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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 08:51 AM
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IMHO!! I would not trust the "lovely" people that inspect our luggage!! I've had stupid things stolen, shampoos- conditioners. Hairsprays!! TSA brings a whole new meaning to "home shopping network"!! If it's something you really like from the island in bulk, then ship it. If not the duty free shop has a nice selection.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 09:15 AM
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IMHO!! I would not trust the "lovely" people that inspect our luggage!! I've had stupid things stolen, shampoos- conditioners. Hairsprays!! TSA brings a whole new meaning to "home shopping network"!! If it's something you really like from the island in bulk, then ship it. If not the duty free shop has a nice selection. Dude, that’s a great point. I mean the last time I took home wine in the luggage was literally weeks before 911. I brought home 8 bottles in luggage from Australia. And no issue, no TSA( thousands standing around). I’ll definitely have to consider shipping
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 09:23 AM
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Cap!! This is a whole new ball game and we are just pawns! A friend of mine is a professional caddy, he tells me about clubs/ shoes stolen out of locked travel bags!! If you are looking to bring back that kind of weight, you're going to be WAY short!! Good luck!!!
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 09:33 AM
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Cap!! This is a whole new ball game and we are just pawns! A friend of mine is a professional caddy, he tells me about clubs/ shoes stolen out of locked travel bags!! If you are looking to bring back that kind of weight, you're going to be WAY short!! Good luck!!! I’m right there with you. George Carlin is rolling in his grave right now. Don’t even get me started. Anyway, again, I’m gonna be shipping! And I never said it before, but I love you Gene Simmons avatar🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 09:55 AM
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mort--I think, although not sure, that Sylvain can ship it though?
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 10:56 AM
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I guess I'll find out but can't see why not Fedex. I'd buy duty free in the airport and just bring onboard but I dont think I ever saw any bottles that I couldnt get in the US For instance, I've NEVER seen Johnnie Walker ISLAND GREEN here and its a unique scotch I've enjoyed. I saw it once in a bottle shop in SXM once and hoped to see it at the airport but no go.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 11:01 AM
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We brought home three bottles in our checked luggage recently. We used these packages.. They worked perfectly. Captain, I picked up a bottle of the Walker Green. It's available in Detroit, but at more than twice the price. I also was lucky enough to find a bottle of Old Man Guavaberry Brand Rum.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 09:47 PM
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Those look pretty good. I use something similar to this Bottle Protector
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/03/2023 10:54 PM
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We brought home three bottles in our checked luggage recently. We used these packages.. They worked perfectly. Captain, I picked up a bottle of the Walker Green. It's available in Detroit, but at more than twice the price. I also was lucky enough to find a bottle of Old Man Guavaberry Brand Rum. I’ll keep looking. It’s elusive in NY
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/05/2023 02:23 PM
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Shipping back from SXM is not a legal option unless you are set up to do that with the US agencies that will be involved. Bringing back in your luggage is an option and there are all sorts of ways to protect the bottles including Gulmohar's inflatables. I would only suggest really looking at what the cost is back home vs what you are paying to see if it is really worth it, or if is something that is not sold in the US. Due to prices going up on SXM and that we just do carry on with multiple connectors coming home we quit bringing back for the most part but have many times.
It will be interesting to see when they will start allowing liquids on aircraft in carry on, the technology is there but only a few airports have it set up.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/05/2023 11:40 PM
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Official name is Johnny Walker Green Label. It's a 15year. If you have a Total Wine and More near by it's available there. I have some currently at home and usually buy it in St Maarten at Friendly Duty Free on Front Street in Philipsburg. You’re right, that’s Green. But is different it’s not your standard 15 yr Green It’s, Island Green. Only saw it once. I even met a liquor distributor for Diageo who hadn’t known where to get it. Island Greenhttps://www.johnniewalker.com/en-ca/our-whisky/johnnie-walker-colours/island-green/Highly recommend you try. And now I’m wondering if that’s what the post above from Detroit got.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/06/2023 11:54 AM
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Interesting. Definition of Island Green: "A dynamic interpretation of our Johnnie Walker Green Label crafted using only Single Malt Whiskies from each of the four corners of Scotland. Johnnie Walker Island Green has all the character of a single malt, but with a richer flavour experience – combining notes of rich toffee, fresh black pepper. The maritime malt whisky Caol Ila provides the greatest influence in this stunning combination of smoke, sweetness and spice." Definition of Green Label: "Johnnie Walker Green Label is crafted from a palette of Speyside, Highland, Lowland and Island malts matured for at least 15 years – all perfectly balanced to bring together the intense aromas of crisp cut grass, fresh fruit, wood smoke, deep vanilla, and sandalwood." Really not sure if there is a real difference or just marketing.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/06/2023 12:33 PM
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Fair point. I’d have to do a taste comparison and report.
And honestly, maybe Hole in the Wall at Maho offers drams of both? Considering their Walker montage mural advertisement…
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/06/2023 12:50 PM
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I've been buying Johnny Walker Green since I first saw it back in 1999 on island and don't recall it being called Island Green. Not so say it was and didn't notice it. JW Green and JW Island Green are two different blends. Pretty sure Island Green is a newer blend. I actually like the JW Green over JW Blue.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/06/2023 05:47 PM
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Scotch brings back great memories of my Grandfather who got me going on Scotch and other whiskeys. Started out with it mixed but switched to JW Red or Black on the rocks when I was about 12, grandpa insisted! I never really cared for the "peaty" scotch which my mother loves, and mostly moved on to Bourbon and Rye but I still keep about 10 top shelf Scotches around for guest including some JW Green and Gold, not a fan of Blue. My favorite Scotch by far is Macallan Cask Strength which when I just looked is in excess of $2k which I can state I don't like it that much but still have a bottle about half full. Tonight I will have a whisky and cheers to my grandfather! Thanks for the memories
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/06/2023 05:54 PM
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Glenlivet 15 was my late Dad's favourite Scotch. I enjoy it, too. Soon becoming mine too.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/07/2023 01:14 PM
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"but I can only buy it outbound" Then buy it outbound and then bring it back with you. Don't have to drink it there unless you find more on island. Some items one buys duty free outbound are not allowed to be reimported. That was the case with me way back when with a carton of cigs.
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Re: Bringing wine and champagne home/luggage/ship?
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02/07/2023 01:39 PM
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I don't see bringing back as an issue at all, if you are with in the legal quantity limits and don't appear to be bringing in for anything other than personal use. Not sure on present restrictions from Cuba are, but that is about the only tobacco or alcohol country that you would actually want to bring something back from that might be restricted. If anything it is a tax and duty issue. In my last two trips I haven't even been asked what I would be declaring, and did not even slow down leaving the baggage area noting that we are just carry on. Noting that MJ is a US Customs Broker and I am in the international freight forwarding world we declare anything and everything when asked.
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