Talisker Skye was introduced in early 2015, named after the beautiful island on which the distillery resides. This expression brings with it a more well-rounded and sweet flavour profile packed with fresh citrus, sweet smoke, peppery spice and traditional Talisker maritime notes.
Talisker Skye is matured in a combination of refill and toasted American oak casks, with a slightly higher proportion of toasted casks. Talisker Skye whisky is perfect for those who perhaps find the classic Talisker flavour profile a bit too much, not to say that Talisker fans won't enjoy it too.
Sweet stuff, toffees and vanilla ice cream up front, almost grain-like. Becomes increasingly honeyed. There's a little coastal influence here too, just hints of a sweet Caol Ila perhaps, with very restrained smoke.
Honeyed toasted oak, sappy wood, only a little pepper and smoke, apple turnovers and hints of lemon and lime Opal Fruits. Fennel seeds.
Drying and slightly less sweet, hints of spice and smoke.
A more approachable, sweet Talisker. 'The Isle of Skye in June'.
I purchased a bottle of this for my husbands 63rd Birthday this January. We looked forward to the opening of this bottle as the packaging was quite delightful but the drink is absolutely awful. We had one measure each and we both found it unpalatable. There is an awful after taste that I can only describe as that of white spirit. We then decided to try it with cola to try and disguise the taste and even that didn't work and it tainted the glasses. We are now stuck with a bottle of this and don't know what to do with it. Fortunately I got this as a discounted price of GBP19 from Morrisons but can not take it back as it has been opened. Never again, my husband likes his malts, although we are no connoisseur's, but can distinguish between something that is palatable and something that is not. I would not recommend this to anyone.
A great one. I bought it without noticing that it wasn't the 10 years old, but it is at the same level of quality, tried both same night and I can't tell a difference.. Talisker was always one of my favorite whiskeys, I love peated - smoked whiskeys, and I don't believe that Lagavulin deserves the extra money, I like them the same.. I have a small bar and all the customers that tried it, where astonished..
If buying a Talisker from this page then get the 10 year old. The NAS stuff is getting out of hand! I don't mind a young whisky if the age statement is there. Look at Kilchoman! Talisker, this is a poor show, stick an age statement on this bottle and have the bloody decency to charge accordingly!
This whisky is a good budget whisky from a supermarket but £38 is a rip off when it is available at £25 in many supermarkets? It is ashy an immature. With time in the glass it can be very fruity on the nose with a big peppery punch in sack on the palate, it is actually okay. However, it dies in the glass after about 20 minutes and it needs a moderate but precise amount of water. Just too little water and it will be like sandpaper on the tongue. Just too much and you'll drown it. If you can get it cheap then try it once for curiosity's sake. This is a very interesting whisky, but it is quite frankly, young, and a bit of a con from Talisker. It has a taste like they have used rubbish casks for the most part and then gave it a big beefy finish in both first fill or refill bourbon and sherry casks. The maturation is just messy. The spirit does taste a bit rough and you'll find it on the finish with that nasty ash taste. This whisky is only saved by the grace of Talisker's still quality. The spirit, despite being rushed, still has that real fruity profile that you don't get in older Talisker. I suggest people buy it once, and never again.
The best you can hope to get in that price range, better than a lot of more expensive whisky.
