Talisker Storm

Salt, pepper, smoke, and a touch of honey. Pretty intense heat that is dulled slightly by a couple of drops of water (though water doesn't change much else). I think I prefer this slightly over the 10 year. Just a bit more of a smoky profile that I look for in peated whiskys.

Very middling, in both peat and maritime notes

Last drops of the bottle. Nose: briny, caramel, butterscotch, a moderate peat thats more smoky and dry than vegetal/dank. Hints of honey and citrus, there's also definitely a sweet malt note too Palate: black pepper, maybe even some chili/cayenne here. Though it tastes like it may have lost some proof theres a robust ethanol warmth still. Strong salinity, definitely getting some of the recharred oak here in both wood tannin and some wood smoke. Malt, muted notes of citrus and pear. Theres a decent peat. Finish: relatively dry, peat phenols settle here. Woody. Its not as long or complex as I previously remember