Talisker 1996 Amoroso Distillers Edition

Talisker 1992 Distiller's Edition, Double Cask Matured

I stumbled across a Talisker three pack of 20cl bottles: 10yr, '92 Distiller's Edition, and 18yr. I am really excited about tasting these whiskies, as Talisker is a real crowd favorite. Talisker 1992 Distiller's Edition is bottled at 45.8% ABV. It is double matured in traditional bourbon oak and amoroso sherry casks for finishing. Nose: Wow. This...

Score 90/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

Color: gold. Nose: salty peat and iodine. Water brings out a little more smoke, but this isn't what I would call a smokey Scotch. More like the smell of ash the morning after a bonfire. But the peat and iodine are way out front. After a few minutes, I begin to pick up citrus and vanilla, just out of reach behind the iodine. It kind of teases you....

Score 89/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

I have only tasted Talisker 10yr once before, but that was at a cigar bar after a dram or two, so it wasn't really a fair taste. I stumbled across a Talisker three pack of 20cl bottles: 10yr, '93 Distiller's Edition, and 18yr. I am really excited about tasting these whiskies, as Talisker is a real crowd favorite. Talisker 10yr is bottled at 45.8%...

Score 88/100

Talisker 1993 Distillers Edition

Nose: Immediately a strong waft of wet grass, perhaps more like when you leave a wet and muddy t-shirt in a bag for too long and it starts to mould. Definitely a hint of stale water in any case, as we work down towards the fruit, of which there is plenty, a feast of peaches in fact, with a few citrus and orange notes thrown in between. As we work...

Score 88/100