Talisker 30 Years Old 2013 Release

£439.00 (incl. VAT)

£365.83 (excl. VAT)

The distillery describe this as ‘All the character of Talisker is softly present in this elegant cask strength 30 years old; a pleasing sweetness is balanced by salty seaweed and a mere tingle of pepper in the lingering maritime aftertaste.’

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The distillery describe this as 'All the character of Talisker is softly present in this elegant cask strength 30 years old; a pleasing sweetness is balanced by salty seaweed and a mere tingle of pepper in the lingering maritime aftertaste.' This is 1 of 3738 bottles.

Sublime with Spanish Iberico Pata Negra cured ham and brown bread.

Tasting Notes

Nose
Distillery:  Unreduced, unassertive at first. No nose prickle. Opens in a little while to reveal a grapey, red wine note, with faint smoke behind. Adding water softens things and adds a spicy maritime note, leaving just a pleasing clue as to what lies beyond. This is a whisky for the palate, not the nose.
Taste
Distillery:  At bottled strength, a lively yet mature delight, like the favourite uncle you don't get to see often enough. Immediately sweet, peppery and hot, with just the right amount of balancing bitterness and salt, and no rough edges. The sweetness spreads right across the palate. Medium bodied. Drinks beautifully straight. Adding water (just a splash) gives a softer, still sweet start, with waves of warmth riding this tide then subsiding slowly across the palate.
Finish
Distillery:  Talisker’s trademark chilli catch may be long gone, but the rounded pepper in this expression compensates with a doctor’s bedside manner; it is smooth and assured. Delicious.

 

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Weight 1.0 kg
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