> Particularly obsessed with anything from Islay. ... > from the island. Never actually had japanese whiskey, but definitely have had islay and highland vari

> Particularly obsessed with anything from Islay. ... > from the island. Never actually had japanese whiskey, but definitely have had islay and highland varieties of scotch - Wondering if preference bias for islay style is the factor here, where the selling point is not 'subtlety' or 'smoothness'.. much in the same way in the beer world that e.g. the smooth/subtle flavor of english bitters are underappreciated stateside because we are hop-crazy for nuclear IPAs..