...except for the fact that I don't typically drink alcoholic liquids.

To be truthful, I don't know anything about Scotch or other nationalities of whiskey, but the guy who gave it to me said "it isn't for the faint of heart". That was a nudge in the direction of keeping the cork in and drinking iced tea instead.

OTOH, we usually have a few couples over on New Years Eve for fondue, so it might come in handy then.

 

Single malt Scotch is an acquired taste for most people and for the most part I have not acquired it. And if you got the 16 year old, even more so. Dyed in the wool Scotch drinkers would really appreciate it and probably drool over it, especially if they like the Islay malts.

 

The only thing i know about Scotch is that it taste evil. The consulting thing i have been doing for 15 yrs, and have made a pretty good living at it so far.

Bill

 

Saw lots of different Scotches when we went to Scotland last summer. Lagavulin is a good one. I'm not a Scotch drinker, either, though. And neither is the +1, so I didn't bring any home. However, I did bring a wonderful cranberry/raspberry liqueur with honey and malt whiskey. Yum...

 

Evil is a word I have heard several times lately regarding this Scotch. I'm still waiting to hear someone's mouth water at the sound of Lagavulin.

I retired 2 years ago with no intention of working regularly again. I ended up getting offers from folks to be on retainer and, before long, there I was sort of working again. It does help pay for landscaping and various toys, though.

 

Three out of four ain't bad...

 

Ah, Lagavulin is my favorite! It's an Islay Scotch, which means it tastes quite a bit different than the Highland Scotches. The peat used to fire the stills is from bogs that are very near the ocean, and so it has a definite iodine taste to it. (Yum, huh?) Not as much as Laphroig, though.

To a certain extent it is an acquired taste, but generally either people like it or they don't. And since it is one of the more distinctive styles, fewer people will like it but the ones that do will like it better.

 

a pinch of spring water and sip away

You definitely have a 1st class clientele.

 

Lagavulin is my favorite Scotch! I love that strong peat taste.
Not for the faint of heart, just like he said!

 

It is an excellent Scotch. As said before it is a matter of taste. I like a less peaty Scotch. That is why I lean to The McCallan (25 yr old either regular or Sherry Oak aged). Regular is The Glenlevit (12, 15 or 21 yrs. old.)

I like to drink it neat except I chill the glass and pour the scotch through a strainer that contains ice. Which I will be doing in about another hour and a half