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.
Really a mediocre whisky for the money i've paid no complexity at all after 5 min that it takes to open up doesnt evolve nothing very weak character in the nose and in the palate dont buy it.
Excellent whisky. Very well balanced, just enough smoke & peat, lovely maritimes & sea tastes and pepper, can find some sweetness notes as well. Fruits and sweet only whiskies just boring for me... My first Talisker, will definitely try some more from them !
Honestly if this wasn’t a typical Diageo product loaded with artificial coloring to the point it doesn’t even look anything close to real I would say it’s a fine scotch however that just isn’t the case here. A touch of e150, not ideal but ok. This thing is loaded with it to the point it looks like it’s spend 18 years in a first fill sherry cask. But an honest scotch at a decent price is not what Diageo is about. So as far as the scotch goes very salty, some spice to it, lacks complexity, a little smoke. Decent but not great and far better options from much better companies out there for the price.
Haven’t had a Talisker in eons so decided to pick one up as a daily dram. Lovely whisky! On the nose, peach pit, cresols and cereal. The palate had warm smoke, cocoa and almond paste. Medium, calm finish with sweet almond and smoke that creeps up after a while. After a few drops of water, fruit and more sweetness. And no, you cannot compare this 45.8 abv to the likes of a cask-strength Corryvreckan, but at half the price it is a well-balanced and delectable daily dram, in my opinion.
Decent, but overall I find it falls short of expectations based on positive review and tasting notes. I had it having recently had Ardbeg Corryvreckan and Lagavulin 16... maybe an unfair comparison as a 10yr, but much prefer the Ardbeg and Lagavulin in the peaty, smoky category.
