Talisker 18 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 45 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose TCP, tarred boat, iodine-impregnated seaweeds. Peat. Wouahh! Then candied orange, trifle, milk chocolate. Palate And the beat goes on… iodine, tar pastilles, salty water. Ginger bread. Liquorice. Finish Warm, salty. Dry and nutty. Sooty touch. Comment Loch Harport on a winter’s day, gale force eight! Less peppery than younger versions. Complex, endearing, balanced. 18 seems a perfect age for malts.

Dave Broom Nose Complex, burning heather, sweet tobacco, old warehouse, spent bonfire. Underneath is almond paste/nougat, butter biscuits and a lightly herbal note. Plenty of smoke. Rich and complex. Palate A slow start, then pepper, a light smoked fish note, fruit syrup. Builds to an explosive finish. Finish Red peppercorn. Comment Truly fantastic. All of Talisker’s attack...and then some.