Single-Malt Scotch tasting-- order of scotches?

[Argonaut]

I am hosting a single-malt scotch tasting tomorrow evening and would appreciate advice on what order to serve the scotches in. We are fairly new to scotch and don't have anything fancy, but I am planning on serving a Glenmorangie 'Original' (Highland), two Speysides: Glenlivet 12 and Glenfiddich and Laphroaig 10 year old cask (Islay).

I am also serving some oatcakes and digestive biscuits with cheeses: Wensleydale, Stilton with lemon peel and an English cheddar. What advice do you have for me?

[ncyankee101]

Laphroaig last, it will wreck your palate, Which Speysides?

Here's an interesting article by a blogger I talk to often.

http://jason-scotchreviews.blogspot.c...

[Argonaut]

Thanks for the link. Great blogger!

The Speysides are Glenlivet and Glenfiddich. Nothing extraordinary, but I had them already :-)

[ncyankee101]

Oh geez that was a brainfart on my part, d'oh! I guess when i read it I thought there were 5 total.

All three of those are pretty mild tasting, I doubt the order of them will make much difference. Definitely the Laphroaig last though, nothing like a peat/smoke bomb to leave everything else tasting like water. I love Islays by the way, Laphroaig is one of my favorites.

[sku]

I agree with ncyankee that the Laphroaig should definitely be last. I would put the Glenmorangie first as it's slightly more delicate than the 'Livet and 'Fiddich, but you could really put those three in any order.

It's a very nice novice lineup.

I actually don't favor serving food during tastings, particularly strong tasting foods such as stilton as they can interfere with the whisky.