tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8971775684360762023..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: The Tale of Talisker StormMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-88420795872214096462015-02-16T00:41:04.265-05:002015-02-16T00:41:04.265-05:00I saw Storm on sale in NY for $35 which, like the ...I saw Storm on sale in NY for $35 which, like the price you found, seems like where they should have put it in the first place. Not $70-$80. I did actually try it too a year after this post, and as you said it wasn't half bad. Had some good young peppery spirit to it, but also some odd oaky notes (not dissimilar to the notes I've found in some Ardmore Trad Cask bottlings). But it's probably worth a $35-$39 price tag.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-51968726441711428132015-02-13T15:41:15.823-05:002015-02-13T15:41:15.823-05:00I've tried it and it to me it tastes like Tali...I've tried it and it to me it tastes like Talisker 10 with more than a few drops of water added. Not bad, but certainly not worth a premium. But I will say that i bought the Storm online for $38 a bottle, so at least some buyers and retailers realize that Storm is an entry level single malt, not a premium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-32226763668730638472013-03-01T21:04:47.827-05:002013-03-01T21:04:47.827-05:00I saw that! :-D That actually makes me happy. If...I saw that! :-D That actually makes me happy. If it was terrible, well, that might have made me happy too.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-3399676736121849072013-03-01T00:43:42.596-05:002013-03-01T00:43:42.596-05:00Since your post, Serge and caskstrengh.com reviewe...Since your post, Serge and caskstrengh.com reviewed Talisker Storm - and they both liked it. Those pissers of yours must have been up to something after all! :)Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-64014190402847879402013-02-22T21:20:51.418-05:002013-02-22T21:20:51.418-05:00I know, if they buy Beam then that will be a diffi...I know, if they buy Beam then that will be a difficult day. I'm a big fan of Ardmore, can't let go of that one either.<br /><br />I was actually beginning to mellow out on my Diageo complaints, bidding JW Gold and Green Labels goodbye. Wishing Oban well. Bidding Cragganmore adieu. The Talisker Storm news just prodded me in all the wrong ways.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to doing a couple (constructive) posts on a Diageo-free drinking life. The company is so large that the issue is beyond just branding now. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment and suggestions, Florin!Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-66511692076605089742013-02-22T09:52:01.520-05:002013-02-22T09:52:01.520-05:00Your description of Talisker Storm sounds a lot li...Your description of Talisker Storm sounds a lot like the last Talisker 10 I had - rough and spirity, nothing like the flavor bomb that I remember. When I first read you guys talk about Diageo separation I thought you're nuts - really, give up 40% of the single malt options and some of the best blends? But thinking it through, I realized that yes, it's feasible. In practice we all have a handful of favorite distilleries, and for the rest we just love to play the field for exploration's sake. I could say more, but Michael, how about a post on this topic? Can we live Diageo-free? I'm nowhere as mad at them as some of you guys, but it's a very interesting question. I would miss Caol Ila and Dalwhinnie the most, but would have no qualms about Lagavulin, Oban, Glenkinchie, Glendullan, or some that are simply taking themselves out of contention, such as Talisker and Johnnie Walker. I'd regret faintly Cragganmore and Clynelish. Linkwood, Cardhu, Glen Elgin - we never got to know each other. And please don't buy Beam Inc, because then I'm in trouble - I draw the line at Laphroaig!Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-29052934306309654552013-02-20T20:39:50.862-05:002013-02-20T20:39:50.862-05:00Egads. #3 right now.
PEOPLE! Go to dramming-news....Egads. #3 right now.<br /><br />PEOPLE! Go to dramming-news.com for the factual article! Oliver Klimek is the bees knees.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-14865264026049445182013-02-20T20:14:25.694-05:002013-02-20T20:14:25.694-05:00Well, I'm glad I could be of service!
By the ...Well, I'm glad I could be of service!<br /><br />By the way, if you Google "Talisker Storm", this article is the 4th search result. Impressive!Joshua Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803870395593634466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-82964054400449306282013-02-20T19:13:13.414-05:002013-02-20T19:13:13.414-05:00Was it the last sentence that gave it away?
:)Was it the last sentence that gave it away?<br />:)Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-28227777130500670292013-02-20T19:12:34.201-05:002013-02-20T19:12:34.201-05:00Thanks!
I'm getting closer to my Diageo separ...Thanks!<br /><br />I'm getting closer to my Diageo separation! They're making it easier and easier.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-6384347545907236602013-02-20T19:11:50.085-05:002013-02-20T19:11:50.085-05:00Kane Clap!
I'm not sure what's going on w...Kane Clap!<br /><br />I'm not sure what's going on with the HTML in this comments section. You should see what the spambots put in the spam comments. Actually you shouldn't.<br /><br />Thank you for sending the link to the original article. It made my morning.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-27315855166897013112013-02-20T19:09:45.544-05:002013-02-20T19:09:45.544-05:00Methinks a few things I couldn't print in that...Methinks a few things I couldn't print in that tale.<br /><br />I did find a little inspiration from Sku and Driscoll.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-82220296964572916752013-02-20T18:38:12.434-05:002013-02-20T18:38:12.434-05:00Methinks you've been reading too many of Sku&#...Methinks you've been reading too many of Sku's posts.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-85050588814890792552013-02-20T15:44:06.372-05:002013-02-20T15:44:06.372-05:00http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/tgswenson...http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/tgswenson/Gifs/Slow-Clap.gif<br /><br />I tried using HTML, but you have it turned off, methinks.Joshua Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803870395593634466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-74340884157941398842013-02-20T15:26:24.063-05:002013-02-20T15:26:24.063-05:00Nice one! Talisker was one of my early malt-favor...Nice one! Talisker was one of my early malt-favorites. I revisited it recently and it was crap. That was the final straw (I already knew the rest of it was dead-barrel, colored, filtered crap) - I am now 100% Diageo-free and plan to remain that way. Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-26174464465086643932013-02-20T15:06:20.718-05:002013-02-20T15:06:20.718-05:00Hmmm... you don't like Diageo very much, do yo...Hmmm... you don't like Diageo very much, do you! Just a wild guess.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com