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I would go for one of the skye Talisker specials or the Dalwhinnie specials. Most major distilleries do upgrades either by years matured or casks used.
There are a couple of tasting websites that do recommends as well.

comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 1 minute ago
(Togouchi is pretty special though)

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I’ve only tried the 12 year. Looks like a hand lotion bottle. Tastes like liquid silk.

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comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 2 minutes ago
When you're talking prices, what kind of range we talking? 50-100?
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Yeah spot on. Closer to 50 if possible, but definitely not over 100 as it won’t be around for long!

@lee I’ve got a lot of time for Talisker, used to really rate Highland Park as the best all rounder but it seemed to nose dive a few years ago (maybe just me) Talisker has filled the void though in that respect!

Would recommend Bushmills

Heathen

Auchentoshan Is my go to malt 👍

I have a talisker 10 year old unopened...won it in a golf tournament 8 years ago

My mate who knows his whisky swears by Monkey Shoulder

A bottle of dufftown Singleton came my way recently...not tried it

Went to the talisker distillery last summer on the way up to the outer Hebrides, stayed on Skye for a few nights. Got myself a bottle of a special reserve and finished it before getting back home. Glorious stuff. The 10 year old is well priced.

Monkey shoulder is a blended malt, I got given a bottle a few years ago. Not bad, but no where near as good as a single malt.

comment by Wetherby White (U6810)
posted 20 minutes ago
Monkey shoulder is a blended malt, I got given a bottle a few years ago. Not bad, but no where near as good as a single malt.
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You like what you like I guess

I’m eyeing up Glendronach Peated if anyone’s tried that 🤷‍♂️

Irish whisky is unpeated. If you want big peat in a blend Black Grouse is very peaty. For a single malt islay malts like Langavulin and Laphroaig are good and super peaty but you have to like the iodine taste which some don’t. Blends like Monkey Shoulder and Copper Dog are sweet and easy to drink and actually dead nice but have little or no peat.

for an Irish whisky try Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot, otherwise try Edradour Ballechin 8 Year Old Double Malt Double Cask.

Not fussed on Japanese????

Yamazaki 12yr and Hibiki are superb

For the price, it's tough to beat Talisker, though the 10yr is my least favourite- prefer the Skye, and much prefer the Storm and Port Ruighe. Not opened my 57°North yet........

Have the Glenfarclas 12, 18 and 105. Love them all.

Also partial to Connemara on the cheap end of the scale.

“12yr and Hibiki are superb”

Yeah I just find it hard to justify the price. They cost about 50% more than they used to

comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
“12yr and Hibiki are superb”

Yeah I just find it hard to justify the price. They cost about 50% more than they used to
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True. Found an offer on the Yama 12 a couple of months ago at €99 and jumped on it. The Hibiki I picked up for €65, but considering how good some of the cheaper stuff like Talisker is, it's hard to justify when sober