Talisker Skye

Expert review states “straightforward sweet, smoky, salty dram”. Cannot summarize it more accurately. More detailed flavors: something citrusy, smoked ham, peppered salami, then sweet honey starts to dominate. Smoke is also there till the end. Medium to long finish. Pleasant NAS bottling. Would certainly buy this again.

Woody on the smell. Very salty and strong mineral taste on the finish.

Despite my dislike of the previous bourbons due to their profile they were quality drams. This sad to say is not. I think it's worse than the terrible 25 year i once had (solely a batch issue as 2 years later I had another which was great). That at least was a twisted promise of what could have been potential. This doesn't even try. It's like they got the dregs from all the crap barrels watered them down and flogged them off. Usually this would be a sub 3 score but it still has the magic Talisker profile I love however much it tramples over the reputation. Taste: its like a diluted ash tray had a baby with a bottle of honey mead and then tried to abort it and instead bottled it under the Talisker label. One good thing about it is it isn't terrible as such despite that description just really inoffensive and cheaply constructed. On a more positive note I managed to score a bottle of the fabulous Talisker 8 year special release, sadly it's in Aussie with the relatives until either they or I travel to our respective places. Ok enough sampling for a monday night I'm going to round out with a tried and true Loch Gorm 2019 as a night cap. Oíche mhaith!

Colour: Caramel Nose: Smokey, salty, caramel Taste: Deep smokey oak, with a lovely rolling caramel warmth. Big fan of this traditional whisky, simple yet expressive.