Talisker Distillers Edition

Like a better version of Talisker 10 which is already great. The precocious 10 year old goes through puberty and becomes a mature adult. The Talisker profile of brine/sea and smoke with additional sweetness and refinement. It's like they rounded some of the sharp edges off the 10 year. Those sharp edges are good and give character that is enjoyable but this makes it a more subtle and nuanced dram. Very well balanced. I much prefer Talisker to the overpowering Islay whiskeys which I am still trying to understand...

This guy is smoky with a hint of sea brine all nestled amongst sweet fruits and berries on the nose, then smooths into a lovely medley of those flavors with a kick of what I can only explain as enjoying a nice fire on the a seaside beach. The finish isn't super long but lingers enough to keep you wanting more.

Spicy, smoky, and sweet

Ok, let’s talk. I was dubious for a while about the Diageo Distillers Editions. I still am. Most of them don’t have great reviews or are bottles at 40%. No thanks. Then along comes this one. This is unmistakably Talisker (brine, peat, pepper) but with a little extra. The sherry finish gives it a wonderful perfume-like nose that shouldn’t work with Talisker but somehow does. It’s get better on the palate as brine and pepper are integrated with flavors of sweet figs and raisins. Sweet and savory. The finish and the empty glass are a masterful combination of peat and sweet that lingers for days. Love it! For you folks out there who are interested in bottle years, I got my hands on a 2015 version. The bottle itself is stylish (it looks like the same bottle that Lag 16 comes in) and the label is classy with all the necessary information. I’m giving this just shy of five stars because the Talisker 10 was what got me to fall in love with Scotch and it is perfect to me, so to rate any variation on that theme higher seems like heresy.I’d highly recommend this one without any hesitation for the well healed Talisker fan. Cheers!

Like a hint of their 10 year and port ruighe with cherry