Scotch, Scotch, Scotch

In the immortal words of Ron Burgandy I love scotch. Okay, love is pretty strong, but I do enjoy a nice glass of scotch from time to time. So here is installment one in a-perhaps-never-to-be-continued series of reviews.

As a Christmas present from my girlfriend's dad I received a bottle of The Peat Monster (if you need a gift for a guy named Pete just stop reading and buy him this). According to its makers "The Peat Monster combines extremely smoky malt whisky from Islay with medium-peated Highland whiskies to create a balanced and approachable monster..." which is absolutely right. If you love smokey scotch this is for you. If you don't really like scotch then you should keep your distance.

My personal recommendation would be to use The Peat Monster as to follow other scotches, as it's strong taste may be a bit much for the first drink of the night, but it's got a great flavour that really sets it apart.

The Peat Monster is a creation of Compass Box Whisky and I'm anxious to try some of their other products; especially Asyla.