Talisker 8 yo Special Release 2018

59,4°

Distillery : Talisker - Islay 

1st Fill ex-Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2018

Cask Strength

Peated around 22 ppm

Included in the 2018 Diageo Special Releases, this limited edition was a runaway success, and the 4680 bottles put on sale went up in smoke fairly quickly. It is now extremely difficult to find. 

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is very similar to that of the 18-year-old Talisker, strongly iodised, very maritime, with just the right amount of vanilla, smoke and heather. But it's less prominent, sweeter. Lots of juicy white fruits, pears and plums. Beetroot, toffee, a touch of earth, it's definitely very enjoyable. The palate is suave, apricot, very Talisker, with a touch of wood and vanilla. Excellent finish, very violent and long, full of greengages and mirabelles, a touch of charcoal. Fudge in retro-olfaction.

 

In Short, 

It's undeniably a success, complex and very representative of the distillery despite its young age. That said, this bottling is a victim of its own success, and its price has risen somewhat disproportionately.

Score : 88

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