Talisker 30-year-old

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Talisker 30-year-old

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Isle of Skye
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottled	2010
Age	30 years old
Cask type	American and European Oak
Number of bottles	2,958
Strength	57.3 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 252.00 \| £ 213.97 \| $ 324.22

Added: 3 Nov. 2010 11:18 am by Rannoch Moor

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Notes & Reviews

Ralph Hiltrup

posted 10 Sep. 2012

Producer`s Tasting Notes

Nose:
Mild nose-feel. Very reserved, and slow. At first, teasing fruit acidity
(red apple skins) and dried fruits, with sweeter notes (rum toffee,
chocolate brownies). Quickly then, sooty smoke (a burned out peat fire)
with, after a while, alluring, aromatic spices (frankincense, clove,
cedar) and polished oak, followed by more fruit, now boiled sweets.
Water makes it more maritime, with iodine, menthol and beach scents, but
there are also notes of milk chocolate and soft vanilla toffee in the
smoky development.

Body: Medium.

Palate:
Drinks well at full strength. Slow but consistent, with autumn berries
and dried fruit. Cherry stones. Cooling at first, then becoming hot and
lively. Water (add only a little) brings up a pleasant smooth texture.
It`s now quite sweet and again cooling to start (tart au chocolat) then
warming overall, with some salt, a trace of acidity and some very
measured, slightly sooty, smoke.

Finish: Long, with roasted malt, the ghost of black pepper, and some nutmeg in the smoky and savoury aftertaste.

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