Which Single Malt have you consumed the most?

@dougwatts

Bladnoch, especially if it's an Armstrong bottling, is often a single barrel bottling. Thankfully, most tend to be very good...

Indeed - all Armstrong era and many single casks. Comprising 2 x 8 year old - first fill bourbon, and one each of a 9 yr old bourbon cask, an 11 year old sherry cask, a lightly peated 9 year old, an 8 year old at 46%, another 8 year at cask strength, a 17 year old sherry and 19 year old single cask. They were the good days.

@dougwatts I had a mini of the 9 YO lightly peated 46%. So far I have opened two different 10 YO (finished one), an 11 and a 12.

According to my database, I have 2 11 YOs in Florida waiting for a friend to bring them over, 3 other 11s, four 12 YOs, three different 10 YOs (all of these at 55%), and one 10 YO CS at 57.1%.

I encountered Bladnoch early in my journey, when I was given the opportunity to order something from the UK that would be muled over. I asked Ralfy for a suggestion and he recommended stuff I could get here but I remembered a video of his at the distillery and took a chance...it was a good choice...

@nooch, that QC is pretty sweet & woody. Is that what you found unappealing about it?

Do you like most big peaters?

Generally, the ones to get excited about are the Cairdeas releases, the 10 CS, and the indies.

@Nozinan you did a good job securing stocks while they were available. I neglected to do so, but am glad for the 8 and 17 year old bottlings I have left.

@MadSingleMalt I do like big, peaty malts. Octomore 7.3 is amongst my favourites. I think I find QC a bit too woody.

@nooch, It is a matter of preference. Those who like it, like it a lot. You might grow to like it more in time. I have 5 different versions of Laphroaig in my cabinet. They call to me on very cold winter nights, and I answer. I enjoy Laphroaig; however, this distillery is not one of my favourites. My preference is for styles different than Laphroaig.

@dougwatts If only I was good in investing...

@MadSingleMalt I enjoyed the QC. More than the 10yo even.

@nooch , based on that info, I bet your apathy toward the Laphroaig QC is just due to its woodiness. Check out some of the others and see what you think. My picks for you would be one of the less woody 10 CSs (so not batch 5) or a 2015 Cairdeas.

Deanston 12 yo and Ardbeg Uigeadail. I've had more bottles of Deanston 12 for the simple reason that this is a 365 day a year whisky. Ardbeg Uigeadail is in my cabinet for the fall & winter months. They both are fairly priced Deanston 12 yo € 35,- and Ardbeg Uigeadail € 50,-.