To all of you guys who've been touting the virtues of peaty, smoky, Islay scotches in here, THANK YOU... I was never a big fan of scotch, but your posts made me curious, so I bought a bottle of Laphroaig 10 and a bottle of Ardbeg 10 out of curiosity, not knowing if they would make me puke, or if I'd like them. Bottom line is, I love the stuff.
I'll probably stick to Laphroiag 10 for now as my go-to scotch, since it was 31 bucks versus 56 bucks for the Ardbeg 10, and I'm just as happy with it's taste, and the lower alcohol content (43% vs 46%) is a little easier on the palate... If it hadn't been for several of you in this thread, I'd have never tasted a peaty Islay Scotch.... Your posts on the subject were much appreciated.