Talisker has unveiled its oldest single malt Scotch whisky thus far, Talisker 44-12 months-Previous: Forests of the Deep. Just one,997 bottles of this whisky might be launched globally.
Talisker 44-12 months-Previous: Forests of the Deep was created “as a mirrored image on the ability and fantastic thing about our oceans,” says the model. The Scotch was impressed by an expedition led by Parley for the Oceans, Talisker’s associate in ocean conservation, to one of many world’s largest sea kelp forests close to the Cape of Good Hope. Parley explored ‘The Nice African Sea Forest’ with an expedition group of scientists, activists and filmmakers who undertook a dive into its depths.
On board the mission yacht had been Talisker cask staves, which had been later charred utilizing a small quantity of sustainably sourced Scottish sea kelp and stave wooden shavings, earlier than ending the whisky’s maturation journey. The Talisker 44-12 months-Previous: Forests of the Deep whisky was completed in these marine oak casks earlier than bottling.
Parley Founder & CEO Cyril Gutsch mentioned, “Kelp forests are the planet’s underwater architects, and a strong blue carbon drive throughout the ecosystem that makes Earth liveable. They assist biodiversity and sequester and retailer carbon dioxide extra effectively than the rainforests. This very particular and uncommon version of Talisker whisky is a tribute to the wonder and fragility of those nice forests of the deep, and our collaborative mission to assist their safety.”
Whisky author Dave Broom added, “This can be a fascinating, daring, superbly mature Talisker made within the outdated, daring, defiant model. Some whiskies change into refined and stylish with time, others lighten and transfer into an ethereal state. A couple of nevertheless, transfer in the wrong way, changing into richer, extra advanced and concentrated variations of themselves. That is all about how Talisker’s distillery character shifts over time, refusing to change into conventionally stunning. As an alternative the oils are magnified, savoury components emerge, and the smoke is retained, binding all of it collectively. It’s candy, savoury, smoky and saline… and deep. It’s Talisker on full energy with an power that’s outstanding for its age, a real distillation of place.”
Talisker 44-12 months-Previous: Forests of the Deep Single malt Scotch whisky might be obtainable globally retailing at £3,800 per bottle. To buy a bottle, head over to Diageo’s official Malts web site.
Final yr, Talisker unveiled its earlier oldest launch, the 43-12 months-Previous Xpedition Oak: The Atlantic Problem. Final month, the distillery launched a limited-edition 27-year-old. triple-matured, cask power single malt Scotch whisky named Talisker Parts.
