Talisker 30 Year Old Bottled 2009

Talisker 10 Year Old

I am not normally a peaty whisky fan, but I have to admit that this whisky is beautiful. Cheap too somehow. The smoke is dominant but not idiotic like Dettol - I mean Laphroaig. It's well balanced. Peppery, paprika too maybe. I normally complain about whiskys above 40%, I think it's just a marketing gimick. And don't get me wrong this one is a...

Score 89/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

Tasted January 2013. Ah, Talisker, the single malt that started it all for me a few years ago, and it still holds a special place in my heart for that reason. Nose - peat smoke and saltiness, smoked kippers, lemon juice, leather and wood shavings, some oak and vanilla notes. Palate - Pleasing initial sweetness, followed by a rolling flow of peat...

Score 86/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

I decided to leave Speyside for the Isle of Skye, and quickly realized I was in for a very different experience. Talisker 10 has a very sweet and spicy nose. Oranges, cinnamon, and a very sea-like element instantly become apparent in the nose. The palate itself is an explosion of pepper, peat, smoke and cinnamon, followed by a finish of even...

Score 75/100

Talisker Storm

I tried this new(ish) release at the Whisky Live 2013 Melbourne and was quite impressed. Decided to get a bottle the day after. Glass: Glencairn Just poured: Nose: Taking a whiff freshly poured from a fresh bottle and I detect rubber, medicine cabinet, the sea, not overpowering but like the tide, it ebbs and flows. Left in the glass and the rubber...

Score 72/100