Talisker 18 Years
The 18-year-old is a lot more mature and smoother than the normal 10-year-old. The 8 more years also result in more fruitiness and sweetness.
The 18-year-old is a lot more mature and smoother than the normal 10-year-old. The 8 more years also result in more fruitiness and sweetness.
Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Seaweed:
Iodine:
Caramel:
Plum:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Spices:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Berries:
Salt:
Anise:
Ham:
Honey:
Leather:
Lemon:
Malt:
Mint:
Nuts:
Oak:
Oil:
Herbs:
Herb:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Salt:
Chili:
Oak:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Seaweed:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Mint:
Oil:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Hazelnut:
Honey:
Iodine:
Leather:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Finish
Spices:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Leather:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Malt:
Seaweed:
Salt:
Sweet:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Ham:
Mint:
Pear:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Herbs:
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Quality rating of this bottle
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All tasting notes
Rich and fruity Victoria plums, greengages, perhaps dried
orange peel with some butterscotch or rum toffee and a thread of smoke behind. The smoke soon advances into the foreground and the toffee note is joined by a light mintiness. With water, those maritime characteristics emerge once again dry boat varnish, edible seaweed. Still sweet; now with notes of iodine and the smokiness of an un-struck match.
Taste:
Sweet in front, then more assertive, with a whiff of smoke. The overall effect is warming. The development is towards smoke, coal-tar and toffee.
Finish:
Medium length. The characteristic chilli 'catch' in the finish is subtly present in the aftertaste.
Color: wonderful copper/amber. Color added though.
Nose: hazelnuts and cinnamon, just a bit of smoke and vanilla, mint.
Mouth: cocoa, quinine, a bit of pepper, a bit of caramel overtone and a strong sense of vanilla, sometimes iodine and salt, a night on the beach.
Finish: medium to long, a bit of peat and Talisker chili with salt flakes, dry but invites you to join it again. Truly made by the sea.
Overall: Got it from fine-whisky.de for around $100. The palate was better after a couple of minutes, but the nose worsened. It's better if one does not compare it to its younger brother 10 yo, often seen on my shelves. Since I'm a fan of Islay whiskies, I'm more inclined to go for 10 yo, but it's a matter of personal preference since I really enjoy strong peat. Maybe after Lagavulin 16 yo, this wasn't the right way to go, it was like putting down a bonfire. I'd buy it again if the price is right.
Nose: 7.5/10
Palate: 9/10
Finish: 8/10
Total: 8.16/10



