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Re: Classic Expressions
by Willie JJ » 24 Oct 2011, 22:17
Indeed. What evidence do you have that it ever existed?
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Re: Classic Expressions
by les taylor » 25 Oct 2011, 13:30
I can only agree with Mr T and Willie.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by C57 » 25 Oct 2011, 13:38
It certainly existed but www.classicexpressions.co.uk seems to have vanished from the DNS too.
Perhaps Ian will tell us what's happened?
Perhaps Ian will tell us what's happened?
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Malt-Teaser » 25 Oct 2011, 21:09
Ian?
Classic Expressions?
Go on then, gizza clue?
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Classic Expressions?
Go on then, gizza clue?
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Lawrence » 25 Oct 2011, 23:06
Classic Expressions specialized in re-printing long out of date books related to whisky. Ian Buxton was the fellow behind it.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Mr Tattie Heid » 25 Oct 2011, 23:18
Ah, that Classic Expressions. I've forgotten so many things, I think I have Polynesia. (Did I use that one recently? I can't remember.) A shame, then.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Willie JJ » 25 Oct 2011, 23:22
I think Ian is still around so perhaps the market for reprints of whisky books was not as he hoped. That is a pity.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Jolly Toper » 25 Oct 2011, 23:33
Classic Expressions was also a brief magazine on spirits, Ian Buxton, GW Publishing and Gavin D. Smith were involved. I think the focus was probably to broad for readers more specifically interested in a particular style of drink. Shame there were some good articles.
Hopefully Ian will do some more reprints, I guess the market is there it's a case of the readers discovering the publications exist although being such a niche product with huge production costs relative to the short print runs even finding 100 sales might prove too big a financial challenge. Perhaps he should reprint Jim Murray's Complete/World Guide to Whisky. The publisher has reissued the original 1997 text many times without alteration, I imagine it sells well every time.
Hopefully Ian will do some more reprints, I guess the market is there it's a case of the readers discovering the publications exist although being such a niche product with huge production costs relative to the short print runs even finding 100 sales might prove too big a financial challenge. Perhaps he should reprint Jim Murray's Complete/World Guide to Whisky. The publisher has reissued the original 1997 text many times without alteration, I imagine it sells well every time.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Willie JJ » 25 Oct 2011, 23:35
The publisher has copyright of course
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Jolly Toper » 25 Oct 2011, 23:39
I believe Mr Murray is not too happy they keep doing it. Charles Maclean's publisher don't seem too bother with updates for a couple of his re-issues either.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Willie JJ » 25 Oct 2011, 23:41
You have to be very vareful when dealing with publishers. My wife's brother had exactly the same problem when dealing with DK.
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Re: Classic Expressions
by C57 » 25 Oct 2011, 23:42
"vareful"? Hmm - sounds fun 
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Re: Classic Expressions
by Willie JJ » 25 Oct 2011, 23:45
It's almost as if I had been drinking
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Re: Classic Expressions
by corbuso » 01 Nov 2011, 12:02
Classic expression went down a couple of months ago, since the market was too small.
They decided to let it die quietly.
If you want a book from them, you can still contact Ian.
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They decided to let it die quietly.
If you want a book from them, you can still contact Ian.
Corbuso.
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