I don’t hate Talisker myself, but there are better.
I’m a big Oban fan-that’s good stuff.
FWIW, any Scotch fans who come to NYC should stop in at either Keen’s on W. 36th or St. Andrews on W. 44th. The best retail selection is at Park Ave. Liquors, which is actually on Madison (near 40th)
Cheers.
Oh, and to follow up on my previous post-I prefer JW Red to Black, as well-Hell, Churchill drank Johnny Walker Red—if it was good enough for him....
I think my favorite blend is Famous Grouse—good stuff.
They have a bottle of pretty much every scotch imaginable hanging from the ceiling ready to be poured.
I haven't found anything yet to compare to it in the LA basin yet ... but I'm looking.