expatriatedtexan
Habitual Line Stepper
- Aug 17, 2005
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I'm a sucker for the scotch. My two favorite regions are the Ilse of Isay and the Isle of Skye, Skye for the beautiful balance of peat and smoke like in Talisker. You can almost taste a bit of the ocean as well or maybe that is just the brain providing that memory as I've been to their distillery and vividly remember it. I was also lucky enough to tour Laphroaig on the Isle of Islay. Laphroaig... holy crap the peat and especially the smoke is through the roof. I once got the impression of being downwind of an unruly campfire while enjoying a dram. I absolutely stone-cold LOVE this one.Talisker is damn good whiskey.
As you know, scotch can be divisive. Even among those that have always liked or acquired the taste for it find Laphroaig to be... an experience. They used to have commercials of people trying it for the first time that were actually really funny. It's obvious that it is not for most people, but it's also funny to see how many folks would try to hide the fact they didn't enjoy it.
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