Talisker 1990 Tactical DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 리필 호그스헤드에서 16년을 보낸 맑은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 따라 흐른다. 코를 가까이 가져가면 스카이 섬의 바다 소금과 후추, 옅은 피트 연기가 또렷하게 솟아오른다. 한 모금을 머금으면 50도의 매끄러운 질감 위로 알싸한 후추와 시트러스, 짠맛이 번진다. 천천히 삼키면 탈리스커 특유의 화한 후추와 바다 여운이 깊게 배어 길게 따라온다.
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