Lee

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• 19th Mar 2010

  Treated myself to a Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Really lovely and prefer it to the 10 year old. Had an Ardbeg in my other hand, but at the same price and scores on here favour the former, I replaced the latter and I'm currently enjoying it while typing this.

• 19th Mar 2010

  My whisky nose has still much to learn and I base my purchase preferences on trying something that has a generally good rating. I've had some I would not buy again because they seemed tasteless or just uninspired yet I've seen them rated highly in various places. Others I've really enjoyed have had low scores. So, I wouldn't even begin to try scoring these myself. What confuses me is when a reviewer says something is poor yet scores are 7+ or 75+ To me something that is poor should be below 5 or 50 or 50% as to me this means below average. On a rating scale there is poor - average - excellent. Is there an official rating system that clarifies a scoring system that even novices can understand or is it intended for the pro drinkers only?

• 19th Mar 2010

  My drift over to peaty/smokey whiskies from my traditional mild speyside varieties has had one unexpected side effect. My wife detests the smell and complains it knocks her sick. The upside is when she's on my case I just grab a good glass full and it keeps her back to a safe distance!

• 14th Mar 2010

  @PeatAndMeat No but it was in my hand and chose the 10yr due to the price - didn't want to take too big a gamble. It just so happens I'm having a glass right now and I like it more than I did yesterday. Strange. How does the quarter cask compare?

• 14th Mar 2010

  @Connosr Done!