Talisker 2008 ED The First Editions
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Edition Spirits (ED) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 9년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
잔을 몇 번 흔들어 향을 열고 코를 가까이 하면 축축한 지하실의 석탄과 시가 재, 그을음이 먼저 인사하고 단맛이라곤 거의 없는 마른 향이 코를 파고든다. 한 모금 머금으면 탈리스커 특유의 검은 후추와 짭조름한 바다 기운이 쌉싸름한 오렌지, 석탄의 쓴맛과 얽혀 혀를 조인다. 리필 호그스헤드에서 9년을 보낸 이 위스키는 달콤함 대신 건조하고 강인한 개성으로 승부한다. 삼키면 바닷물에 적셔 끈 시가 재의 짠 여운이 입안에 오래 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