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.
@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.