Talisker 08-year-old TDA Pure Malt Whisky
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | The Distillers Agency (TDA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
this is more complex but less phenolic and peaty/smoky, starting more on figs and quinces mixed with a good deal of leather once again. Also quite some old polished wood (right, our old cupboards), some mustard but less than on the G&M, and then a lot of ‘coastal’ notes such as oysters and seaweed. Gets rounder again after a while, with notes of raisin cake and apricot pie, with a subtle but obvious glimmering peat in the background. Wait, that peatiness grows bolder by the minute, to the point where it’s now peatier than the G&M. Amazing development, it juts doesn’t stop changing… Also whiffs of motor oil and brown coal. I’d even say it gets frankly sooty. Another ‘movie-malt’ (as opposed to ‘photo-malts’ that don’t change much). Wait, now we have high-end salami and walnuts! Sounds weird but believe me, ‘s wonderful
restaurant Palate
starts in the same way as on the nose, that is to say more on dried fruits and raisins mixed with liquorice and leathery tones. There’s also a wonderful bitterness (artichokes) and a peat that grows bigger and bigger. There’s a little less salt than in the G&M but I’d still qualify it as ‘very salty’. Other than that it’s all very subtle and complex, with various herbs, teas and spices. Not tired at all despite the old cork
timer Finish
long, as much on salmiak (salty liquorice) as the G&M now, but with more raisins and even a little vanilla. Great aftertaste on cough syrup and smoked tea