Talisker 1979 Tactical DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
짙은 황금빛이 잔 안에 단단히 깃들어 있다. 1979년에 증류돼 22년을 묵은 뒤 더글라스 레잉의 올드 몰트 캐스크로 병입된 탈리스커는 옛 스카이 섬 위스키의 거친 단단함을 그대로 담았다. 잔을 가까이 하면 짠 바다 향, 검은 후추, 옅은 그을음이 먼저 오른다. 한 모금 머금으면 미네랄, 마른 가죽, 잘 익은 향신료가 50퍼센트 도수에 실려 입천장을 빠르게 덮는다. 1970년대 탈리스커 특유의 강건한 여운이 길게 머문다.
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