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Message posted by NIGEL on 30 October 2005 at 12:55am - IP Logged Legal
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Hi Tony, sod the car , save the Metaxa!! 

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This past week I visited the store of the largest importer of Greek food and liquid west of the Mississippi, and to my shock, the guy behind the counter said they have oodles of 7-star Metaxa, but the one they can't keep in stock is the 100 year old stuff.  I said, "WHAT 100-year-old stuff?  Does Metaxa really come like that?"  He nodded and said that, although it was very very expensive, it sold out immediately, and they can't get any more. 

Hmmm.....

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Portia, I suppose it's possible, since the Metaxa company started up in 1888, but I can't help thinking about what the Chinese call "100 year old eggs", which are actually cured eggs that are only a few months old

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1888.......a good year Elaine (year my football club were formed)

Sorry Portia, I've hunted for info about this 100 year old Metaxa and can't seem to find any reference to it. The oldest I can find is the  "Private Reserve" which can be as much as 30 years old.

Perhaps Elaines' theory is right?



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A Celtic fan eh Trace?  They are doing a lot better at the moment than my team, who were given a good trouncing by their old assistant manager yesterday

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Well, somebody on E-bay is selling the bottle commemorating Metaxa's 100 year anniversary.  (Guess somebody drank the contents!)  It's called Metaxa Grand Olympian Reserve.  Metaxa's 100 year anniversary occurred in 1988, so no wonder this brandy is not around much anymore!  However, on another site, a British one, I found Metaxa Grand Olympian Reserve brandy which says it's only been aged at least 12 years.  Hmmm.... And on a German site, I found the filled bottle advertised on E-bay (the same bottle commemorating the 100 years of Metaxa), but the contents are touted as only being at least 15 years old.  Oh, and the site says this is now called Grande Fine Reserve.  Then there's a website of a Greek restaurant in the U.K. called Zorba's which has on its menu Metaxa Centenary, going for 8 pounds a shot (!).  But another site says Metaxa Centenary contains only 40 year-old brandy.  A bottle of that goes for about $100.  O.K.  I think I've got it now.  The Grand Olympian Reserve is supposedly higher quality than Metaxa 7-Star, and the Centenary is supposedly higher quality than the Grand Olympian Reserve.  I guess anyone who wants 100-year-old Metaxa brandy verifiably aged for 100+ years is out of luck! 

I'm not crying.  7-Star Metaxa does fine by me!


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Hi Portia, the info I gave came from the Metaxa site itself.

I think if there was such a  thing as 100 year old (aged) Metaxa then the only place you'd have the opportunity to buy it would be an auction house!

Sounds like the guy in the store was telling tales (then again, I guess he is a salesman).....100 year commemorative Metaxa parhaps, but not 100 year old!



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Not as nice as Corfu, but have managed to get booked for a fortnight in Fuerteventura just (literally) before Christmas!!

Staying in a private apartment in Corralejo, so any hints, tips and suggestions would be welcomed. T xx