Let's ask a newb-ish question

I'm not particularly deep down in the peat bog myself, so others would probably be able to provide a lot more interesting answers. There are still a few Islay whiskies left for you, the newish bottling of Ledaig is supposedly good, as opposed to the old one? A bottle of Port Charlotte might not be a bad choice. Regarding the latter, I don't know what is available or not anymore, after what's happening over at Bruichladdich. I think the newest bottling of Port Chalotte is the Scottish Barley, but I might be wrong.

I'd recomend you try out Longrow Peated or Jura Prophecy for a change. I'm quite interested in sampling An Cnoc Rutter which got high praise from maltactivist recently.

If I can suggest something out of Scotland, I strongly suggest Balcones Brimstone. Stunning and smoky in a very different kind of way. For a Scotch, If you can afford it Octomore.

Bowmore 12, or 15 yr?

In my book he Benriach peated lineup is a fantastic example of peated Speyside whisky. Not as sophisticated as Islay, but loads of fun to drink. The Septemdecim is my favourite so far, although I haven't tried them all.

Consider Amrut Peated cask strength.

Also, if you can find it, Caol Ila CS

I've probably only tried a similar range to yourself, but in terms of peaty whiskies that I would like to try in the not too distant future I would say Kilchoman Machir Bay and Longrow, and also Ardmore Traditional Cask is a very reasonably priced (in the UK) non Islay bottle that ralfy always speaks highly of.

If you want the Ardmore Traditional Cask, get it before that lower-ABV less-peaty thing replaces it on your local shelves.

If you haven't had Ardbeg Ten, that's your first stop in my book. If you have had it, you now possess a benchmark for all the other suggestions pouring out here.

@hunggar The standard 10 yr Benromach is pretty nice.

Finlaggan Cask strength if you can find it. It's rumoured to be young Lagavulin. Very tasty and mucho peat.

@FMichael, We don't have the standard 10 yo Benromach here in Taiwan. Instead we seem to be the only country that has a 12 yo expression as the introductory Benromach. But yes, it's a nice peated/sherried whisky, and quite under the radar.

Talisker 57 North, Ledaig 10, peated Bunnahabhain, peated Benriach.

@BlueNote, young undeclared Lagavulin sounds like a great recommendation for those who can find it. I found one this summer—not the Finlaggen but a dusty Cadenhead's bottle old enough to call itself "pure malt"—that was quite awesome. Tons of zip, tons of character, tons of little filaments floating around in there. Tons of fun.

@HeartlessNinny, when I pushed the Ardbeg Ten in my previous reply, it's because I misread your original post. I thought you wanted advice from folks who THEMSELVES had had the usual suspects. But I see now that YOU have had those and you're looking for something new.

With that in mind, here's my list. I'm about in the same boat as you, so these are either less-common bottles that I've had, or those that I'm interested in:

•Lost Spirits Leviathan or Seascape, available by mail from K&L. These might be gross but I'm interested nonetheless. And I'd love to hear some folks here on Connosr post some opinions.

•Any of Laphroaig's Cairdeas bottings. These all sound like no-brainers if you can find them.

•Balcones Brimstone, to second @JoeVelo. I've had this and thought it was kinda nasty, but some guys love it. In any case, any smoke lover owes himself a taste.

•McCarthy's Peated Single Malt from Oregon, USA. Same comment as the Brimstone.

•Corsair Triple Smoke. I've had this and thought it was way too weak. If you're not a CS guy, though, you'll probably find it interesting. And if you ARE a CS guy, maybe you want to check out the CS version that some places sell. (Binny's is currently selling a CS single cask.)

•Edradour "Ballechin" releases. These get mixed reviews, but some are very enthusiastic. I have the port but I've not opened it yet.

•Connemara CS if you've not had it. Good, solid stuff.

•English Whisky Co peated releases. Again, mixed reviews but some that are pretty enthusiastic. I have a single (actually dual) cask CS bottle from Binny's that I've found very solid and good but not astounding or anything. I've not had them side by side, but I think the Connemara was better—zestier.