I have a qualification regarding the two whiskies I posted in that I may have gotten a bad batch. I went to the distillery in Lochranza in 2003 when Isle of Arran was beginning to sell its scotch for blends. The samples I had tasted wonderful; so, I'm hoping its only a temporary quality control issue. In regard to the taste, I poured out drams from my IoA 10 to three others at the Houston Highland Games last May and we all gagged.