How Dare They?!

[Gibbon]

Must admit I love the West coast whiskies, and Laphroaig is one of my favourites. However, try a gentler East cost one like Edradour and you may be pleasantly surprised. but stay away from blends, they are beneath contempt!

I have to respectively disagree, blending is an art and well presented by the likes of Johnnie Walker, Ballatine's and Monkey Shoulder.

I think in general the single source of a lot of drinks is 'emperors new clothes' and a certain amount of cultural snobbery. Most good wines are blended, take Bordeaux's, as are teas and coffees. The single grape is attempt to offer a perceived purity, but Cabernet is quite harsh and merlot has little body (great chilled in summer though), but well blended is a taste sensation.

Master blenders are highly skilled at producing a consistent product with varying degrees of input quality depending on yearly weather variations.

[malvolio]

I have to respectively disagree, blending is an art and well presented by the likes of Johnnie Walker, Ballatine's and Monkey Shoulder.

I think in general the single source of a lot of drinks is 'emperors new clothes' and a certain amount of cultural snobbery. Most good wines are blended, take Bordeaux's, as are teas and coffees. The single grape is attempt to offer a perceived purity, but Cabernet is quite harsh and merlot has little body (great chilled in summer though), but well blended is a taste sensation.

Master blenders are highly skilled at producing a consistent product with varying degrees of input quality depending on yearly weather variations.

Well I'll disagree. There is a art in distilling a single malt as well .We're not talking about wine, or tea...

[courtg9000]

drink much of it do you?

I have a good collection, drinking most very slowly

[sadkingbilly]

I like whiskey. But very much an acquired taste. Had a 25 year old Laphroaig at a restaurant recently. Smelled great, tasted better. Especially as I wasn't paying.

Can't stand rum, but do like a nice G&T.

oh, dear, oh, dear.

[WTFH]

oh, dear, oh, dear.

Well, it could be that he likes Irish, but still drinks Scottish occasionally.

[Uncle Albert]

The best thing about Laphroaig is that none of my family like it. It's the only whisky we have that doesn't get pilfered by my offspring.

[DoctorStrangelove]

The best thing about Laphroaig is that none of my family like it. It's the only whisky we have that doesn't get pilfered by my offspring.

The Finest Kind. .

There's a bottle and a half in my cupboard.

Also a bottle of el cheapo Aldi single malt which is also quite acceptable.