Talisker 1953 GM Black Label, Golden Eagle
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1953 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 밴 앰버빛이 잔 속에 묵직하게 잠겨 있다. 1953년에 증류된 탈리스커를 고든 앤 맥페일이 병입한 희귀한 옛 보틀링으로, 코에는 축축한 지하실의 낡은 석탄과 시가 재, 초석과 그을음, 쌉쌀한 코코아가 건조하게 피어오른다. 40도의 입에서는 그 씁쓸함과 석탄 같은 뉘앙스에 쌉쌀한 오렌지가 더해지고, 탈리스커 특유의 검은 후추와 바닷소금이 또렷이 살아난다. 반세기를 훌쩍 넘긴 세월에도 이 증류소의 화산 같은 골격이 흐릿해지지 않는 점이 놀랍다. 여운은 길지 않으나 시가 재와 바닷물, 용담 뿌리 같은 쌉쌀함이 인상 깊게 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