet paper, soap or any other non edible item in Washington State, the price tag on the shelf below the item doesn't show what that item will cost with tax.

So the bottle of booze says that it's $10. The customer picks it up and takes it to the checkout for purchase the clerk rings up the booze and the total is now $13.03 as there is an 8% sales tax AND a 22.5% hard liquor tax.

You see when the State Stores displayed a liquor the tag showed the Total Cost.

People are still bitching and I've Never talked to Anyone who will fess up to actually voting for taking liquor out of the hands of the state.

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I like this though because it shows how much the state is taxing you. If the state was still running it they would hide the taxes in the total price and people wouldn't realize how much they were being taxed.

Did the taxes change from before this was passed?

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Originally Posted by 32t

I like this though because it shows how much the state is taxing you. If the state was still running it they would hide the taxes in the total price and people wouldn't realize how much they were being taxed.

Did the taxes change from before this was passed?

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It's my understanding that Nothing 'Really' Changed/Taxwise!

Well with the exception of all of the people who had been employed by the state in the liquor stores losing their jobs, health insurance, retirement and financial stability. No nothing else changed. :shrug:

Yes, once again, the taxpayers got swindled by a slick marketing campaign. Nobody seems to read the fine print, eh Cuda? :deal:

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Originally Posted by Speedster

Yes, once again, the taxpayers got swindled by a slick marketing campaign. Nobody seems to read the fine print, eh Cuda? :deal:

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Please explain the swindle.

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Originally Posted by 32t

Please explain the swindle.

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The Corporate Grocery Store Hierarchy were the ones that were really pushing for the State to be eliminated from having the control over Hard Liquor.

They wanted to be the ones selling the product and receiving the funds! Plain and Simple!

They knew that there was a 'hidden' tax that most voters wouldn't pick up on.

So there (as far as I'm concerned is the 'Swindle') my friend.

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

The Corporate Grocery Store Hierarchy were the ones that were really pushing for the State to be eliminated from having the control over Hard Liquor.

They wanted to be the ones selling the product and receiving the funds! Plain and Simple!

They knew that there was a 'hidden' tax that most voters wouldn't pick up on.

So there (as far as I'm concerned is the 'Swindle') my friend.

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So you are saying that breaking the states monopoly on liqueur sales showed that although the state was making the profit AND the taxes proved that their business model was not viable with competition.

Who was swindling who?

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Originally Posted by 32t

So you are saying that breaking the states monopoly on liqueur sales showed that although the state was making the profit AND the taxes proved that their business model was not viable with competition.

Who was swindling who?

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My friend we are Way Off Topic here. If you would like to continue conversing via PM please do so. Otherwise I feel that we are doing a disservice to the members here.

That's fine. I was just trying to get an answer to what you started.

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Originally Posted by 32t

So you are saying that breaking the states monopoly on liqueur sales showed that although the state was making the profit AND the taxes proved that their business model was not viable with competition.

Who was swindling who?

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The gov swindles all

A Great idea to store razors, and works better than a cigar box
For and from oldBlades, Thanks Tim
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Today maybe the oldest german Razor in my Collection arrived, a Gebrüder Dittmar of Heilbronn (Bros. Dittmar) in 11/16" with brass covered Tang an Scales made off an unknown wood (it glitters golden). Got it together with some memorablia of the Battle of Verdun, it was rusted (especially at the spine) and i cleaned it a bit and didnt expected, its still sharp, the edge shows no damages and it makes a perfect HHT after some strokes over CrOX and Juchten :dropjaw:
Cant wait to shave with it :D

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Nice score my friend, :tu

I had to look up 'Juchten' but it was as I suspected.

Now don't forget the shave report!

Received this fine American made razor today from lz6 today along with an awesome strop.
He had this listed in the B/S/T and I had to jump on it

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This Kinfolks "True Blue Point" is in amazing condition and will be shaved with on special occasions.
The members here are some of the greatest folks there are :tu

An unusual Little Valley, New York, razor, with cool scales~In case you cant make it out its a John Engstrom Co Little Valley N.Y.
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Yaaa. Dat was the son of John Engstrom as he came to America. I call the scales butter and molasses. Nice! :)

Nice find Martin. An Engstrom Jr..
Bet it will shave splendidly.