Talisker 1989 SMWS 14.12
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝에 가져가면 눅눅한 지하 창고의 석탄 더미와 시가 재, 그을음과 초석 같은 마른 향이 탈리스커답게 밀려온다. 셰리에서 온 쓴 코코아가 그 뒤를 받친다. 한 모금 머금으면 58.4도의 힘이 혀를 훑으며 석탄의 쌉쌀함과 전나무 리큐어, 쓴 오렌지, 바다 소금기와 검은 후추가 번진다. 삼킨 뒤에는 바닷물로 끈 시가 재와 용담 뿌리의 쓴맛이 15년 스카이 섬의 개성으로 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