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Talisker Skye
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 1, 2017 (edited September 21, 2018)
Decided to do a 3 part tasting today with Skye, Storm and the 10 Year old, from the lowest to highest rating on Distiller.
Starting with the Skye, on the nose you get a strong note of caramel, some smoke, and a hint of salt(water).
Taste is caramel with moderate sweetness, some smoke, salt and a surprisingly strong bitter chocolate note.
The strongest note in the aftertaste for me is salted caramel, sweet and sour. If THIS has the lowest rating of the 3 Taliskers I'm in for a good evening, because I really like this juice. Not a 5 star dram, but a bloody good effort. I'd say the 85 is deserved (everything above 80 is pretty much good anyway, so now we are comparing stuff on a higher level). It's a bit more expensive than the 10 year old, but we are still in the sub 40€ zone. Worth buying in my opinion.
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The Skye does have a special place in my heart tho....because it was the only available scotch at a birthday party of a friend. Didn't help that they put it in a huge tumbler, but at least I could convince them the hold the ice. Was a pleasent drink while watching the girls play football in a half filled pool ;) Their applepie-mint julep was nice tho... But yeah, that's how I discovered talisker, was one of my first scotches back then...the alternative was Bulleit Bourbon but I already knew that one. Glad I did try it, opened a whole new world for me.^^
Agree with the ratings. Skye I thought was badder. Storm was bad. That’s only because the 10 set the bar very high... 18 is magic