Good Scotch, Pronounced Peat

[awhiskeydrink]

I've been reviewing scotches, and loving them all.

I'm looking for something peaty next, but that my readers might enjoy. Something bolder. Any recommendation? Maybe something from Isay?

Thanks for the help everyone :)
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[Crane]

[awhiskeydrink]

Whoops I'd edit it, but you already caught me.

Thanks Crane for the reply those. A variety of choices will provide me a couple of post to compare. Plus the drinking & reviewing part is damn fun
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[Gregor]

Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Lagavulin are certainly the heavier peated Islay whiskies and the entry level whisky for each of these distilleries are excellent. I would take a look at the Laphroaig 10 year old, Ardbeg 10 year old and Lagavulin 16 year old.

[awhiskeydrink]

I've heard good things about Ardbeg, and that's twice now it has come up.
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[awhiskeydrink]

So I took your advice and bought a bottle of Ardbeg Ten yesterday and damn it was good. I wrote a thorough review that will be up later in the week...

but unbeknownst to me Zack splurge and review a bottle of Laphroaig 18 from Islay over the weekend.

I thought I was a bourbon guy, but the peat, heather and salt waters are stealing my time and money :)

If you have a sec, leave us your opinion of the scotch and/or review so we can improve them for ya.

Thanks for all the valuable help. It would be difficult to learn about scotch 1/2 way around the world in Texas without yall.
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[awhiskeydrink]

Finally got a chance to review and post it guys.
Thanks everyone,
Swift

Ardbeg Ten:

Ardbeg's reopening signaled a revival of Islay scotch to the world. Their former kilns are now more for show, one of which has been turned into a storefront. Malting was originally uncirculated by fans allowing for the accumulation of smoke and peat. Rich earth tones are furthered amplified as Ardbeg's water source passes through fields of peat. In order to replicate these old malting practices, "the distillery is currently buying an especially heavily peated malt"? (Jackson, 97).

"Islay's isolations tends to heighten the romatic senes of it's position,"? and, "Ardbeg is undoubtedly on of the island's leading disciples"? (Maclean , 25).

taste - holiday spice, pulled saltwater taffy, cooling, citrus oils and pepper upfront, honeysuckle, herbal, sweet marjoram? heather, peat, charcoal filtered spring water, grill marks, wisps of dark smoke, oak embers, kosher salt, dark caramels cooked to the edge, root beer float or cream soda (still not too sweet), pine, grilled peaches, warm with bite.

smell - bright, sparkling water, floral, lavender, heather, peat, snow melt on unseasonably warm day, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, unsweetened gingerbread, farm musk, dandelions, grasses, tilled moist soil, limestone.

look - pale scotch, riesling, 10:30 am light... warm pale yellow.

price - $40 - $55

rating - 9.3, absolutely incredible for 10 years. My only complaint is the dominance of the spice and pepper almost "cover up"? certain flavors.


Work Cited
Jackson, Michael. Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2004. Print.
MacLean, Charles. World Whiskey. New York: DK, 2009. Print.[/img]
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[awhiskeydrink]

Oh, and if you like the review, or even if you don't, I'd enjoy the feedback/comments to let me know what you think. I put a lot into the reviews taking many notes and a good amount of research.
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