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.
Just kidding! Hey, who deleted my previous review?? Unlike Laphroaig 10, that tastes like turpentine that caught fire which was put out and then bottled while a bottle of phenol was thrown in accidentally into the cask, Talisker 10 is less intense. I didn't smell much smoke but lots of wood and peat. Taste is harsh without a little water which smooths it a little giving it a slightly sweet (oranges?) and salty finish. So if you are in a foul mood in the evening and want to indulge in some self flagellation, pour yourself some Talisker 10 to complete the evening's moroseness. Lagavulin 16 is so much better. Anand
After all the rave reviews, I bought a bottle of Talisker 10. Now, I am quite fond of sweeter, lighter scotches like the balvenie 17 double wood, 21 portwood nd the dalwhinne 15 as well as the peaty, smoky scotches like the lagavulin 16 and laphroaig18. Talisker 10? A very nice scotch. Very little smoke but lots of peat in the nose. Taste is a little raw with oak and some sweetness and quite dry. Phenol is not that noticeable. A very nice scotch but I prefer the Lagavulin 16 which is much more tasty and complete.
I too cannot stop thinking about my next dram of this remarkable stuff. The nose alone is intoxicating. It's everything I think of the romance of Scotland and scotch.
Holy cow that's the good stuff
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