Talisker 30 2008 Bottling Note
The 2008 release of Talisker 30 year old. This was matured in a mix of refill European and American oak casks. An outturn of under 3,000 bottles, each is individually numbered.
The nose is full and rich. There are notes of dried kelp and a thick ozone note. Hints of oily nuts and smoked meats with barley and a butyric note, the smoke is thick and elegant. The palate is rather full and thick. There are notes of Bramley apple and charred oak with the smoke thereof, notes of the coast with a pungent seaweed note and a soft peat. The finish is long and saline with notes of oak and apple.