I'm drinking Laphroaig.....ask me anything!

[Pert_UK]

I.e. I am drinking something called Laphroaig, it's not that I've adopted the nickname of "Drinking Laphroaig - the Drinkingest Laphroaig in the whole goddamn world!"

Although I might.

P.

[Whitacre D_WI]

1. Do you like the flavor of salty motor oil?

I sure do! LOVE Laphroaig.

[Spentastic]

2. Why don't you shut up?

Eh? me me me me me with you isn't it.

[GOPisEvil]

3. That is pretty tasty stuff!

Their 10th anniversary party for their "Friends of Laphroaig" is on the 30th of March. Their unveiling a special 11-year-old bottling. http://www.laphroaig.com/home.asp

[The Spirit of JFK]

4. Why aren't you drinking Lagavulin?

Just asking...

[Pert_UK]

9. Because there isn't any in the cupboard!

I would otherwise!

P.

[LagaLover]

10. There's a worldwide shortage of Lagavulin

dontcha know?

[TXlib]

52. Lagavulin's not bad, but i prefer Ardbeg.

[Whitacre D_WI]

11. I'm guessing...

...because Laphroaig is better.

Actually, I don't know if I believe that. It's like being asked to choose which of your children you love the most.

Anyway, there is quite a severe shortage of Lagavulin, and prices have gone through the roof.

[Pert_UK]

16. Which of your children you love the most?

Well....not the ginger-haired one for a start!

:evilgrin:

I joke of course.......I'm actually sterile.

[LagaLover]

17. You are right

I recently scored four bottles (their last four)at US$59.95/bottle. VERY lucky.

Hubby found one bottle for US$64.95 at another location.

[XNASA]

5. I love Laphroaig.

It tastes like Peat smoke and the sea.

We toast with it on special occasions.

[Droopy]

6. What is Laphroaig?

I've never heard of the stuff before. Wine, beer?

[GOPisEvil]

8. Scotch

http://www.laphroaig.com/home.asp

[bubblesby2002]

7. Ah Laphroaig - I envy you

However, it's only 8:00 am here so it's a little early for me to have a whisky. But tonight - I get to go to work at an officer's mess where they have about 110 different single malts. I usually get my choice at least once in an evening. I think tonight I'll have a Bowmore 30 yo. It is sooooo tasty. Enjoy your weekend.

[Pert_UK]

13. Nice!

I was working in Scotland last year and got to try lots of different single malts.

However, my great job recently was trying the different 25 year old ports at the Seppelt winery in Australia......Every year they put down a barrel of port and don't release it for 100 years, and they also have various different ages in between.....MMmmmmmmmm......!

[LagaLover]

15. Bowmore is one of

the best. Enjoy the 30 yo!

[Pert_UK]

19. Bunnahabhain (sp?) and Highland Park do OK too....n/t

P

[LagaLover]

22. Highland Park is a well kept secret

I also enjoy the Maccallan and Talisker. Cragganmore is good stuff too.

[Pert_UK]

26. Not in Stirling, Scotland...

My dad had always recommended it, but when I went to Scotland I asked the barman in the well-stocked hotel bar to recommend a single malt to try.

Highland Park was the reply.

I went to another well-stocked bar.....Same reply.

It IS good whisky, but the thing is you can buy it in MANY pubs in the UK, so I wanted something a bit more special.

P.

[LagaLover]

28. Well the majority of Scotch drinkers

don't LIVE in Sterling!

[Pert_UK]

32. Or even Stirling.....

:-)

P.

[LagaLover]

35. LOL

Oops!

[Whitacre D_WI]

31. Highland Park may be my favorite malt.

I love the heather.

[Redleg]

55. I second the Highland Park and the Macallan

They are tied as my favorite highlands single malts. I have been wanting to try Talisker. Damnit- now I am thirsty!

[Dead_Parrot]

12. Have a shot for me....

...I'm at work...

[Pert_UK]

14. What, you never heard of a hip-flask?

:-)

P.

[Hotler]

18. I tried, and I tried, I just can't...

develop a taste for scotch. I really like premium aged tequila.

[Pert_UK]

21. Well that's OK...straight tequila and good margheritas rule.....

My last margherita was drunk on the balcony of a bar overlooking Sydney Harbour in Australia....I'm still coming to terms with leaving!

P.

[LagaLover]

25. Nothing wrong with that!

[Canuckistanian]

20. Only Highland Malts for me

Dalwhinnie or Cardhu, please.

[LagaLover]

23. Cardhu is about to become a blend

No longer a single malt...

[ProfessorGAC]

24. A Man of My Own Tastes!!!

I like Glenamorangie or Abelour most, but Dalwhinnie is very good as well.
The Professor

[Pert_UK]

27. Abelour is piss-cheap in the UK....

One of the cheaper single malts by quite a way, and not bad.

