Talisker 1984 Cask of Distinction
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Refill American Oak Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
스카이 섬의 거친 파도와 바닷바람을 온몸으로 받아 온 탈리스커가 1984년 증류돼 37년을 보냈다. 잔에는 앰버빛이 깊게 어린다. 향은 오래된 석탄 더미와 시가 재, 그을음에 전나무 리큐어의 쌉쌀함이 메마르게 겹친다. 50.4도의 입안은 쓴맛과 석탄, 쓴 오렌지에 스카이 특유의 짠기와 검은 후추가 또렷하다. 오랜 세월도 섬의 해안 캐릭터를 지우지 못했다. 여운은 시가 재와 바닷물, 용담의 뉘앙스가 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
pretty much zero doubt, unless someone slightly unhinged has entirely re-dressed a very old Talisker from G&M or BB&R, which would make little sense. In short, it is very much on an old heap of coal at the back of a slightly damp cellar, with cigar ashes, saltpetre, soot, old liqueurs made from buds, chiefly fir, and bitter cocoa from the sherry. Not a gram of sweetness, everything is dry as a truncheon blow. We rather like this. Let us see whether the palate is a little tired, which, all things considered, would almost be good news. You see what we mean
restaurant Palate
we find the bitterness again, the coal-like side, but also those old fir liqueurs, this time joined by bitter orange. The coastal side is well present too this time, with salt but also Talisker’s proverbial black pepper. If this is not old Talisker, it is devilishly well imitated
timer Finish
not very long, of course, but the cigar ashes return, ashes that we might have extinguished by dousing them with a little seawater, then with gentian eau-de-vie, what an idea