Anyway.
Who's a scotch drinker on here? And do you prefer single malt or blended?
Me? I was a snooty single malt guy. Until I tried Johnny Walker. Whoo boy. Much more drinkable, and much less peaty.
@annamuneca THANK YOU. I have a bottle of scotch just sitting in a cupboard which is undrinkable because it's so damned peaty.
@LiberalLibrarian some of the peaty stuff (Laphroaig) tastes like you dunked you sweatshirt in the lake then smothered a campfire with it and wrung it out into a glass. I can appreciate the importance of peat & a peaty whisky but Iβll leave that to someone else to drink
@annamuneca
All the mair fae me!
@LiberalLibrarian That absolutely *has* to be a bottle of Laphroaig* and you can send it to me!
*Laphroaig is the only Scotch I have ever seen turned down by an actual Scot as being too peaty.
@LiberalLibrarian @annamuneca send it my way ππ€€ππ€€ I love smokey peaty scotches.
@annamuneca @LiberalLibrarian I thought I was the only one who hit the peat wall earlier than others. I'm actually a blended fan myself usually. And I'll always be a Chivas fan because my dad loved it. A Royal Salute was the ultimate gift for him.
@Urbankidx4 @annamuneca I can do single malt, obv. But I need to do my research to make sure it's not ridiculously peaty.
@LiberalLibrarian Depends on the blend and if i know the distillery. Like to start with single malts and work out to blends. Try to stay way from peaty islays myself
@Kinnison Yes, I have an Islay in my cupboard. Thought "Oh, I'll be a badass." Nope.
@LiberalLibrarian @Kinnison did you know that Islay only got their own island brewery in 2000.
PS my Mum owns a square foot of an Islay Distillery, I can't remember which of the 8 it is.
@Mauve_matelot Laphroaig has been around since 1815 and is considered the quintessential Islay scotch by some
@Kinnison
Yes, but the actual *island* of Islay is not the same as "Islay malts" which covers a range of islands in the Hebrides including Skye, where Talisker is made
@Kinnison
There are essentially three whisky making regions in Scotland.
Highland, Speyside and Islay. Almost all single malt Scotch falls into one of those three categories.
@stueytheround @Kinnison @Mauve_matelot Speyside is my favorite single malt category. It's the smoothest, for me.
@LiberalLibrarian blended, hate peaty.