I'm very pleasantly surprised. I recently discovered lagavulin 16, and have been trying everything I can to find something similar that doesn't cost $90 a bottle. This talisker storm is the closest I've found to the balance of sweetness, meatiness, smoke, and drinkability of lagavulin 16. This has quite a bit more spice than the laga which is supple in every regard. I don't mind the dry spicy finish one bit though. At almost half the price I can't argue with it and am super blown away.