Re: Lagavulin...
...tastes too much like iodine for the money.
I'd say 10yr old Abelour is one of the best values out there in a single malt.
Funny how scotch whiskey followed fine cigars in current fads. I was into both before they were cool (everyone says that). Someone coined the phrase "Affordable decadence" which to me is accurate. Where else can you purchase some of the finer things in life for $10 to $50?
Rob (weaned on Drambuie)