Talisker 18 Year

Sweet and strong smoky flavor

Sweet and smoky(水割り)

Smoky and peaty

Peppery, coffee and green notes and with Talisker's characteristics smoke and peat but not excessively overpowering

Widely recommended by many, award winner, i have been looking forward to finally tasting the 18yo expression of my favorite distillery. And even if i recognize it as the wonderful dram it is, i WOULD NOT BUY IT, and i am going to tell you guys why. Amber color, classic talisker abv on this one: 45.8%. The nose is like every other talisker: Peat, Spice, Salt, Not diferent from talisker 10yo at first. Then a Creamy vanilla and Herbal note appear. Nice but nothing new (here is where it lost the 3 points). On the palate is so smooth that it is like if you where drinking water: Peppery, Orange, Caramel with spices nothing else but it doesn't need more. Smoothest talisker ever. Finish is spectacular: ashy, smoky aboslutely balanced; salty, ginger. It is exactly the Classic 10yo talisker but smoother, that is the only difference and i don't think it is enough for you to pay 2.5 times the price of the 10yo or the storm. Neverheless, this is a 97 over 100 still making Talisker the god of whisky brands. Slainte!!

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