Dear Tom,
I did see it, and I believe I told you about my unfortunate interactions with Harriet Hamilton, who was a prior owner. Great provenance from a person I really loathed.
Harriet Hamilton was the great granddaughter of Adolph Claus Spreckels, through his son John Spreckels and granddaughter Lillie. Claus Spreckels [he rarely used his given first name] was nicknamed the 'Maui Sugar King' in the late 1870s & 1880s, after he in effect, controlled major land on Maui and grew sugar there. He originally bought or leased over 40,000 acres, around Spreckelsville on Maui, but through his connections with King David Kalakaua, was able to eventually control much more.
Claus Spreckels was also the one for whom the term 'Sugar Daddy' was coined [he had a number of very young girlfriends late in life, as young as his granddaughters or even great granddaughters].
And he also built the Del Coronado Hotel and the Spreckels Mansion, both in Coronado CA.
On second thought, better it be in your collection, where you can enjoy it with no negative feelings towards the 'bestower of provenance' [I just made that up
], than in mine. It would remind me of Harriet Hamilton.
Actually, I just had a thought - I could own it - as the 'Wattana' Provenance bottle!
With you as the source, I'd only have good thoughts of sharing knowledge and good food, whether made by Nant or in restaurants in Bangkok.
Best,
Joey