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Originally Posted by A8bil
one of the classics...where do you place it amongst Ardbeg and Laphroaig? I" working on a Lagavulin 200th Anniv. 12 year. Good stuff.
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All of them kinda have their own thing going on. Laphroaig is big iodine, Lagavulin is campfire and liquid smoke and Ardbeg is barbecue and brine.
Lagavulin 12 is great too. Usually higher ABV.
I also enjoy Caol Ila quite a bit. It's an Islay too but has more of an ashy vibe. It's weird to use those flavor descriptors in a positive way but that's about the only way to describe the flavor attraction. Once you figure out peated stuff, it's all gravy.