Talisker 10 Year Old
Distillery: TaliskerStyle: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.