Many years ago, one of my son-in-laws introduced me to single malt scotches. In the interim years, I have tried many. Lagavulin 16 remains my favorite. Balvenie 15 is very good, as is old McCallum 1982. But, they don't have quite the unique character as Lagavulin.
Early on, I tried Laphroaig 10. It was unique, but the phenolic taste was not too inviting. I cut it with a blended scotch, J&B, and it was much more pallitable. Later years of Laphroaig have not been so harsh. Nevertheless, I have been experimenting. A freshly made 1:4 mixture of Laphroaig and J&B is quite nice.
Now for my questons:
1) Has Laphroaig changed? Is the "original" (circa 1998) still available? What is it called?
2) I mixed up a batch of Laphroaig and J&B a coulple of days ago (my first "production batch"),and the taste compared to a fresh mixture has changed. Is that a known phenomenom? It now has a somewhat bitter aftertaste.
John
Early on, I tried Laphroaig 10. It was unique, but the phenolic taste was not too inviting. I cut it with a blended scotch, J&B, and it was much more pallitable. Later years of Laphroaig have not been so harsh. Nevertheless, I have been experimenting. A freshly made 1:4 mixture of Laphroaig and J&B is quite nice.
Now for my questons:
1) Has Laphroaig changed? Is the "original" (circa 1998) still available? What is it called?
2) I mixed up a batch of Laphroaig and J&B a coulple of days ago (my first "production batch"),and the taste compared to a fresh mixture has changed. Is that a known phenomenom? It now has a somewhat bitter aftertaste.
John