Whisky for my men, beer for my horses

Many Americans who visit Scotland do so for golf.  To stand or play at Carnoustie, Royal Troon, or St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf.  I don't golf.  When asked, my stock in trade answer is that I am not old enough yet.  That said, we did visit St. Andrews under the auspices of our good friends John Rae and Carol Smith.  Standing at The Old Course, where golf has been played for over 600 years, was akin to standing in a cathedral, even for a golf heathen who doesn't like spoiling his walks.  Breathtaking.

Equally breathtaking is the wide variety of single malt whisky in Scotland, to say nothing of some worthy blends.  Please note that I chose to spell the word without the "e".  My mate, Callum, once asked me why the Americans put an "e" in whisky.  My reply, "I think it's because we left the 'u' out of so many words."
"Fair answer," he replied.

While we visited Scotland I was determined to try as many single malts as I could, without a taste of Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, or Macallan...all should be prefaced by The and all quite popular here in the United States.

Here's my list.  I hope you appreciate the effort:

1. Abelour
2. The Balvenie 10 year old Double Wood
3. Bunnahabhain
4. Monkey Shoulders (a surprisingly light Islay, peat and smoke but not overpowering)
5. Glen Dronach
6. Glenmorangie
7. Highland Park
8. Glenfiddich 15 (OK, I fudged a bit, but I happen to love this whisky)
9. Glenfarclas
10. Tomintoul 16 (the featured malt at the Scotch Malt Whiky Heritage Center the day we visited)
11. Miltown Duff 10
12. Cragganmore
13. Tobermory
14. Singleton
15. Talisker
16. Edradour 10
17. Edradour 10 Un-Chillfiltered
18. Dalwhinne
19. Benmorach 10 (the malt of the month in the Oxford Bar)
20. Auchentoshan
21. Old Rhosdhu

Old Rhosdhu, rather unremarkable as a whisky, was remarkable for another reason.  Following my first visit to Scotland, I set a goal to drink my way through the single malt alphabet.  Six letters were not represented: R, V, W, X, Y, and Z.  For two years I walked around with a list in my wallet, assaulting bartenders and publicans during my travels in search of a particularly tough letter.  "I" for instance.  Inchgower is a tough one to find.  My mates in Scotland thought this a worthy and somewhat humourous endeavor (a slight bow to my friends with that gratuitous "u"!) so they proceeded to inform the publicans of this goal.  It was during an epic pub crawl that we found Old Rhosdhu, a dusty bottle at The Lismore.  (That's the same pub with the world's greatest urinal.)

As I sipped a dram of Old Rhosdhu at The Lismore on the Saturday before our departure the young man behind the bar asked me if I had a new, ambitious goal set.  I was stunned.

I am at a goal crossroads.  Our nine week trip to Scotland was a major goal, years in the planning, and the single malt alphabet goal was a multi-year effort.  Both are now in the "Mission Accomplished" category.  I admit to being a bit at sea.

Suggestions?