Where in Santiago could I buy a bottle of Laphroaig whiskey?

[Stephen]

This will be a gift for a fellow pilgrim.

 

[SYates]

The best person to ask might be @JohnnieWalker with his forum name and avatar he should know ;-) SY

 

[amancio]

Hard to know, go to the big department store El Corte Ingles, in the gourmet section they might have it, if they do not have exactly that one, they might still have Tallisker. El Corte Ingles does have it in their online store, so it will most likely be available there too, 10 year single malt, and a lot cheaper than in Scotland probably too!

It is not in the most central location, but it should be walking distance from the train station

 

[bernhugo]

El Corte Ingles is not far from the railway station in Santiago. Just round the corner and up a hill a little way.
Easy walking.

 

[bernhugo]

I have just remembered this. There is a bus that goes from near the railway station past El Corte Ingles and stops across the road from the shop.
From the station go up the steps, cross the little bridge and the road, walk downhill and the bus stop is at the end of the second street on the right.
You will have to ask at the station, because I have forgotten the number of the bus ,but it goes to Os Tilos and the hotel Los Tilos.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Linea 6

http://www.tussa.org/web/linas.php?id=5&lg=cas

 

[alaskadiver]

This will be a gift for a fellow pilgrim.

That's one lucky pilgrim

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Hola - your best bet in my experience is the wine/spirits shop called Valladares in the Calle República Salvadora 14. It is just a few minutes walk from the Plaza Galicia. If you go there in the morning and they don't have Laphroaig they will have a bottle delivered by the afternoon.

Salud!

John

 

[DurhamParish]

Is it for me?

 

[Stephen]

They did have the Laphroaig and also some Glenmorangie. It's nice to be able to contrast the very different flavours of these two.

Hola - your best bet in my experience is the wine/spirits shop called Valladares in the Calle República Salvadora 14. It is just a few minutes walk from the Plaza Galicia. If you go there in the morning and they don't have Laphroaig they will have a bottle delivered by the afternoon.

Salud!

John

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Excellent - I knew they had Glenmorangie!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

It's nice to be able to contrast the very different flavours of these two.

That is an understatement! Even for single malt drinkers, Laiphroaig is a bit of an acquired taste.

 

[JohnnieWalker]

That is an understatement! Even for single malt drinkers, Laiphroaig is a bit of an acquired taste.

You mean medicinal taste !

 

[Stephen]

BQ722D
True enough. I almost had to hold my nose to get the first one down but after that it became quite moreish.

 

[Stephen]

You mean medicinal taste !

 

[Deleted member 3000]

You mean medicinal taste !

Peat taste, not so much medicine! A fellow pilgrim, Hervey Magnall, owns a restaurant in England that carries over 500 different whiskies, mostly single malt. The taste varieties are nearly endless; many are oak, many are sherry, many are aged in several different woods. Most Laphraoig is very earthy, "peat" in most descriptions. As the distillery says, "A big, peaty slap in the face." And "Release the pungent, earthy aroma of the blue peat smoke, the sweet nuttiness of the barley and the heathery perfume of Islay’s streams."

Buy a shot before you buy a bottle! (The bottle may sit on the shelf for awhile if it is not to your taste.)

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Yes, I had an office on Islay for some years and I've visited all of the distilleries. Laphroig is the peatiest of the Islay malts imho. My preference is for Bunnahabhain or Lagavulin. The island is beautiful with some excellent walking.

 

[Smallest_Sparrow]

A big, peaty slap in the face." And "Release the pungent, earthy aroma of the blue peat smoke

this is why I don't drink alcohol...

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Enjoying whisky is just like playing the piano - all it takes is practice, practice, practice!

 

[MichaelB10398]

You mean medicinal taste !

That is exactly the term I think of when drinking it. Scotch demands a refined pallet....or at least I like to think so, but for those that like it, it becomes the stuff most loved. Take it neat or have some spring water across the room just to loosen the smell, but do not let water get any closer. Cheers