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.
Perfect scotch for people who love smoky and dryness. Very posh
I was bought this as a gift, and honestly I was intrigued having not tried Talisker 10yr before. Unfortunately the nose did not live up to the palate. Far too sweet in the mouth with a sour after taste. Relegated to the back of the cupboard along with the other sub-par bottles to be used for other purposes. In my opinion (NFFHC... Not Fit For Human Consumption)
This is NOT a beginner whisky, but that said, I will never understand how some ultra boring whiskies like Balvenie 14, Ancnoc 12, and so many others, get such high praise or higher than this whisky. Well, gentlemen (and some ladies), let me tell you, this whisky (unlike the ones above, and most) is a gem. An absolute gem. It is pure quality in a glass. It's an exciting and intoxicating whisky. It's like an exciting dystopia to the imagination, but a blissful utopia to the palate. The nose is very salty, sweet, spicy, slightly smokey, briny, big and bold .. just wonderful. It let's you know "i'm here and you're in for a treat!". The palette is attacking, but wonderfully so, it is bold, rich, sweet, spicy, somewhat fruity. The mid palette blossoms into malt, chocolate and spice. The aromatic long lasting finish resolves in smoke, sweetness, and the desire to repeat the process and have another sip. If you're enjoying a whisky like this, that means you have graduated and are officially a connoisseur in your own right. You can not go wrong with Talisker 10! Best scotch for the price, and perhaps one of the best scotches on the market. Those at the Talisker distillery really got it down to art. What a treat!
proof that a whiskey need not be aged forever to be great. You want smoke? Check. You want malty sweetness? Check. You want salty? Check. You want strength? It is almost 46 abv. This one offers so much flavor, and at a fair price. Despite its power, it is good neat, or with a few drops of water.
I buy one bottle of whiskey a month and building a little collection, this one was the first one that did not last a month, lovely taste.
