Talisker 8 Year (2020 Special Release)

Nose: 3.9/5 smoky, peat, bit of oyster Palate: 3.75/5 sweet, there’s a centralated bitterness at the back of the tongue, it later disappears and presents more sweet note to the tip Finish: 4.25/5 little orange on the side, tropical fruit, long finish adding water didnt give a lot of diff

Nose: Seaweed and peat smoke, tropical fruits Palate: Peppery and smoky, with grilled pineapple behind the pepper Finish: Long and warming, pepper and smoke This is delicious, I actually prefer it to the regular 10 year old. 8.5/10

Definitely better than 2021, would buy.

Moving is hard. Can we agree on that? Moving across town is difficult, but moving states is a whole different ball of wax. Starting over. New job. New house. New commute. New friends. It all takes a toll. Fortunately, whisky is here to help. I recently completed a PhD program. Yes, that ivory tower snobbery has a grain of truth to it, but at the end of the day, getting a terminal degree is no simple task. It involves years of stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. No to mention the lack of reasonable income while you pursue the degree. Fortunately I have a lovely wife who supports my career goals. As a celebration for completing the degree, we went to Scotland this past summer. Visited the Talisker distillery on Skye for our trouble (also experienced amazing hiking and seafood. Highly recommend). At the “rare and exclusive” tasting I attended, I got to sample Taliskers between 8 and 45 years old. Not bad, right? I ended up walking away with the eight-year-old special edition from 2020. It’s one of the only good things to come out of that year. Eight-year-old Talisker a cask strength with a lovely rum finish. It’s been open for about four months and I’m about a third of the way through the bottle. Invited a new colleague over to the house after work today for drinks. He is a peat fan so after a few dramas we finished with this. After it’s opened up in the bottle of The bottle a bit it’s damn near perfect whiskey. Classic Talisker brine and Chili pepper wrapped in a lovely envelope of tropical fruits. This may be the only situation in which mangoes and oysters work well together. I was able to still buy this is the distillery, but I doubt it’s still available anywhere except secondary. If you can find it I say it’s worth a mark up. It’s delicious and it helps you make friends cheers!

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