Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Talisker 10 at a friends place. It seemed slightly better than the last time I tried it, I'm beginning to think they're stepping up their game a little. Anyone tried talisker storm and talisker 10 who can give me a comparison? I keep seeing storm mentioned and I just saw it's only half a kroner different in price in Norway so thinking I might pick up a bottle.

Storm is pretty good but I'd still personally rather a bottle of the 10 year old. Skye is the one that everyone thinks is a bit shit but you never know—personal tastes and all that.

I'm not so much a fan of these cheaper NAS bottlings that keep getting inserted into distilleries' lineups, which aren't that good and are there just to make cash.

I don't mind it when a distillery like ardbeg or bruichladdich, for example, have NAS whiskies as their core range because they're usually good (and/or backed up with ages or distillation/bottling dates in the small print) but the new stuff like talisker skye or laphroaig select etc...I don't get that. Glenlivet founder's reserve I thought was awful!

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

Talisker 10 at a friends place. It seemed slightly better than the last time I tried it, I'm beginning to think they're stepping up their game a little. Anyone tried talisker storm and talisker 10 who can give me a comparison? I keep seeing storm mentioned and I just saw it's only half a kroner different in price in Norway so thinking I might pick up a bottle.

We just picked up a bottle of Storm last week. I think it's not quite on the level of the 10 yr old, but at about 2/3 of the price here in Denver, it is a nice dram.

Originally Posted by PigHog

Storm is pretty good but I'd still personally rather a bottle of the 10 year old. Skye is the one that everyone thinks is a bit shit but you never know—personal tastes and all that.

I'm not so much a fan of these cheaper NAS bottlings that keep getting inserted into distilleries' lineups, which aren't that good and are there just to make cash.

I don't mind it when a distillery like ardbeg or bruichladdich, for example, have NAS whiskies as their core range because they're usually good (and/or backed up with ages or distillation/bottling dates in the small print) but the new stuff like talisker skye or laphroaig select etc...I don't get that. Glenlivet founder's reserve I thought was awful!

Maybe I'll pick up a bottle then. I don't think I've heard anything good about Skye from anyone. The price difference is equivalent to about 5p. It's my birthday on Monday too, so I think I can justify a bottle.

Originally Posted by Demetrius

We just picked up a bottle of Storm last week. I think it's not quite on the level of the 10 yr old, but at about 2/3 of the price here in Denver, it is a nice dram.

That's a pretty big difference. It's about $0.06 different over here.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

Maybe I'll pick up a bottle then. I don't think I've heard anything good about Skye from anyone. The price difference is equivalent to about 5p. It's my birthday on Monday too, so I think I can justify a bottle.

Happy birthday for Monday [emoji324]

Originally Posted by PigHog

Happy birthday for Monday [emoji324]

Thanks! Here are some extra words because it told me my post had to be longer.

Leafs game on, and into some Ardbeg Ten.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

Thanks! Here are some extra words because it told me my post had to be longer.

What are the laws like on sending alcohol to Norway? If you ever want anything that you can't normally get hold of, hit me up because I still owe you a return favour for the aquavit. [emoji106]

Originally Posted by PigHog

What are the laws like on sending alcohol to Norway? If you ever want anything that you can't normally get hold of, hit me up because I still owe you a return favour for the aquavit. [emoji106]

Oh yeh, I'd forgotten about that. I'm not sure, I think it's either not allowed or costs a pile of tax. I'll look into it. How was the aquavit? To me some are really nice, others are a bit over the top with the caraway.