Friends of Laphroaig?

[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!

[beerbecue]

OOOooohhhhhhh......

Send me an invite, please!!!

[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.

[Big Paul]

I'll take an invite, if someone has one to spare... In the mean time, I'm saving my pennies for a bottle to call my own...

[Colin]

I'll take an invite, if someone has one to spare... In the mean time, I'm saving my pennies for a bottle to call my own...

If anyone wants an invite, PM me your first and last name and email address and I will send one of to you.

[starbkjrus]

I have to admit that I have never been a fan of **cough cough** Scotch Whiskey. (from now on referred to as Whiskey) as I believe I have seen the light.

A neighbor of ours who (retired and the neighborhood handyman) did some plaster work for us and when he wouldn't accept any payment I went to the ABC store to get some whiskey as payment. I ran across a display of Laphroaig and decided that would be nice as a gift. On second thought I bought myself a bottle too. The earthy, musty or peaty taste (however you want to look at it) is certainly an acquired taste but da*n it's good.

On a more er....unfortunate note the night I went over to the neighor's to deliver the bottle was the night of the last Redskins playoff game. After the game he was coming back downstairs (at a friend's) from the washroom and took a tumble. He's been in a coma ever since and has had two brain surgerys.

Sorry, this post is just way weird. I've had more than a couple of whiskeys and am worried about my friend.