It’s not every single day we get a 44 12 months previous single malt on our doorsteps, notably one with a pedigree as wealthy as Talisker‘s. That is really the oldest Talisker launch ever, a tiny launch of 1997 bottles globally (102 within the U.S.), the branding impressed by an expedition led by Parley for the Oceans, Talisker’s accomplice in ocean conservation, to one of many world’s largest sea kelp forests close to the Cape of Good Hope.
The journey to “The Nice African Sea Forest” noticed a staff of scientists, activists and filmmakers working to higher perceive these habitats, “that are essential in sequestering carbon and preserving international ecosystems.” Talisker outfitted the ship with a few of its cask staves, which have been later charred utilizing a small quantity of sustainable Scottish sea kelp and stave wooden shavings. These “marine oak casks” have been then used to complete the whisky earlier than bottling.
It’s fairly a narrative and fairly a whisky, as well, the darkest Talisker I’ve ever seen, touchdown someplace between darkish tea and weak espresso. Fairly salty and (much less) peppery on the nostril, the maritime coronary heart of the whisky is worn on its sleeve, folding in light aromas of bonfire smoke and a winey character combined with orange peel that evokes oloroso sherry. (There’s no data on the first getting older, surprisingly.)
The palate instantly pricks the tongue with notes of clove-studded tangerine, oily roasted nuts, and an enormous rush of salty pepper bacon. Issues construct from right here: A calmly drying charred wooden character, iodine, culminating in a touch of soy and sesame. A seaweed observe is what clings on the tongue the longest, providing that calmly inexperienced, sea-sprayed, gently vegetal high quality that may solely be borne from the deep. Sustainably, in fact.
98.2 proof.
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Talisker Forests of the Deep 44 Years Outdated
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