I'll tell you what... "new" friends came out of the woodwork once that Balvenie hit the table... and I'm glad they did.

I definitely like DWL's line of drinking ... er ... I mean ... line of thinking! Sounds like he's had some experience.

Personally, I was born in Scotland and emigrated to the States when I was a young boy. NEVER drank Scotch all my life until I was sitting at a bar on the Isle of Skye last summer. And as they say, the rest is history. Personal favourites ... Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, and of course, Balvenie