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Anybody has a 40% bottle already and can report on taste differencies?
Keeping that in mind, there's pitifully little Celts nowadays. Only those who still speak Gaelic, Manx (I think the last Manx speaker died some 20 years ago) and Welsh, as well as some Gaulish dialects whose names slipped my mind, can call themselves true Celts nowadays. Nevertheless, Ireland and Scotland can be considered in their generality to be the last Celtic territories.
However, there are on "mainland Europe" a lot of people who are descendants of celtic origin, yet do not speak a celtic dialect.
Which leads us to the Celtic State of Mind: tourism in Great Britan and Ireland thrives to a significant part from "anglophilic" people. What I find in myself (and many other people) is what I call the "Celtic Soul" - a love and admiration of the - excuse my generalization - British/Irish/Scottish way of life. Probably for born Brits/Irishmen/Scots its only folklore, and maybe even tiresome or annoying. Maybe it's the equivalent of Japanese tourists buying Steins and Lederhosen in Bavaria.
And many, many shades of gra(e)y in between.
Syzygy
I enjoy Laphroaig once in a while, although Mrs. rogerd crinkles her nose if a glass of the stuff gets within a yard of her.
For those who are in a tight budget situation while waiting for their Adsense check, or are looking for something suitable for mass consumption after they see how low the check is... try the inexpensive McLelland Islay 5-yr Single Malt. While it won't be mistaken for the older Laphroaig, at $15 - $20 this scotch has a strong hint of the peaty smokiness characteristic of Islay distilleries.
The one he gave me is a blend and very nice indeed.
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