Talisker 1989 SMWS 14.16 Perfect Skyeness
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
맑은 황금빛이 잔 안에 빛난다. 코를 가까이 하면 스카이 섬에서 온 후추 같은 매콤함과 짭조름한 바다 연기가 먼저 번지고 잘 익은 배의 향이 받친다. 입에 머금으면 탈리스커 특유의 화한 후추와 훈연이 혀를 강하게 두드리며 57.6도의 힘이 미네랄의 짠맛을 함께 끌어올린다. 소사이어티가 리필 호그스헤드에서 거둔 이 1989년 탈리스커는 섬 위스키의 거센 기개를 그대로 전한다. 여운은 후추와 옅은 바다 연기로 길고 뜨겁게 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