Talisker isn't considered an Islay, because it isn't. Islays are made on the island of Islay. Talisker's made on Skye.
Your favorite Scotch region?
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Islay's Laphraoig and Lagavulin as well the Island malts of Talisker and HP...are my all time favs.
That's obvious enough to anyone who can read the bottle - my point was that (from what I recall) they have a very similar flavour profile.
GOT to be Islay!! Lagavulin is just 'off the scale' good....
Not really - completely different peat sources. Highland Park's peat is very floral. The Islay's are mostly quite medicinal (that TCP flavour). Talisker's is quite 'wood-smoky' for want of a better word. The only real comparison is that they're all smoky. That said - the peatiness of (say) Bowmore is completely different to the peatiness of ardbeg, and they're both islays.
Glenfiddich is the worlds best selling malt. Lots of smaller ones have tried to copy its flavour profile to grab some of the market - we wouldn't consider them all speysides, just because they're similar in style - they might have elements of the speyside character, but unless they were made in speyside, they aren't speysides.
Islay for me (Bowmore and Caol Ila).
I stand corrected.
As a friend of mine would say "I disagree with everything you say sir.....but I admire the purity of your artistic vision"
Highland and Speyside.
I couldn't agree more with Masterkova's response. The Islay region produces the finest Scotch hands down... in my opinion. My favorite distilleries would be Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, and Caol Ila.
ISLAY ISLAY ISLAY and then perhaps some peaty non-Islay 
As a novice Scotch aficionado (I blame the Speakeasy for piquing my interest), my experience thus far is limited.
Still, I have found a remarkable fondness for Speyside single malt, currently enjoying Cragganmore 12 year old Single Malt, and The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 year Single Malt. Both are very nice, with the Cragganmore slightly in the lead for my palette. Both are sweet and floral, yet the Cragganmore is slightly more complex.
Still, I have found a remarkable fondness for Speyside single malt, currently enjoying Cragganmore 12 year old Single Malt, and The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 year Single Malt. Both are very nice, with the Cragganmore slightly in the lead for my palette. Both are sweet and floral, yet the Cragganmore is slightly more complex.
