Having just been to Skye, I discovered a fine alternative to Talisker, which is now undrinkable as I discover the company was set up by Donald Trumps ancestors rent collectors/enforcers. And in a place Samuel Johnson described as the place beyond all that I have seen, from which the gay and the jovial seem utterly excluded. So fuck them.
Torabhaig turns out to be delicious. I'm presuming the ones I had in the pub (£4.80 for 35ml, such a bargain!) were from the standard bottle, a mere 4 years old at 46% with a taste that belies its youth.
Torabhaig Single Malt - 2017 - Torabhaig Distillery
I brought home a mid-range one, with gentle bonfire smoke, salinity, maltiness, and sweet, vanilla-led oaky spice. 61% but you'd never believe it (until you went to stand up). Delicious
Torabhaig Allt Gleann Batch Strength - Torabhaig Distillery