Favourite Whiskey Tried...

It is impossible to pick one. To be honest, I don't have one because I am very sensitive to batch variation. So each year I have a new favorite. In fact, I have at least two favorites, one bourbon and one scotch. In my cabinet now, I really like Octomore 6.3, Benriach Septendecim, Lagavulin 12 and Yoichi 10.

I agree with @Robert99, hard to pick one. But if there was one mindblowing revelatory tasting I remember it was Amrut Peated CS at the SOT of 2014, when Ashok led us through his line-up, and this was the last one, and, with the now legendary Ashok Manoeuvre, the whisky exploded with flavour and complexity.

Lagavulin 16 and Octomore 7.3 are current favourites as well.

Well, what can I say ? It is the Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist. Does that really surprise you ? Unfortunately, it is not produced anymore It should be, yes it should be And of cause for a reasonable price. To drink a dram of this whisky isn' t certainly better than love. No, it is not. It gets close. Too close. An alternative is Amrut peated Cask Strength. Or Talisker 18 yo. The Beist can be compared with a first love. You haven't seen her for a life time, but she is still in the back of your head.

Sometimes "your favourite dram" is a one-time tasting event not likely to be repeated.

One size does not fit all for me, which means that I have enough experience and enough whisk(e)y to match my exact mood with the 100+ bottles I have open for maximum enjoyment at that particular moment. There is no whisk(e)y for me which suits all moods and taste whims.

That said, I have had only one taste of whisky which I would have rated at 99 out of 100 points for the experience. That was a 40 year old 1967 Duncan Taylor Springbank. One small drink was all I had, and I felt that my physical body was about to dematerialise into Nirvana. I wish I knew whether a second taste would impress as much. At that time, in 2010, the only bottle of that one we could find for sale cost $ 2,199...which meant that I never bought a bottle of it.

I love @NamBeist 's answer here.

Mine is the living cask of Campbeltown malt behind the counter at Cadenhead's on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. It was my first taste of Campbeltown, and it exploded with distinctive seasaltiness. I've been chasing that taste ever since.

My favourite dram, at least so far, is Lagavulin 16. I know it's not rare, or cask strength, but my first experience with it was magical and I've never hit a bad one. I have all kinds of emotional associations with this whisky, so it really holds a special place for me. Every time I have it, I stop and smile after the first sip.

Laphroaig 10 was also an interesting experience the first time I tasted it. The guy who gave it to me was trying to have a laugh (pun intended) at my expense, but the joke was on him. I knew very little about scotch or whisky in general at the time. He probably thought I'd be revolted, but I stopped and went "Oh, that's really interesting. That's different. I like that.". He thought I was bluffing. After my third dram, he conceded defeat.

@OdysseusUnbound Maybe we should get you some Lambertus.... @paddockjudge was able to take in 2 drams of the vile stuff.

Thank God the LCBO is around to keep an eye on me to control my consumption. Kelpie is $200 at the LCBO and only $139 for those reckless Albertans. That place must be full of drunkards comparatively, but I have the LCBO around to guide my drinking habits so I don't imbibe too much. Whew.

@OdysseusUnbound Don't go for the infamous Lambertus. If I was to compare it to a star like you do on your blog I would say you would have to imagine an actor with the play of David Hasselhof and the physic of Marty Feldmant or if you prefer think of Klaus Kinski in any westerns he played in. I rest my case.