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Last weekend I went out with a flask of Laphroaig (some damn good scotch), and was just sipping that most of the night. I let a bunch of my friends have some, a

Last weekend I went out with a flask of Laphroaig (some damn good scotch), and was just sipping that most of the night. I let a bunch of my friends have some, and always came back with some left in the flask. It's a great way to drink really delicious scotch, share with your friends, and drink less.

megablast 16y ago
Came here to talk about Laphroaig. Laphroaig is the smokiest whiskey you can get, really nice drop, from the Isle of Islay. Very flavorful. Perhaps worth saying as well, please do not buy a nice whiskey, and ask for coke mixed in. If you tried that in Scotland or Ireland, they would at best refuse you.
- greendestiny 16y ago
  Have you tried the 10 year old Ardbeg? That might change your mind on the smokiest.
  - bmcleod 16y ago
    Or the recently released Ardbeg Corryvrecken, which, I think, trumps the 10 year old.
  - rudyfink 16y ago
    Bruichladdich Octomore (~130 ppm) and Ardberg Supernova (~100 ppm I think) are way up there beyond the Ardberg 10. Off the top of my head I'd guess the Ardberg 10 is something like 20-40 ppm. The "ppm", in the Scotch context, is for the amount of peat phenols, which is essentially a peatiness metric, and it is recently a competition metric, for some reason, between at least a few distillers ( http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2009/03/bruichladdich-octomore-ardbeg-supernova-tasting/ http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2009/03/bruichladdich-octo... as an example article but you can just google scotch ppm and get a ton of articles ). I haven't had the Octomore but the Supernova is not that great in my opinion. It was interesting to taste a Scotch intentionally that peaty, but I'd consider it more of a novelty than a great taste improvement. That said taste is an amazing thing, so it might be precisely your cup of tea. In terms of enjoyable smokiness I'm with you on the Ardberg, but in terms of the crazy +peatiness competition in Scotches, it isn't the winner.
    - greendestiny 16y ago
      I was talking purely of Scotches I can afford :)
    - paylesworth 16y ago
      I had a chance to sample the Octomore while visiting Bruichladdich this year. Holy crap that stuff is like drinking liquid fire. Does not have the smooth finish like Lagavulin 16, but it was sure fun to try.
  - ZeroMinx 16y ago
    also, Lagavulin. Damn good stuff
  - geophile 16y ago
    That's my standby, although I also enjoy Lagavulin and Laphroaig. But my absolute favorite is Port Charlotte, which is produced by Bruichladdich. (I'm not enough of a connoiseur to appreciate the differences among PC 5, 6 and 7.) It's the most intense and flavorful scotch I've ever had, but not very rough. Pretty smoky too. Unfortunately it's kind of expensive and kind of hard to find.
- nailer 16y ago
  Re: sweetened whisky drinkers, a friend of mine who runs a rather nice bar (awarded best cocktail menu in the world from quite a few sources) simply smiles, says they don't stock coke, and suggests something else that's not as dominating to the customer.
jacoblyles 16y ago
I'm just not a Laphroaig guy. Tastes like Bacon. I prefer Balvenie. Tastes like maple syrup and burnt ash.
- PStamatiou 16y ago
  thats why i like Lapsang Souchong tea- very smokey and tastes like bacon
  - dzlobin 16y ago
    When my dad smelled the lapsang in my house he told me it smelled exactly like the boot polish they'd use in the army, back in Ukraine. I've only used it to put infuse some smokey herbal flavor in cooking, its way too smokey for me.
sandGorgon 16y ago
Do join the Friends of Laphroaig As a condition of this award, we agree to pay a yearly ground rent in the sum of one dram of Laphroaig, to be claimed in person at the distillery. You’ll understand we’re not offering heritable ownership or any right to cut peat, farm sheep or extract minerals from the plot - far better to take up your right to a warming measure of Laphroaig. Upon the Leaseholder’s arrival at Laphroaig we undertake to provide a map, with adequate directions for locating the PLOT, and suitable protective clothing against Islay’s rugged weather and eccentric wildlife.

megablast 16y ago

Came here to talk about Laphroaig. Laphroaig is the smokiest whiskey you can get, really nice drop, from the Isle of Islay. Very flavorful. Perhaps worth saying as well, please do not buy a nice whiskey, and ask for coke mixed in. If you tried that in Scotland or Ireland, they would at best refuse you.

greendestiny 16y ago
Have you tried the 10 year old Ardbeg? That might change your mind on the smokiest.
- bmcleod 16y ago
  Or the recently released Ardbeg Corryvrecken, which, I think, trumps the 10 year old.
- rudyfink 16y ago
  Bruichladdich Octomore (~130 ppm) and Ardberg Supernova (~100 ppm I think) are way up there beyond the Ardberg 10. Off the top of my head I'd guess the Ardberg 10 is something like 20-40 ppm. The "ppm", in the Scotch context, is for the amount of peat phenols, which is essentially a peatiness metric, and it is recently a competition metric, for some reason, between at least a few distillers ( http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2009/03/bruichladdich-octomore-ardbeg-supernova-tasting/ http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2009/03/bruichladdich-octo... as an example article but you can just google scotch ppm and get a ton of articles ). I haven't had the Octomore but the Supernova is not that great in my opinion. It was interesting to taste a Scotch intentionally that peaty, but I'd consider it more of a novelty than a great taste improvement. That said taste is an amazing thing, so it might be precisely your cup of tea. In terms of enjoyable smokiness I'm with you on the Ardberg, but in terms of the crazy +peatiness competition in Scotches, it isn't the winner.
  - greendestiny 16y ago
    I was talking purely of Scotches I can afford :)
  - paylesworth 16y ago
    I had a chance to sample the Octomore while visiting Bruichladdich this year. Holy crap that stuff is like drinking liquid fire. Does not have the smooth finish like Lagavulin 16, but it was sure fun to try.
- ZeroMinx 16y ago
  also, Lagavulin. Damn good stuff
- geophile 16y ago
  That's my standby, although I also enjoy Lagavulin and Laphroaig. But my absolute favorite is Port Charlotte, which is produced by Bruichladdich. (I'm not enough of a connoiseur to appreciate the differences among PC 5, 6 and 7.) It's the most intense and flavorful scotch I've ever had, but not very rough. Pretty smoky too. Unfortunately it's kind of expensive and kind of hard to find.
nailer 16y ago
Re: sweetened whisky drinkers, a friend of mine who runs a rather nice bar (awarded best cocktail menu in the world from quite a few sources) simply smiles, says they don't stock coke, and suggests something else that's not as dominating to the customer.

jacoblyles 16y ago

I'm just not a Laphroaig guy. Tastes like Bacon. I prefer Balvenie. Tastes like maple syrup and burnt ash.

PStamatiou 16y ago
thats why i like Lapsang Souchong tea- very smokey and tastes like bacon
- dzlobin 16y ago
  When my dad smelled the lapsang in my house he told me it smelled exactly like the boot polish they'd use in the army, back in Ukraine. I've only used it to put infuse some smokey herbal flavor in cooking, its way too smokey for me.

sandGorgon 16y ago

Do join the Friends of Laphroaig As a condition of this award, we agree to pay a yearly ground rent in the sum of one dram of Laphroaig, to be claimed in person at the distillery. You’ll understand we’re not offering heritable ownership or any right to cut peat, farm sheep or extract minerals from the plot - far better to take up your right to a warming measure of Laphroaig. Upon the Leaseholder’s arrival at Laphroaig we undertake to provide a map, with adequate directions for locating the PLOT, and suitable protective clothing against Islay’s rugged weather and eccentric wildlife.