Talisker 2001 10 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7409 Douglas Laing

Talisker 18 Year Old

A year ago I visited a whisky seller who told me Talisker ran out of casks of the 18y; I would be quite lucky if I'd find one. Surprise, he had one more in his shop! He may be right about the casks, I'm not sure, but too bad for him and for me I couldn't afford it. A few months later, I found another bottle somewhere else. This time, I did have...

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

Talisker 2005 / Distillers Edition

If you want smoke, but not medicinal iodine peat, try this. I could make this a long review of complex nuances to the nose and palate, but that's already been done, so instead I'll focus on what was actually my quest: finding something more smoky and with a broader register than maybe HP and Benromach (the latter being great though), without...

Score 88/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

The family are all out, so I sat down to watch an episode of Black Sails - a series set in the age of pirates. As I nursed my glass of Talisker 10 I could smell the tared ropes on the ships in the sun, I could taste the salt on my lips... Enough of the dramatics. I have a soft spot for Talisker 10 - so for my first ever review, here are some of my...

Score 85/100