Johnnie Walker 40-year-old Master's Ruby Reserve
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | John Walker & Sons (JW&S) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 40년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
깊고 짙은 황금빛이 잔 속에 우아하게 잠긴다. 40년을 숙성한 이 보틀링은 탈리스커 원액 특유의 바다 내음을 오랜 시간으로 둥글게 다듬었다. 코에는 잘 익은 과일과 옅은 후추, 희미한 바닷바람이 어우러진다. 입에서는 꿀과 왁스, 은은한 스모크가 부드럽게 흐르며 매콤함이 가볍게 비친다. 43도의 도수가 40년의 무게를 더없이 우아하게 풀어낸다. 짭조름한 여운이 길게 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