talisker 10 year old
- Distillery
- Talisker
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 10 Years
- Alcohol
- 45.8% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Island
- Bottled For
- Distillery
On the shores of Loch Harport, the village of Carbost is home to Skye’s only distillery producing a wonderfully powerful and award-winning Island malt bottled at above average strength.
review by tinfoilhat
- Color
- Golden Orange
- Nose
- Sweet malt, peat, marshmallow, honey, some smoke.
- Body
- Creamy, syrup
- Palate
- Peat, light sweet smoke, some salt, pepper/spice at the back of the tongue.
- Finish
- Long, drying, pepper burn
Reading the other comments makes me wonder about the consistency of this whisky. I get no iodine, restrained peat, light smoke - nowhere near Bowmore, nevermind Ardbeg or Lagavulin. Dead fish? Oysters? I don't get any brine from my sample. My bottle is very well balanced, a perfect halfway between the better Speysides and the medium hitting Islays. Wonderful stuff.
review by thegrinch
- Color
- Golden orange
- Nose
- As soon as the liquid leaves the bottle, before my nose gets anywhere near the glass, there is already a tantalizing whiff of spicy peat in the air. Raising the glass and inhaling brings a strong medicinal/hospital smell with what seems to be a hint of 'dip' (skoal, etc).
- Body
- Smooth and moderately oily
- Palate
- Salty peat delivered on a velvet pillow. Strong and forceful without being abrasive. The perfect middle ground in-between The Peatless and something like Lagavulin or Laphroaig.
- Finish
- A wonderful, peaty, peppery burn! That was not dip I detected earlier, but only the foreshadowing of a delicious afterburn that, true to it's reputation, can be described only as "peppery".
This whisky is fantastic. Period. I stop at a rating of 93 only because I have yet to try every whisky on the planet and I must leave upward room for the unexpected!
review by anonymous
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- water that had dead fish swimming in it.
- Body
- medium
- Palate
- A great pepper taste, but all was ruined because of the taste of dead fish swimming in or around the aging process.
- Finish
- long pepper finish.
I also find it very hard to believe any one likes this single malt. SO much POTENTIAL but all is ruined by the over whelming dead fish water taste.
review by anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Peat, smoke, fruity, citrus, sweet
- Body
- Full
- Palate
- Rather unbalanced. I was not at all impressed with the combative contrast of the sweetness and the smokiness.
- Finish
- Long
I really wasn't very happy with this scotch. I don't plan on trying it again.
review by williamson
- Color
- Ambergold
- Nose
- Subtle salt, with a hint of sweetness. Such balance, such grace. Some sawdust and woodchips, barley and honey.
- Body
- Slightly dry, smooth but fierce.
- Palate
- Fierce dryness, seasalt and lemon. Bittersweet and well-balanced, with some smoked fish.
- Finish
- Long and refreshing, a bit sweet. No one was lying about that peppery finish either, what a dram this is.
This is everybody's friend, such character and style. Great balance, appetizing taste, fine finish. One of a kind.
review by coloradodram
- Color
- Shiny golden amber.
- Nose
- Vanilla, honey, fermenting apple. Not the plume of volcanic peat I would expect given what I know is coming.
- Body
- Thin oil - this is possibly where it most shows its youth.
- Palate
- Prickly pepper, especially on the back of the tongue when you roll it around. A fine balance of salty sweet too.
- Finish
- This is where its peat smoke shines - in a wonderfully smooth, very warm, medium-length prickly pepper with sweet afterbreath finish.
This might just be the best 10 year on the planet - worthy to sit side-by-side with much older scotches. It takes water well if you want to reduce the ABV, and it's priced right. It may not be terribly complex, but it's dangerously tasty (so be careful out there!)
review by catka
- Color
- Golden Amber, to light golden bronze
- Nose
- Light peat
- Body
- Light smooth and warming
- Palate
- Light peat, sea salt, peppery sweet
- Finish
- Gradual warming to a peppery bite that lingers long and tingley on the lips, tongue and gums!!
This is the tops of the Islay malts!! The mild smoke and peat give way to a sweet warming peppery bite of a finish that has spoiled me for comparable single malts!!
review by frombeyond
- Color
- bronze
- Nose
- iodine, the ocean, smoke, etc ...
