My sister had a small wedding, so the rehearsal dinner was just family and no rehearsal. The restaurant had a huge scotch selection, and my long lost uncle and I were talking about scotch earlier in the day. He had the great idea of ordering four at a time for both of us, so we could sample a lot of them, and share notes. We went 5 or 6 rounds, which was a fantastic to try and compare that many, but I was too drunk to remember what we tried or what they tasted like the next day. Hence not remembering why I liked Lagavulin and Laphroig, they just stood out as the ones I most enjoyed. Haven't had them since, as they are more expensive.
This chart was posted at some point, and is very helpful. The website is pretty useful, too.
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