Talisker 10 Year old

Heaven in this Skye

Reviewed by
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tabarakRazvi

Date:

1st Sep 2012

Reviewer rating:

About this score:

Nose: 23
Taste: 24
Finish: 23
Balance: 24

The average score for this whisky is 85.

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Tasting Notes by tabarakRazvi

Talisker is one of my favorite distilleries and the ten year old is literally one of the reasons why.

The smooth nose on this island malt is a thing of beauty. Light, fresh and delicate it first permeates your nostrils with a gorgeous lemon tart on a bed of sponge cake. Stuck to the buttery surface of the sponge cake are chopped nuts and the most delicate of light purple flower petals. Balancing all these is the unmistakable salty smoke bringing with it a touch of iodine. I could enjoy this for hours.

The multitude of flavors on the nose continue their march on the palate. The delivery starts of beautifully honeyed followed by the spiciness of the black pepper and small sticks of cinnamon and with it a touch of nutty citrus. As your palate enjoys the interplay between spicy and sweet the gorgeous salty charcoal smoke comes through reminding you of an early afternoon barbecue.

The long dry finish is a perfect finalé to this outstanding Skye malt.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Talisker

Bottling:

Talisker 10 Year old

Region:

Island

ABV:

45.8%

Colour:

Pale Straw

Talisker 10 Year old Heaven in this Skye Reviewed on 2012-09-01T14:26:00 scoring 94/100 by tabarakRazvi

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Comments

teebone673 wrote:

Thanks for the review. This is an absolute favorite. Love the Talisker pepper. I also notice a bit of lingering horseradish with this one. For me, Talisker 10 is one of those bottles where a slight panic sets in when I notice the bottle getting low. A must have in any cabinet.

23 October 2012 15:08