Warm and rugged, Talisker is the Isle of Skye in liquid form. Distilled on the southern shores of Loch Harport, Talisker dates back to 1830 when the farming tenants of Talisker House, Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill, leased a bit of land and a found a good use for an abundance of barley, peat and, of course, water. In 1894, The Talkisker Distillers Co. Ltd was founded and, four years later, merged with Dailuane-Glenlivet Distillers and Imperial Distillers to create the Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd. In 1916 the company was bought over by a consortium made up of the Glasgow brokers and blenders W.P. Lowrie & Co., John Walker & Sons Ltd and John Dewar and Sons Ltd, ultimately ending up in the hands of what is now known as Diageo in 1925.
Talisker 10 Year Old
45.8% abv
Vol- 70cl
On the shores of Loch Harport, the village of Carbost is home to Skyes only distillery producing a wonderfully powerful and award-winning Island malt bottled at above average strength. Talisker is unique: the only whisky distilled on Skye and the only one to tame raw power and huge, explosive flavours, with such poise and elegance. Talisker bursts with chilli pepper flavours, rich, spiced, dried fruit and complex, hearth-like peat smoke. The nose is rich with powerful peat smoke and sea water saltiness, complimented by a citrus sweetness. The palate has a rich dried-fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and storng barley-malt flavours, warming and intense. There is an explosion of pepper at the back of the mouth. The warming, peppery finish is huge and long with an appetising sweetness.
- Reference #:
- 1428
- Strength
- 45.8 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- No
- Sparkling
- No