Talisker 30 Year Old Bottled 2006

Talisker 57º North

I picked up a 1L bottle of this at _Ben Gurion_ airport in March of 2015. At $110 US it was extravagant (but it’s $175.50 CAD for 750 cc in Ontario at the time of writing 2.5 years later) but it was something I was keen to try. As with many of my “to try” whiskies of which I have only one bottle, it was quite a while before I was able to open...

Score 90/100

Talisker Select Reserve

So back in May, the first four Game of Thrones malts showed up at the LCBO (Cardhu, Lagavulin, Dalwhinnie and Glendullan) in fair enough quantities that I was able to pick up two of each without too much effort. For the remaining four malts, we waited...and waited...and waited... Now maybe I just got lazy, but they seemed to have vanished before...

Score 88/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

Nose: Pepper and licorice saltwater taffy from the shore. Then, soft cheese, ripe. Stomach acid. Faintly unpleasant. Palate: Hot - rises up the back of your throat - but calms down fast. Amaretto cookie, Necco wafers. Bold. Finish: Distinctly medicinal, with a bit of slight honey. Unique, maybe best part of this dram.

Score 84/100

Talisker Storm

At Gourmet Experience Callao, date is Jan 12, 2015. A lemon yellow pour with a golden cast. Aroma is rather low: some sweet scents (the likes of cinnamon and caramel) on the fore, a hint of grapefruit and cedarwood on the back. Period. Way too light despite the nice ABV. Midpalate is almost plain, just a tinge of umami to (barely) wake up one or...

Score 46/100