Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
I've only tried the Arrans once. I don't recall them being very smoky (certainly not a Lagavulin or anything like that), but I don't like any smoke. I generally look at the Whisky Exchange or Master of Malt tasting notes, and if they have the smoke >0, it's pretty much not going to be something I enjoy. I'll often still try them if I'm at a tasting where it doesn't cost me anything, but have yet to enjoy any of them.
Well your pocket book is lucky. The peaty scotches have skyrocketed in price around here anyway, and run almost twice the price of many others 12yr to 12yr. When I started drinking the Lagavulin 16 about 25 years ago, it was comparable to many small distillery 12y in price. I honestly do not know the economics of the price shift.