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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
For those who have forgotten, I would point out that you are the guy who won't buy a $70 bottle of Scotch to have a special sip at home from time to time. (I'm not saying that to you as a comeback as I fear whiffitude.)
I'm generally unwilling to buy several single malts at a bar because they are very overpriced, and because once you get past a certain point of drunkeness the taste subtleties are not as interesting. If I see something that I didn't have at home and liked/was interested in trying, then I'll have a glass or two. But that experience is getting more and more rare -- I prefer Islays, there really aren't that many out there, and I probably have a bottle or two from most of the Islay distilleries.
I'll branch out from Islays on a good recommendation from someone whose tastes and extravangances I trust (i.e., Sebby or Slave, but not you).
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Islay fan here, too.
I tend not to keep a large selection at home, but just a bottle or two at a time. It has been years since I've had the 10 year Laphroaig, despite Laphroaig being my favorite, and it's really quite good. The last bottle I had (ah, I remember it well!) was a 27 year old. The 27 is much more complex, with a bit of salt under the peat and a very long subtle bit of wood. I'm thinking I may end up buying a couple different Laphroaigs.
If I'm out somewhere (other than a shindig at someone's house that last a lot of hours), I tend to only have one or two drinks anyways. Usually, I'm only at the bar waiting for a table or as a prelude or postlude to a play or concert. So I'll sample a single malt that I don't usually drink. Maybe that's when I should start sampling some of the California wines I really know nothing about, assuming it's a place that serves good bottles by the glass or has a nice split selection.
