My wife showed up at my door (more or less) with a bottle of Lagavulin 16 which I tried and loved. We and a few friends split that during a scotch and poker night that was a big success, aside from the fact that she totally ruined a few of our younger friends who had shown up with a bottle of Dewars. She had to re-educate them in the ways of the whisky, and they cursed her afterward for "forcing" them to raise their standards.

For a long time that was my favorite, but then I tried Laphraoig during our trip to Scotland, and now that's my favorite. I'd have to try them both again together, though, to make a true comparison.

The wife likes Bunnahabhain the best.