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To the OP: I usually opt for some McClelland's. It's an Islay single-malt that's not overly ferocious. Better, it won't cost you the title to your favorite daughter. If you don't like it, you're not out half a week's pay.

Hmmmmm....on a night like this, a finger or two, neat, might be just the thing. Good thing I'm looking at my bottle at this moment!

Sprite will do in a pinch - if you're slumming it.

Try a little Ardbeg. It is not subtle. Everthing after that would be mild.

I have a bottle that I break out with a bagpipe CD when I want to reconnect with my roots.

I am not a single malt snob and have some The Famous Grouse in my glass as I (sip, AHHHH) write this.

Are you referencing the eight or twelve year reserve my good man?

+1 on Laphroig!!!!

How about a dash or two of bitters? I'm not a huge scotch snob I prefer Famous Grouse or old Smugglers. Johny walker when I want to splurge. I'm sitting on a bottle of blue I've been saving for when the Jets are in the superbowl or when the little guy turns 21 whichever comes first.

I'm not big on the real peaty stuff, but I did have a wee dram of the Glenmorangie Lasanta since you guys keep talking about it.

Sacrilege

FAMOUS GROUSE!!

Ya won't go back to whatever it was you were drinkin!!

If you want an Islay malt that's not peaty at all try Bunnahabhin or Caol Ila or Bruichladdich. The standard Bowmore isn't too peaty. If you want a hint of peat in the aftertaste try Highland Park from Orkney. Oh, Talisker is from Skye not Islay. Peat is an acquired taste. You can work up to Ardbeg and Lagavulin. Laphroaig is a monster for sure and it's not all peat. There's iodine and other notes there. And, if you can find a copy, read a book called Peat Smoke and Spirit, a Portrait of Islay and it's Whiskies by Andrew Jefford.
Slainte.

Some of the various blends are surprising good, but on a philosophical level I think its just a damn shame mixing single malts.

Some of the various blends are surprising good, but on a philosophical level I think its just a damn shame mixing single malts.
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I agree. But a wee splash of water is OK.

I like Ardbeg 10.

Me too. Excellent choice. Also try Ardbeg Uigeadail if you get the chance.

Bruichladdich is a mellow Islay malt, light on the peat.


Interestingly, one of the whisk(e)ys I enjoyed this evening was named The Peat Monster.

the only islay scots i've tried is Laphroaig... and it has, in my opinion, a bit too much of what makes good scots whiskey... and every bottle of it i've tried is completely different...

i first tried scots while in campbeltown... springbank, at the time was still a family owned operation, and pretty popular with the locals... never seen it in the states, but i'd love to...

i also shared a bottle of oban... it's a bit darker and richer than the campbeltown stuff, but not as smooth... not likely to find it on a local shelf either... if someone does, please let me know...

Glenfiddich is what does it for me... their 12 yr reserve stuff is great...

as for the islay stuff... let me sit in the yard for a while with a glass of glenfiddich, and i might be fit for a glass of laphroaig next....

Springbank and Oban aren't in every corner store, but they're hardly exotic.

Another vote for McClellands Islay if you want to venture to Islay.

RH