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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Laphroaig, thanks Graeme !!!

Okay, found laphroaig in VA after all. Complex taste, might take getting used to.
Not for everyone, but willing to try some more (since I have a whole bottle, hehehe).
 
Oh yes, it's a "acquired taste". But once you acquire it....

Graeme
 
I have found that people either love or hate Islay scotch due to the peaty flavor (or should that be flavour?). Bowmore is usually a little more approachable. Laphroaig seems to have the heaviest peat flavor...maybe Caol Ila.
 
Bowmore's can be quite nice indeed, a rich flavour, without being a full-on peat monster.

Laphraoig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg are all very peaty indeed. Caol Ila I find a touch less so, but I've not had the chance to enjoy many Caol Ila's.

Graeme
 
Does Jim drink scotch?
 
Just got an Aberlour 12. Very nice. A real sherry monster, making a nice change from the Islay malts I usually drink. It's warm, sweet, nice mouth-feel and long, finish. And not expensive either.

Graeme
 
This thread is back from the dead. :blink:
 
My whisky of choice is much more modest - Forty Creek from the Kittling Ridge Distillery in Grimsby, Ontario. Graeme, if you are looking for some sherry in your whisky then you might want to give this a try. One warning though, I don't think that I have ever tastes a smoother whisky and you won't find any peat or smoke here. You might find it too soft for you're liking.
 
Worth a shot as it's local! I'll look out for it. Yup, thread back from the dead. And why not. It's great to have some real culture on this forum!

Graeme
 
Graeme.. weekend is only 2 days away!

Thats if you RED guys even have "weekends"!
 
I think I've had the odd weekend off in the last 6 years or so... You know, getting married, Megan being born etc. :-)

Whisky is for life, not just for weekends!

Graeme
 
Aye! Before I started my diet, I'd do a shot of scotch every night. Hey, wait a sec, maybe that's why I'm not on a diet! d'oh!
 
Glenfiddich 18 works for me. Not a big fan of the "TCP" flavour of Islay malts (ducks for cover...)
 
I'd think only the Laphroaig tastes medicinal. Lagavulin doesn't - very warm, smooth and peaty, but not medicinal. Bowmore is also without medicinal taste. Ardbeg is somewhere inbetween I think. So, if you're not into the Islay's try the Aberlour I mentioned - like Glenfiddich, but more so.... Much more so....

Graeme
 
Aye all good brands. Here's a fun book on scotch - "Raw Spirits-In search of the perfect dram" by Iain Banks. Available in the UK.

I'm partial to the bottle of Bunnahabhain 18 I picked up duty-free at Heathrow airport recently. SSSUUPPPEERR smooth!
 
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