Well, I would say that my first whisky tasting party in the USA went quite well. I tried to sequence the tasting to build to the Ardbeg. Up 'til now, The Glenlivet was the only Scotch that Chris has tasted.
Chris's tasting notes: Chivas Regal - green apple, vanilla. Charcoal barrel finish The Glenlivet - green apple, smoother than the Chivas, lighter barrel Bowmore - barrel (charcoal), earthy, fruity, excellent Aberlour - very good, port, best so far, really like this one Lagavulin - same fragrance as Bowmore, but peaty Ardbeg - this f***er has a lot of f***ing fruit to it when you first nose it. It's not as peaty as Bowmore (he may have meant Lagavulin, as we were feeling no pain by this time) The Glenlivet finishes like Ardbeg [huh?]
I passed out around 8PM and missed the BBQd ribeye steaks! Oh, well.