Glenmorangie is found in most pubs and booze shops, and is also decent.

P.

[LagaLover]

30. Michael Jackson

(the renowned expert on single malt scotch, not Michael Jackson the alleged child molester), rates Abelour an 83 which is a VERY respectable score.

[Pert_UK]

34. Whereas Michael Jackson rates Anal-law........

sorry, couldn't resist....

:evilgrin:

I agree, it is a decent drink - I was just saying that it's not overly expensive in the UK......which is nice.

[LagaLover]

37. Do you know it's average price?

I would be interested to know!

[Pert_UK]

41. Well.....

On edit: BALLS, sorry, that was the price for Laphroaig...

Aberlour is: £22 for the 10 year old, £30 for the 15.



I've been out of the country for a while, but it used to be cheap.

I've found it at £23 here:

http://shopping.lycos.co.uk/products/laphroaig_10_year_old_whisky.html

I'm sure you can get it for less than that.......

Abelour is nice, and also cheaper (IIRC and prices haven't changed).

P

[LagaLover]

44. That's

No longer cheap, LOL. I can get it for about US$34.00, which isn't too bad.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. It's WAY Cheaper Here!

I usually pay under $25 for a fifth. That's about 18 pounds, right?

I can get the 15 year old port finish for about $45 to 47. And that's a fifteen year aged!

You folks must have high liquor taxes to drive the cost up to the point where it's more expensive than in the U.S. despite the 4000 mile shipping cost.
The Professor

[LagaLover]

48. I have never seen Aberlour for under $25

You must have a GREAT source. Of course, I do live in the DC area so EVERYTHING is expensive!

And yes the UK has VERY high liquor taxes. The first bottle of single malt I ever bought (Glenlivet)was in a US military Class 6 store (when they still existed). It cost me $6.00 (NO taxes whatsoever). The cost in the US was $27 and the cost on the local British economy was 18 pounds (rate was 1.50 to 1).

[LagaLover]

50. Actually it's about 14 pounds

at today's rates.

[bubblesby2002]

51. Sunday evening I'm going to an Aberlour tasting

We get to taste Abunadh (sp) which is a beautiful whisky.

Now I know why your name is LagaLover. You love Lagavulin. And because it is now almost non-existent in Victoria, I'll be down to see you when I run out of mine.

I belong to a single malt club here: http://www.victoriasinglemaltclub.com

Take a peek at the web site - it's brand new - the web site that is.
:bounce:

[ProfessorGAC]

45. That's Why I Buy It

It's the best bang for the buck. However, the port or madeira finish version (which are all 2 or 5 years older), are quite a bit pricier.

But, their standard 10 year old, is among the cheapest of the single malts here in the states, and i think it's awfully good for the price.

I like the older GM's, though. The 12 is ok, but i like the 18 or 30, although the 30 is ridiculously expensive. (About $170 per fifth.)
The Professor

[LagaLover]

47. Not a bad choice

though I prefer to "go for the gusto" and plunk down the cash for Lagavulin at almost any price!

[Pert_UK]

29. A note on "trying too hard" and "not getting it at all"....

I was in Stirling, Scotland, dining by myself in a very nice restaurant (I was on business, and anyway, nobody likes me).

A nice American couple and their daughter come in and sit down. I overhear them order some really decent food, asking about specialities and really making the most of the local produce.

Unfortunately, in an attempt to "fit in" a little too much, the father refused the wine list and insisted on drinking whisky with his first course and main course......which kinda kills the flavours of both the drink and the food.

Worse than this (brace yourself) after asking the waiter his recommendation for a single malt whisky, the father asked for a Highland Park and then added "And top up the glass with Coke please....."

One of those moments where the waiter looks at you and just shakes his head.......

:-)

[Whitacre D_WI]

33. Oh, dear God...

...that's horrible.

[GOPisEvil]

40. And he wasn't slapped...repeatedly?

Goodness...some people...

[LagaLover]

49. Well he just didn't know...

We can't slap everyone for being ignorant!

[GOPisEvil]

53. True.

Maybe we could just slap a random sample of the ignorant ones. :-)

[leftofthedial]

36. How do you pronounce "Laphroaig"?

?

[Pert_UK]

38. La-froyg.......And Bunnahabhain (sp?) is Bun-a-harv-in.......

I had to ask!

P.

[LagaLover]

42. Damn, you're good! You spelled it right!

I'm impressed!

[Whitacre D_WI]

39. I'm no expert in Gaelic, but I say "Luh-froyg."

[Pert_UK]

43. You say tuh-may-toh, I say tuh-mah-toh......

Let's call the whole thing orf!

:-)

Yes, well, you wouldn't get thrown out of a Scottish pub for either, I believe.

P.

[Redleg]

54. How can you stand that stuff? Just kidding- I love a good single malt.

I prefer the 15 year old Laphroig to the standard 10 year old. I can't really afford it though.