Talisker Distillers Edition

I am drinking an older version - the Talisker 10 was aged in sherry cask for extra 1 year, which is longer than the current version. Nosing: Smoked fruit stew? The smokiness is not that strong compare to Talisker 10. Smokiness, cinnamon, caramel, toffee, coffee grounds, berries, smoked lemon? I don’t know whether such thing is existed. Dark chocolate of course. It’s heavily sherry influenced, but somehow the distillery characteristic is losing. Tasting: sweet, quite sweet. Dark chocolate. The amazing Talisker 10 is hide underneath, smokiness, lemony. But the peppery note is missing. Finishing: smokiness, long.

Wow. My local liquor store was having a whisky week and had this bottle on sale for $40. YES!! 40 BUCKS!!! I feel like I just committed robbery. Flavor starts with a rich smokey, maple, briney flavor. Think of a salty maple bacon. The smoke continues then relaxing into a slight sweetness of a fruit jam or preserve. Overall incredibly rich but not over powering. I’ll have to go back to the store tomorrow and see if the still have some... Distilled 2008 / Bottled 2018

Split purchase with a friend, open 1 month. Distilled in 2009, bottled in 2019. I've only had Talisker 10 once at a bar and really enjoyed it. Recently it went up $12 in price, making it $72 overall. I thought it might be nice to try this since it was only $3 more and is a yearly release. A nice hit of peat smoke up front. Medium-light smoke weaker than Ardbeg or Laphroaig, but more potent than the Highland Parks and Johnnie Walkers I've tried. The peat has a nice brine to it, probably my favorite smell in Scotch. Bright red fruits, a mixture of berries, cherries, and apples or apricots. Light notes of honey. Wonderful briny peat on the tongue. It is bright and fruity, very dissimilar from the campfire and bbq smoke of Ardbeg/Laphroaig. Honey, citrus, and stewed dark fruits. Brine, pepper, and smoke are the dominant notes on the finish, while the fruits and honey notes fade in the background. I freaking love this whiskey, it wonderfully combines ocean air with peat. The Amoroso influence is just right, adding some fruit and sugary elements while letting the original whiskey shine through. Highly recommend picking this up, especially if it's similarly priced to the 10Y.

Talisker Distillers Edition 2019 Release Nose: Rubbing alcohol, dried mango, pen ink, gallium, banana chips, stale lettuce, dirt. Palate: lemon extract, cough syrup, oily texture, fresh nectarine, peach pit, pine needle/oak sap, saltwater taffy. Finish: popcorn kernel, dark chocolate, burnt marshmello, molasses, wet bark, cold soot, burnt tortilla.

Talisker Distillers Edition 2019 Release Nose: dark plum, dark cherry, slight peat, sunscreen, rubbing alcohol, banana bread, warm compost, salt water taffy Palate: dark plum, lemon cough drop, artificial cherry, slight peat, thick mouth feel, molasses Finish: cough syrup, dark chocolate, earthy

Not a very Talisker-like whisky. It is the Talisker 10 matured in Sherry cask for extra 1 year. The smokiness is not so strong. A bit similar to Lagavulin 16 due to the sherry influence. However, there are more seashell, sea breeze comes out like you are at a beach. Nosing: Caramel pudding, bonfire and sherry wine of course. Bacon, macadamia. After I take 1 sip, the smokiness comes out stronger. Tasting: sweet and salty. Pepper kick and the strong smokeiness come out immediately like the great Talisker 10. A hint of sea water. Finishing: sea breeze/ sea water, shellfish. **Version: 1998 TD-S: 5LX