Friends of Laphroaig?

[MacMullen]

well howdy neighbor (in a pretend US accent), not sure how close my plot is to you, but it's nice to have land on Islay isn't it!! a fine drop too!

Thanks Neighbor and fellow laird of Islay! If you get there before I do, take a picture of my land holdings. :mrgreen:

I must add that, in the many, though limited single malts I've tasted, Laphroaig is the best I have ever experienced. Worth the money, but I don't know that I can spring for more than one bottle per year. It also adds to my appreciation for McClelland's Islay - it could almost be considered a poor man's Laphroiag. Obviously not as good, but surprisingly similar, and I'm guessing that that's by design.

This seems like a good excuse to acquire a kilt in the Islay Tartan. Is this one that's generally available to the public?

One thing I'm wondering: When you send someone an invitation, do they have to purchase a bottle before they can claim their plot?

[Freelander Sporrano]

Thanks Neighbor and fellow laird of Islay! If you get there before I do, take a picture of my land holdings. :mrgreen:

I must add that, in the many, though limited single malts I've tasted, Laphroaig is the best I have ever experienced. Worth the money, but I don't know that I can spring for more than one bottle per year. It also adds to my appreciation for McClelland's Islay - it could almost be considered a poor man's Laphroiag. Obviously not as good, but surprisingly similar, and I'm guessing that that's by design.

This seems like a good excuse to acquire a kilt in the Islay Tartan. Is this one that's generally available to the public?

One thing I'm wondering: When you send someone an invitation, do they have to purchase a bottle before they can claim their plot?

Nope no Purchase is necessary with an invite.However I'd recommend the 1/4 cask....Yummy;-)

[GMan]

Nope no Purchase is necessary with an invite.However I'd recommend the 1/4 cask....Yummy;-)

If you sent that one to me David, I must confess it is yummy!

[MacMullen]

Nope no Purchase is necessary with an invite.However I'd recommend the 1/4 cask....Yummy;-)

Thanks for the info! I just invited several of my close friends, and then, after I sent it, I wondered if it was going to turn out to be one of those, "Hey, you're invited to buy a bottle of Scotch and claim your land in Scotland!"

[Freelander Sporrano]

Thanks for the info! I just invited several of my close friends, and then, after I sent it, I wondered if it was going to turn out to be one of those, "Hey, you're invited to buy a bottle of Scotch and claim your land in Scotland!"

I was invited and there wasn't any pressure to buy....only that I managed to ceate myself :grin:

[David Thornton]

But how does the stuff taste?
My wife was poised to buy a bottle for Christmas and was turned off by the salesmans description. Earthy or musty taste?
David

[MacMullen]

"Earthiness" is a word that might describe all single malt, since it has that peat moss character to it. But that's a good thing!

IMO, it is, by far, the smoothest scotch I have ever had. I think I would like it even if I didn't like single malt in general. It doesn't have that hard edge to it like a lowland or a highland Scotch has.

I can't get more descriptive than that without pouring myself a dram, but it's only 8:30AM here and I have to go visit someone this morning.

"Honey, trust me, it's good scotch!" :mrgreen:

[Eujeankilt]

But how does the stuff taste?
My wife was poised to buy a bottle for Christmas and was turned off by the salesmans description. Earthy or musty taste?
David

I wondered the same myself. I had a friend describe it in uncertain terms, but recommended before I went out and dropped $50 on a bottle that I try it first. Our local Hilton has a nice bar and I tried a dram there. I was impressed. So impressed that I bought a bottle last night.

Questions to those familiar with Laphroiag. Is the flavor consistent, bottle to bottle? I had a taste last night and it wasn't the same as the dram I had on New Years Eve. The dram at the bar had that peaty aroma you could smell as it sat on the table - enchanting. The taste from this bottle had other flavors and aromas and I had to swirl the whiskey to find that aroma. I believe they are both 10 year. Does two more years really change it's character?

Dale

[AckZel]

I drank 2cl of Laphroaig 30 yo at a bar in Kuopio, Finland. It tasted just like toffee ice-cream! the 2cl costed 27euros! 54euros for full 4cl But it was worth the money! really!

[Colin]

I was invited and there wasn't any pressure to buy....only that I managed to ceate myself :grin:

You too? I got the invite when this thread first started and added my name to landholders. Than for Christmas my Brother in law bought me a bottle of Laphroaig and registered me again. I just wish my two plots were closer to each other.

Now it has been years since I had Laphroaig, but I must say that when we did a Scotch tasting on New Years eve I had to pour myself a second Laphroaig. Wow is that a nice whisky. The first sip after a dram of Dalmore (one of my personal favs), MacClelland's Highland, and a Glenlivet was a bit of a shocker, but man did it go down nicely.