Talisker Port Ruighe

45,8°

Distillery : Talisker - Islands

Bourbon, Charred and Sherry Casks, Port Wine Finish

Original Bottling

Core Range

Single Malt

Launched in 2013

Peated around 22 ppm

This edition undergoes a triple maturation process, in Bourbon and Sherry casks, as well as in casks with an extreme toasting process, which means they are burnt with a blowtorch. Finally, it is finished in port casks. It is named after the Gaelic name of the main port on the Isle of Skye, where the distillery is located.

Let's Taste It : 

Talisker's typicality is obstructed by vinous hints of soggy wood, old plum, crushed cherry. The iodine and peat are well behind, trying to blossom, without success. It's a shame, but it's not bad. On the palate, the principle is the same, but the marriage is more effective, between the light vanilla peat and the syrupy torpor of the port. It's a bit maderised, with raspberry and a few exotic fruits such as lychee and kumquat. But the earth and pepper come to the fore and the finish is a little heartbreaking, more on red wine and gooseberry. Some bark and humus in retro-olfaction, but it's short.

 

In Short, 

I wasn't convinced by this overly complex triple maturation, which seems to have overshadowed the quality of the distillate. A dispensable purchase in my humble opinion. 

Score : 82

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