Talisker Select Reserve House of Greyjoy Game of Thrones Limited Edition

45,8°

Distillery : Talisker - Islands 

Heavily Charred and Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2018

Peated around 22 ppm

This limited edition went on sale in early 2019, a few months before the final season of the Game of Thrones TV series. House Greyjoy is one of the Great Houses of the imaginary Kingdom of Westeros, located on the Iron Islands. The bottling is the result of a blend of bourbon casks and others that have been powerfully toasted, in other words burnt with a blowtorch.

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is very similar to that of the Storm, there's no doubt about that. Perhaps slightly sweeter. The sherry is less present, as are the iodine and heather, in short it's a little impersonal. That said, it's pleasant, I find a bit of lavender, icing sugar and genoise. It's very slightly minty. A touch of earthiness, coarse salt. On the palate, it's quite fruity, with hazelnuts, plums, pears and figs. The finish, on the other hand, is much better than that of the Storm, woody, caramelised, resinous, but without putting the fruit aside.

 

In Short, 

Once the fashion effect had worn off, we realised that this bottling, while enjoyable, was not up to the standard of the illustrious 10-year-old. 

Score : 84

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