Talisker Storm

Buddy turned me onto this. Decent sip. Nice smoke and peat with a bit of oak.

This is rather good! Somewhat surprised, as until now, I haven't been overly impressed with the whole duty-free/NAS marketing, but this is legitimately good. Starts off much like Laphroaig 10, but immediately turns sweeter followed by the peat and seaweed making a dive-bomb appearance. The middle thins out just a little, but a hint of iodine and brine keeps things alive long enough that you remain intrigued until the campfire shows up to round out your somewhat long finish with a bit of smoke, some astringency and more peat. Completely lacks the traditional black pepper so pronounced in Talisker 10, and with a juice this good, I'm not at all upset.