So, where are you drinking now?

Oooh jealous - looks like you've got good weather!

I can see this topic running and running too...

Watching Eagles vs. Falcons and enjoying a Highland Park 18yr.

Currently just finished The Bowmore tour. Enjoying a complimentary Bowmore 12!

Watching TV (Dragon's Den for those who have heard of it) and thoroughly enjoying an Auchentoshan 12.

Laphroaig on Tuesday. Nice tour. I tried the new Triple Wood whisk is a Quarter Cask with additional time in a sherry cask. Quite good. Then Lagavulin with the extended tasting yesterday. I got to pull spirit right from the cask, 14 year old. Today was Ardbeg, surprisingly small facility. The real bonus was the post tour tasting. We tried Blasda, 10 yo, Coryveckren, Ugidial, Alligator and Rollercoaster! (I'm not spellchecking) plus two mini's for walking over. Tomorrow is Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain and Kilchoman. So many whiskies on such a small island.

@Wodha Pure Festival this weekend? :)

On an Aidrondack chair in my back yard, gazing upon the Colorado Front Range nosing a new Collingwood Canadian from a copita which was aged in oak but finished in toasted maple barrels. I have a Yoichi 10 year old and WhistlePig Rye lined up behind the Collingwood.

@Wodha: a couple of weeks ago I was drinking exactly where you are drinking now. The weather was crap, but the whisky was great. Make sure you have lunch at the Old Kiln House Cafe at Ardbeg before you leave the island. Their smoked mackeral soup is killer. Where are you staying on Islay. We had trouble finding a decent B&B in Port Ellen, and ther wasn't much in the way of decent eateries. We might stay in Bowmore next time, it looked like there was a lot more going on. What did you think of the Alligator, by the way?

Cheers.

@Wodha: Oops, I just reread and see that you stayed in Lagavulin. Can you give a good recommendation for the cottage?

@Wodha, did you wear that Ardbeg cap into the Laphroaig and Lagavulin distilleries?

I am just starting a flight of five Balvenies. First, 21 yo Portwood. Excellent whisky. To follow: 14 yo Caribbean Cask, 12 yo Doublewood, 10 yo Founders Reserve, and 15 yo Single Barrel. It is a lazy and contented Saturday!

Ooops! Wanted the "What", got the "Where" ..."...are you drinking now?" for the second post.

@Wodha That's my idea of Heaven! You lucky devil.

I am really envious! At the moment, it is 4am on Sunday, Nov27. Couldn't sleep, so I got up and having a go at this great whisky forum! The true test of a great whisky: getting up at 4am and, after drinking the whisky the night before, having another small dram. The Laphroaig Quarter Cask is the most drinkable at any time whisky I have ever had. Recently, I have enjoyed the Ardbeg 10, Laphroaig 10 and the Bowmore 12, and also various other malts not from Islay. Here I can only get Laphroaig 10 year and Quarter Cask. I guess I should feel fortunate that I can get the Quarter Cask. The other one I would love to try at some time, is the 10 year Cask Strength. But the QC is so smooth, full bodied and well balanced with just the right amount of sweetness, I can't imagine it gets any better. Other than enjoying some tastings on the Island of Islay! Cheers, Carl

Today I picked up a bottle of Bookers Bourbon to compliment the abundah for my wife. I'm quite enjoying it as is my wife. The quality seems well above its price point for sure.

Ah, I made the same mistake Victor did. Well, I am on my couch watching a Canadian football game. Go lions!

Just relaxing ,after my 3 daughter are in bed,my wife is reading a book,so im goin down the stairs to my whisky cabinet! I have a meet tonight with Lagavulin 16,what a wonderful dram,cant get enough!