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.
A flavour profile different from anything else I've tasted. It's in the peatier spectrum but, not too deep like Laphroiag, smoother than Oban, etc, and slightly sea salty, keeps me coming back.
(further notes : ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. immediately fresh and peaty aftertaste fades to faintly aromatic tobacco leaves, finishing up as nectarous eucalyptus lozenges. sacchariferous throughout.)
Vegetal, yellow fruits; pomegranate, honey melon, cloudberries, pineapple peels. medium peat smoke, light on the oak. quite sweet. slightly drying. very similar to the Caol Ila, but lacking the tariness of its Islay cousin. the peat is also more upfront in this one due to the slightly higher abv (45,8%). good on them. Only complaint i have here is the chill filtering and the use of artificial coloring (grrr!). how unnecessary!
Not what it used to be back on 2000-2010. Now Talisker 10 is just too sweet and glowing, the complexity is almost gone, so sad. This whisky boom is disasterous to so many distilleries. Growing volumes = lower quality. There's no way getting around that.
More gentle than Laphroaig but with a fine peaty intro. Oaky and apple taste. Lovely.
