Talisker 2008 DL The Speakeasy
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 5년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
따뜻한 호박빛이 잔 안에서 은은하게 빛난다. 탈리스커 특유의 석탄과 시가 재, 그을음의 건조한 훈연이 먼저 열리고 쌉싸름한 코코아와 전나무 리큐어의 뉘앙스가 뒤를 잇는다. 입에서는 50.7도의 힘 위로 석탄 같은 쓴맛과 비터 오렌지, 소금과 스카이 섬 특유의 검은 후추가 팽팽하게 번진다. 리필 호그스헤드가 젊은 원액의 날카로움을 살렸다. 여운은 짧지만 시가 재와 바닷물, 용담의 뉘앙스가 강렬하게 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