12Yo very nice, sherry bomb and smooth. I am enjoying it as well. I guess you have tried bunnahabhain as well?

For a start I find lagavulin hard to drink, until I got myself a laphroaig 10. Now it is my best dram.

The 12 is probably the best.. 8 is too peaty.. Middle ground us the16

If you like peat.. Try Campbell Towns.. Springbank or Kilkerran is fantastic.. I prefer them over Islay

For kilkerran.. There is the heavily peated version which more peaty and less briney. NAS tough..

I like the kilkerran 8 cask strength.. More sherry influence. Similarly my fav Springbank is the 12 CS..which doesnt really have much sea taste..

Campbeltown has a distinctive taste.. Very different compared to Islay peat. The adage Springbank funk.. Try it and see.. You wont regret.

Yes.. Laga 11 is ridiculous priced due to the hype. Hard to justify its RM900 for it.