Talisker 10 year old single malt is a classic Island whisky from the Isle of Skye. Aged for a minimum of 10 years in American oak casks, this welcome member of Diageo's Classic Malts series has been recognised numerous times for its excellence. Immensely satisfying stuff, with whiffs of warm peat blending with coastal air, balanced by orchard fruit and juicy barley. A spectacular after dinner dram.
It was an Editor's Choice at Whisky Magazine, a gold medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017 and was awarded 'Best Islands Single Malt' at the 2017 World Whiskies Awards.
A fresh and fragrant nose. Through thick, pungent smoke comes sweet pear and apple peels, with pinches of maritime salt from kippers, seaweed.
It's a bonfire of peat crackling with black pepper, with a touch of brine and dry barley. A welcome delivery of orchard fruit provides a delicate and beautiful balance.
In a long finish, bonfire embers toast malt and crystallise a sugary underlay.
I have been enjoying whisky a long time and this stuff is without a doubt the worse whisky I have ever tasted. It smells and tastes like dettol and after the first taste I poured the remainder of the contents of my glass and the rest of the bottle down the sink. This whisky probably explains why there is only one distillery on the Isle of Skye...........
Excelente Malta, ese Humo Volcánico que desprende de sus Notas, pero a la vez muy Fragante y Medicinal, Recomendablemente Bueno.
Very disappointed. I used to be a huge Takisker fan, but after a decade or so away I came back to a rather thin and harsh welcome.
Wouldn't buy again. Strong chemical taste to it, like dettol disinfectent.
I got married in 1991, and we honeymooned on Skye. My Dad being an aficionado of good Scotch, you'd think I would know my stuff. But no. I drank Teachers. The cottage we'd rented included a distillery tour. I proceeded to drink every dram as offered, and finish off the daintily -sipped drams of the Americans too. It's 25 years on, and I now know my whisky. Talisker stands up amongst them. Great, great whisky.
