Talisker 18-year-old

Name: Talisker 18-year-old
Brand: Talisker
SKU: 121
Rating: 88.39 (793 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.39/100
votes: 793

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Talisker
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 21.03.2005
Stated Age: 18 years old
Strength: 45.8 % Vol.
Size: 200 ml 700 ml
Barcode: 5000281018881
Added on: 11 Jul 2007 8:44 pm

Average value

€ 116.13

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Whisky Reviews for Talisker 18-year-old

71 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.39 points

Marko_I did not rate this whisky
01 May 2015 12:28 am
I'm not a Talisker fan (I like to drink, but I do not have to), but this is / was really delicious. Beautifully balanced, elegant whisky.

Nose

light, fresh sea breeze, maritime, salty, very light smoke, with a mild, fruity sweetness, orange, banana, vanilla, overall very discreet and pleasant

Taste

velvety, soft, honey-sweet and fruity, orange marmalade with slightly bitter peel, banana, light pears and peaches, orange chocolate with some pepper and salt

Finish

medium length, pleasant, subtle, light smoke, milk chocolate, some pepper
Gearmailteach scored this whisky 90 points
21 Dec 2014 9:22 pm
A pleasantly mature, gentle Talisker. Nevertheless, with all that distinguishes Talisker: sea breeze, pepper, complexity.

Nose

Sea salt breeze, seaweed, iodine. Even smoked bacon associations arise. At the same time fruity sweetness, light and dark fruit, grapes, sherry sweetness, warm vanilla and some oak.

Taste

Oily, sweet and salty at the same time. Very complex. Smoke, white pepper, orange, malt and oak. Vanilla, sherry, dark fruit, again seaweed and smoked bacon.

Finish

Pleasantly long and warm. Some oak, smoke, iodine and orange.
DocF scored this whisky 90 points
29 Aug 2020 1:46 am
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Color: Deep gold. Much fruity compared to the 2014, smelling is actually enough, also more my taste. Old bottle flavor is still limited. 90 points

Nose

Salt, seaweed, yadayadayada ... Lots of tree sap, malt coffee, extremely sooty, with propolis and linden blossom behind it. Some cinnamon. -> Great smelling whisky. Ripe blackberries, elderberry jelly. Hot bitumen. With more air: charred orange peel, boiled banana with honey. Do you want to add water? With water: Even fruity, turnip tops, more blackberries, dried apricots and apples.

Taste

Yes, it also has a peppery bite, but does not go too dry. In the foreground, soot, resin, then seaweed, quince jelly, orange peel, cinnamon and aniseed later. Jelly banana. Block malt, malt coffee. Tree sap check, bitumen also available. Brackish water. With water: cinnamon, bergamot. Long-drawn green tea, dusty oak.

Finish

Sooty, slightly dry, long. Brackish water, scorched green branches, polished oak.
craide scored this whisky 89 points
05 Mar 2020 8:33 pm
I'm not a real fan of the smoky malts but this subtle great integrated smokiness of old whiskys tastes great. Complex, versatile and great harmony. If I knew that the new bottlings are the same, the order button would already be pressed.

Nose

90 90

Subtle smoke at the beginning. However, it quickly dissolves into a sweet fruity banana, orange, apricot mixture. Vanilla in combination with a beautifully harmonious maritime note, salt, salt liquorice, a little smoked bacon.
Little by little, some tobacco and old leather comes through. Nice varied aroma density that does not impose itself and remains gently elegant.

Taste

90 90

Soft, creamy, slightly oily in the mouth.
Subtle sparkling spice. Smoke is noticeable but not dominant, really well integrated. Maritime, salty notes with
a beautiful honey sweetness and fruit compote. It also has a slightly cooling, mint-fresh effect. Milk chocolate,
Everything is very finely balanced and harmonious. It tastes really good to me.

Finish

88 88

Medium-long finish, slightly spicy, salty,
Sparkling with subtle smoke. Gently drying with a subtle bitterness
Mr. D. scored this whisky 88 points
08 Feb 2020 5:58 pm
Nose

86 86

Taste

89 89

Finish

88 88
NcOne scored this whisky 89 points
16 Feb 2019 9:29 pm

Really nice one from Talisker. Smooth and soft. Big on the seasalt side. Mellow smokiness. Seasalt and pepper combine perfectly. Makes you want to go sit on some beachfront rocks with this bottle and watch the waves brake...
Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 85 points
30 Jan 2019 5:20 pm

very soft and mild, the age stop, little smoke, but a very elegant whisky
dRambo scored this whisky 89 points
13 Nov 2018 10:27 pm
very fine drop - looks very ripe - almost a touch too round, for my taste he could tolerate 3 - 10% more alcohol - then I would have to rate it much higher - Unfortunately noticeably more complex, deeper, more aromatic than current bottlings with 18yo

Nose

89 89

gentle hints of salt, very delicate fruity sweetness, orange, apple, licorice, some wax, warm wood, tobacco, flowers, black tea with honey, nutmeg, pepper, mint - dense and noble - but ripe and elegant

Taste

90 90

very soft, mild sweet, fine maritime note, citrus aromas, honey, tobacco - grated old oiled wood, very fine camp fire smoke - still perceived as smoke but already very rounded - reminiscent of smoked cheese, or ham - but rather smoked pudding, for his almost 46% very gentle and round - no trace of alcohol - only perceptible by the warmth and the mild power of the aromas

Finish

88 88

Wood and crystalline flowers, fine beeswax, very elegant, round, understated pure - licorice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cough drops
whiskyd scored this whisky 83 points
29 Oct 2018 3:29 pm
Nose

81 81

Taste

81 81

Finish

81 81
pianoman scored this whisky 90 points
09 Mar 2018 10:02 pm
Nose

Some sea air. Apricots, oranges, sweet apples, subtle aromatic smoke. Clover, lilac.

Taste

Juicy oranges with some chili and beeswax. Very discreet smoke with a slight bitterness.

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