- Body
- thick and full bodied
- Palate
- great structure, peppery, smokey and spicey
- Finish
- long finish with white pepper
Great whisky, a Classic and priced nicely. If you like pepper and smoke, you''ll love this scotch.
review by anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- a peat monster!
- Palate
- sea salt, yet sweet.
- Finish
- a lingering peppery finish
Best scotch for the price. No matter what I try, it always gets compared to Talisker, a rich, distinctive, and complex whisky. A fantastic, bold drink!
review by mandrake
- Color
- Gold with reddish-amber hints
- Nose
- Peaty and salty. Bit of smoke and heather. Slight sweetness.
- Body
- Medium bodied, slick and a bit oily.
- Palate
- Salty, fair bit of peat and grassiness. Oak, with some dryness as well.
- Finish
- Hot and sharp in the finish, pepper and salt.
Distinctive and enjoyable, a real bargain at the price.
review by mishima
- Color
- Always a little darker than I remember, a roan bronze
- Nose
- A gentlemanly peat takes his glove and smacks you in the face. Not a woodsy smoke, but more akin to the odour of brisket smoking on a cold day. There is more here, sherry, not shy, only reservedly reticient. A sea brine sweetness joining the peat smoke and sherry together.
- Body
- Creamy, light but mouth filling at once.
- Palate
- Somewhat sweeter than you would expect lurking under the smoke. There is sherry, spice and oak here, all swaddled in that nebulous peat haze that comes to the fore and retreats in turn. Just a hint of the pepper to come.
- Finish
- The peppery finish this whisky is (in)famous for. A long, long burn that stars like a screaming siren from the distance, speeding and blueshifting into your mouth it fills your senses with 4 alarm fire. Eventually it fades to a prickle that will stay for several minutes unless you douse it with water, or another sip.
Gracefully beautiful, enticing and over the top, it is a Shakespearean tragedy, crafted perfectly from beginning to end, and yes with the vicious bloodbath which steals the show and hushes the crowd right before the curtain closes.
review by mudshark
- Color
- Gold Amber hinting at Ochre
- Nose
- Sweet floral aroma, slight smoke, hint of peat and honey, Oak wood and leather from an Old World Tavern
- Body
- Smooth, slight syrup, nice body
- Palate
- Warm buttery chocolate, then sea salt, dry oak and pepper
- Finish
- Very long, warm and soothing. Hint of Dark Chocolate.
This one's like an inviting mature woman sidling up to the bar. I always have a bottle of this in the cabinet. A standard to which I compare others.
review by touch
- Color
- Golden amber.
- Nose
- Smoke, sea, brine.
- Body
- Full body, dry.
- Palate
- Spice, oak, pepper, hint of peat. Smooth & dry.
- Finish
- Long, smooth, spicy. Strong influence of pepper.
An excellent balance of spice, pepper, wood, peat and sea elements. Smooth yet full flavored,
review by eddie
- Color
- Amber, Gold
- Nose
- A Little Smoke, , Seaweed, Hay, Oysters and Peat, Very Balanced.
- Body
- Full Body, a little Syrupy.
- Palate
- Peat, Pepper, Oak, and Spicy. also a little Buttery.
- Finish
- Spicy, Dry, Pepper and Long, All the tastes stay for the ride.
I found this to be a very GOOD dram and I'am looking forward to the next time I pull this cork.. This one has a good strong Whisky taste and feel, The way I like it.
review by colin
- Color
- Red Amber
- Nose
- Brine, Sea smells, Gentle, Floural, Slightly metalic
- Body
- Very dry, Medium heavy
- Palate
- Alcohol, Sour, Very floural, Salt.
- Finish
- Long and warming in the bellly.
This one likes a little water. I found it too sweet and briney, and a little bit sour.
review by dramiel mchinson
- Color
- Golden in full light
- Nose
- sweet heather, earthy peat, hint of Spring peppermint with sisal rope and lnseed oil; fine leather and wisp of smoke
- Body
- medium body rich in flavor
- Palate
- sweet, warm fruit cobbler and spice, drier on mid palate with peat and oak notes.
- Finish
- Long, smooth and warm; black pepper, spice fading on smoked peat.
This whisky is the courtship; blossoming love and conjugal act followed by a satisfying smoke and sweet dreams.
