Opposite to widespread rumours some time in the past, Talisker 10 12 months Outdated hasn’t been discontinued. Earlier this 12 months it was given a makeover with a label that’s reduce within the form of the Isle of Skye.
On the similar time they needed to take away the declare that Talisker was the one distillery on Skye (after the opening of Torabhaig). They now say it’s the oldest distillery on Skye.
Talisker 10 yo (45,8%, OB +/- 2022)
Nostril: the everyday spicy / coastal assault, with loads of seaweed, brine and pepper. Maybe just a little extra caramel sweetness within the background than within the outdated days. Hints of yellow apples, toasted almonds and vanilla. Quite a lot of boat rope and ashes full this good nostril.
Mouth: nonetheless fairly ashy with numerous trademark black peppercorns. Once more an apple sweetness with some lemons and milk chocolate behind it. Sharper mineral notes and a refined natural edge come out. Dried seaweed. Briny smoke with some anise and chilli.
End: fairly lengthy, saline, with iodine, pepper and a lemony pressure.
The label modified however not the profile. Maybe just a little sweeter and peatier than I remembered (I’m speaking six years in the past), however Talisker 10 12 months Outdated remains to be a benchmark for maritime character in whisky. As a critical whisky lover it’s not all the time straightforward to search out one thing attention-grabbing in a random bar or restaurant, however that is one in all these taasty drams you may depend on. Out there from The Whisky Alternate or Grasp of Malt, and just about every other whisky store.
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