Talisker 18 Year

Tasted side by side to Talisker 10 On the nose, less bite than the 10, way more subdued with wood and oak coming forward over the standard brine and smoke in the 10. Bit of vanilla and fruity. Taste is lovely, what a treeeeat! Way more fruity, almost no brine and not sharp at all compared to the 10. Hint of banana, bit of sherry influence. Water opens this one up massively!

Nose - peat, cherry Palate - smooth, light but peat is still mildly there Finish - none Overall - amazing. Goes down so easy and it refreshing and not crazy flavor but somehow still good

Sweet peat & brine with salted caramel notes. Fragrant, complex flavours & mellow. Lovely sipping whisky.

Nose: Vanilla, peat smoke, seawater, citrus Palate: Pear, spicy smoke, oak, brine Finish: Peat, spice, strong oak Absolutely delicious. The age of the whisky shows in more oakier presence. Smoke and spice are milder than in the 10 yo. So oily and full.

Peated, smoke on the nose. Ripe fruit and honey with a long peppery finish.

Nose: as always with Talisker, it seems to smell the stormy sea! Wonderful embers and light delicate peat, all very saline. Palate: full and full-bodied, warm and enveloping, salty and sweet, embers and light peat, all well blended. Always a great drink: you imagine sipping it in an old lighthouse with a stormy sea! Final: the salty sweetish fills the mouth on the palate, and remains constant in the medium-short finish. Always excellent, even if not at the level of 25yo: it is positioned halfway between the latter and the Ten. 4.50 rating ______________________________________________________ Naso: come sempre con Talisker, sembra di annusare il mare in tempesta! Meravigliosa brace e leggera torba delicata, il tutto molto salino. Palato: pieno e corposo, caldo ed avvolgente, salino e dolciastro, brace e torba leggera, tutto bel amalgamato. Sempre gran bel bere: ti immagini di sorseggiarlo in un vecchio faro con il mare in tempesta! Finale: il dolciastro salato riempie la bocca al palato, e rimane costante nel finale medio-breve. Sempre ottimo, anche se non al livello del 25yo: si posiziona a metà strada tra quest’ultimo ed il Ten. Voto 4,50