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Originally Posted by El Diablo
gm,
You've got some pretty good coverage there, lots of good stuff. Only things that jump out that you should really try are Laphroaig and Caol Ila.
I agree with Boston's recs except for the Caribbean Cask, I just don't think that rum finish is very good, but perhaps it's just my personal taste.
I'd recommend trying some of the other Ardbegs, though Uig is perhaps my favorite, it's really great.
One thing I really enjoy is either sherried highland scotches with a peat finish or peaty islay scotches with a sherry/port/sauternes/etc finish. Be on the lookout for those, which are often from independent bottlers.
Where are you located? Do you have some good local liquor stores?
Thanks El Diablo. I live in the Atlanta suburbs. There were 3 or so liquor stores within 10 minutes in my area that made up my collection. I haven't seen any independent bottlers yet, and you mentioning the sherry/peat, peat/sherry makes me jealous because that mixture sounds fantastic.
I'm pretty sure I had Laphroaig way back in the day, so I'll need to look into Caol Ila.
Yes Ardbeg Uigeadail is pretty hard to beat. That's kind of what I think about most of the whiskeys in my collection, so I was making sure I wasn't missing any of the standard top 20 or anything.