Talisker 1978 SMWS 14.6
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 1996 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 64.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 짙은 호박빛이 잔벽을 따라 풍성하게 흐른다. 코를 가져가면 탈리스커 1978 SMWS 14.6이 18년의 세월에서 빚어낸 짠 훈연, 후추, 마른 해초 향이 솟아오른다. 한 모금을 머금으면 64.1도의 강건한 알코올이 곧장 입을 가르고 바닷가 모닥불, 짠 미네랄, 구운 견과가 따라온다. 소사이어티의 손맛답게 스카이 섬의 격렬한 결이 입천장에 깊게 깃들어 있다. 삼킨 뒤 후추와 짠 연기 잔향이 호흡 끝까지 이어진다.
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