Laphroaig 8 Year (Single Cask Nation)

 

Despite having a rocky start with a poor SMWS bottle, I have taken quite a shine to single cask Laphroaig (usually called "Williamson" as it is here at the request of Laphroaig; Bessie Williamson was their famous owner/manager who was only the second woman to manage a Scotch distillery, and the first of the 20th century). The three single casks I've had that were picked by various bar owners and bottled by Laphroaig themselves were stellar. I have very high hopes for this Single Cask Nation bottling. 

Ben Nevis 11 Year (Single Cask Nation)

 

I never really rated Ben Nevis until I met a whisky friend via the Scotch Malt Whisky Society who swore left and right that they were just as funky and rich as I found Ardmore. So I began exploring Ben Nevis, and soon after had a 15 year from Blackadder that just stunned me completely. Rich, farmy, funky, it was phenomenal. So I became a fan.