"Sounds expensive. Thanks for the tip!"
Not as much as some, and really sublime, and quite frankly worth it. I'll have a wee dram tonight, neat, couple drops of water to open the flavor, in a heavy round cut crystal glass. Marvelous-- a treat for all the senses.
The Economist may be a priggish eurosocialist rag, but their coverage of whisky-related topics is excellent. They had an article in their Dec. 21, 2000 issue on the science of ageing whisky that was really wonderful but unfortunately is available online only to paying subscribers. It's worth chasing down in a library. Meanwhile, their latest article on the topic is
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12955266&fsrc=rss