Talisker 1956 Black Label Gordon & Macphail

Talisker 30 Year Old bottled 2021

The new Talisker 30 Year Old, which was launched this year in a limited edition of 3,216 bottles, was bottled at cask strength. I'm a bit surprised that this is only 48.5%. But I am even more surprised with the painful price tag: more than 1,000 euros! Three years ago I bought a Talisker 30 for less than half that! In fact, for this money I can...

Score 92/100

Talisker 57º North

Wow, what a powerful nose with bold Peat smoke (reminiscent of a Laphroaig) with just a hint of toffee and salty sea air in the background. At 57%, this whiskey has a solid peppery burn to it with the sea salt and a subtle toffee background. Again on the finish the pepper just takes over for a moment and then just quietly fades away behind the...

Score 89/100

Talisker Port Ruighe

One has come to expect, and quite fairly, good things from Talisker. The standard 10, the lovely 18 and the delicious 57 North are the reasons for that. So, as a fan, it's disappointing to try hard and eke out positives from their last two No Age Statements; Storm & Port Ruighe. This is what I think about the latter. At first there is the...

Score 85/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

The Talisker 10 does not need an introduction. While quite a few NAS releases saw the light of day in recent years (Skye, Storm, Dark Storm, Port Ruighe), the ten years old remains my favorite entry level malt from this distillery. The Talisker 10 never disappoints and the batch variations are so minimal (kudos to the Master Blender!) that any...

Score 85/100