On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Richard Williamson <[email protected]>wrote:
> > As for the scotch, I've had Lagavullen. First try their variations, the > 1987, the Distiller's Edition, the 12 year old, etc. Then try other Islay > Single Malts, like Bowmore (top of the list), Caol Ila, Dun Bheagan, > Laphroaigh (another to put near the top), Finlaggan, and some others I cant > recall. > > > > Other scotches you might like Oban, Talisker, McCallum, and Highland > Park. > > Not a fan of the Islays. I prefer less peat, but occasionally find a > really, really nice one. The Caol Ila for example, I have a nice cask > strength distiller's edition that I picked up at the Bladnoch > distillery. The Bladnochs were excellent. > > I'm more a fan of Scapa 16yo (On Orkney, at the other end from > Highland Park), or the Glengoyne 17yo. Those are the two off the top > of my head, I'm in California at the moment, so don't have access to > my whiskey assortment. > > If anyone has had a whiskey and thought *gag*, you were probably > handed something with a high peat index. Try to find one from the > other end of the scale, low peat indexes are generally more > accessible, and you can work your way up to your tolerance/comfort > level. > > rip > > > *Hi rip,* * * *Which part of CA? I'm in Southern CA like LA and I'm on vacation. Waiting for my paycheck to come into my bank account. Ugh! * -- *-Harold!*
