Talisker 1989 SMWS 14.17 Earth-shaking and eye-watering
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Refill hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
리필 호그스헤드에서 20년을 보낸 숙성이 탈리스커 원액의 후추 같은 매콤함과 해안의 기운을 또렷이 살렸다. 코끝에는 바다 내음과 옅은 훈연, 잘 익은 배가 어우러진다. 57.2도의 한 모금은 그을린 보리와 흰 후추, 짭조름한 미네랄이 강하게 흐른다. 옅은 금빛의 이 SMWS 보틀링은 2009년 병입되었고, 끝맛에서 후추의 매콤함과 해풍의 짠맛이 길고 강렬하게 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