My three go to whiskys are Talisker, Oban & Delwhinnie.Talisker is my go-to as I'm pretty much a Scotch guy (and I'm biased because we have a place on Skye) but I'm finding some really interesting new California distilleries, these guys are making an excellent whiskey;
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My late sister was a Lowlands Single Malt fanatic. One glass of Laphroig usually stopped me in my tracks.