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Originally Posted by A8bil:
one of the classics...where do you place it amongst Ardbeg and Laphroaig? I" working on a Lagavulin 200th Anniv. 12 year. Good stuff.
Originally Posted by A8bil:
one of the classics...where do you place it amongst Ardbeg and Laphroaig? I" working on a Lagavulin 200th Anniv. 12 year. Good stuff.
All of them kinda have their own thing going on. Laphroaig is big iodine, Lagavulin is campfire and liquid smoke and Ardbeg is barbecue and brine.
Lagavulin 12 is great too. Usually higher ABV.
I also enjoy Caol Ila quite a bit. It's an Islay too but has more of an ashy vibe. It's weird to use those flavor descriptors in a positive way but that's about the only way to describe the flavor attraction. Once you figure out peated stuff, it's all gravy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by phisherman:
All of them kinda have their own thing going on. Laphroaig is big iodine, Lagavulin is campfire and liquid smoke and Ardbeg is barbecue and brine.
Lagavulin 12 is great too. Usually higher ABV.
I also enjoy Caol Ila quite a bit. It's an Islay too but has more of an ashy vibe. It's weird to use those flavor descriptors in a positive way but that's about the only way to describe the flavor attraction. Once you figure out peated stuff, it's all gravy.
This is why I can drink scotch over bourbon. I know the bourbon purists will disagree but I think scotch has a bigger range of flavors. I know I have a small sample size for bourbons. [Reply]
I totally agree. Scotch has a bit of an advantage though in that it can be matured in lots of different types of casks versus bourbon, which has to be aged only in a first-use oak barrel. [Reply]
Originally Posted by phisherman:
All of them kinda have their own thing going on. Laphroaig is big iodine, Lagavulin is campfire and liquid smoke and Ardbeg is barbecue and brine.
Lagavulin 12 is great too. Usually higher ABV.
I also enjoy Caol Ila quite a bit. It's an Islay too but has more of an ashy vibe. It's weird to use those flavor descriptors in a positive way but that's about the only way to describe the flavor attraction. Once you figure out peated stuff, it's all gravy.
Been a long time since I tried Caol Ila...will have to give it a try. Your descriptions of the others are spot on. My wife just got me an Ardbeg Uigeadail which I'm going to enjoy over the TG holidays. [Reply]
Lagavulin 11 and an old bottle of 2nd Shift rye barrel aged LSD. The beer is pretty long in the tooth but isn't totally shitty. Poor beer got hidden behind some other bottles on my shelves. Don't overage your beers, folks. Don't be a beer killer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by phisherman:
Lagavulin 11 and an old bottle of 2nd Shift rye barrel aged LSD. The beer is pretty long in the tooth but isn't totally shitty. Poor beer got hidden behind some other bottles on my shelves. Don't overage your beers, folks. Don't be a beer killer.