I mentioned in an earlier post that I had been exposed to a mature Laphroaig at way too tender an age when my taste buds were incapable of appreciating it. Since then I’ve only rarely gone back to this revered Islay malt and never in a suitable environment where I could observe it in peace [...]
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Changing tastes, changing malts
January 28th, 2008 
Bill Just as a good whisky matures over the years so do our taste buds. My first experiences of single malts were at the age of 18, and thinking back to the types that I enjoyed then they were vastly different to those that I now favour. Back then I appreciated smoothness; the soft, sometimes almost [...]
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Tags: Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Laphroaig, Talisker 
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