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Talisker 10 is excellent! :)

Not that I'm an expert or anything...

It is indeed. If it werent so damn expensive here I'd have more. But at 75 bucks a pop there are better bang for the buck IMO. Still I just love all dram from Islay and the smaller islands and I rarely stray far off from them. I like a good High or low land (speyside and orcades) but there is something more about Islay, Skye and Jura IMO.

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It is indeed. If it werent so damn expensive here I'd have more. But at 75 bucks a pop there are better bang for the buck IMO. Still I just love all dram from Islay and the smaller islands and I rarely stray far off from them. I like a good High or low land (speyside and orcades) but there is something more about Islay, Skye and Jura IMO.

Just curious.....what would you recommend as better bang for the buck?

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Favorite Bourbons:

Blantons

Woodford Reserve

Knob Creek

Bookers

Bakers

And 5-6 others 

 

Scotch

Lagavulin hands down!!

 

Beer

Too many to name but typically IPA's

I do enjoy Arrogant Bastard but I don't think it's available here

 

Tequila

Damn - so many!!

 

Wine ....

 

Maybe I have a drinking problem!  B)

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Just curious.....what would you recommend as better bang for the buck?

Depending where you are the answer would vary. For example here in Qc the Benromach peat smoke is a good value as well as the jura and the quater cask of Laprhaig and the Bruichladdich waves. (altough I live the talisker 10)

In Alberta the list would probably change and include a Bruichladdich 10 instead of the waves (probably in the same ranges if prices but the 10 is superior IMO). I do not know you guys get the peat smoke from Benromach but the Jura is probably even cheaper than here so I would tend to include it.

The easiest way would be for you to post a list with prices of you liquor store and it would be simpler I bet. Plus an idea of where your palate standswould also help make the suggestion. For example are you more into smoke bombs or you rather like the woody finishes ?

I hope I am clear ? Lol

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Depending where you are the answer would vary. For example here in Qc the Benromach peat smoke is a good value as well as the jura and the quater cask of Laprhaig and the Bruichladdich waves. (altough I live the talisker 10)

In Alberta the list would probably change and include a Bruichladdich 10 instead of the waves (probably in the same ranges if prices but the 10 is superior IMO). I do not know you guys get the peat smoke from Benromach but the Jura is probably even cheaper than here so I would tend to include it.

The easiest way would be for you to post a list with prices of you liquor store and it would be simpler I bet. Plus an idea of where your palate standswould also help make the suggestion. For example are you more into smoke bombs or you rather like the woody finishes ?

I hope I am clear ? Lol

Just getting my feet wet actually and not really sure what I like yet. I have only sampled a handful different ones over the years, most of which I can't even remember. What I do know is that the Talisker 10 is the best I have tried so far, by a good margin.

 

Off the top of my head...a couple others I've sampled were the Dalmore Cigar Malt and Oban. Damn I wish I could remember some of the others... 

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Well I can say you have a great baseline to figure out what you like.

 

I would try a jura next time or a Bruichladdich 10. The first will have a similar profile (altough less peaty) and the 10 will have a more oceanice/iodine side to it.

 

This probably does not make sense but this is how I would qualitfy them. loll

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Well I can say you have a great baseline to figure out what you like.

 

I would try a jura next time or a Bruichladdich 10. The first will have a similar profile (altough less peaty) and the 10 will have a more oceanice/iodine side to it.

 

This probably does not make sense but this is how I would qualitfy them. loll

Forgot to mention that I also have a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail waiting in the wings that I have yet to crack. Very soon..... :)

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