Soba45
Talisker Port Ruighe
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
March 17, 2018 (edited March 18, 2018)
Ah Talisker the other side of the whisky coin to the Auchentoshan I just imbibed (not that I'm prejudiced against either heads or tails as opposed to the distilleries I mentioned) :-). Starts off soft and mild and as I'm getting into it it opens up nicely. The usual smokey sea spray although nothing like the Storm in intensity. Pepper, spice and plums come to the fore. I went from 'meh'ish to hmmm lovely. The aftertaste let's it down a bit, slightly short and bitter. I went from 3.5 to 3.75 to 4 over the course of the dram. Its just over $60USD and which is great VFM.
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I think it's just my love of the typical Talisker flavour of sea salt and smoke which carried this one over the line. The port finish itself isn't that great. Balvenie 21 Portwood is a great example of it done right imho.
Port wine barrels are my least favourite wood finish for whisky, but I may have to overcome my prejudice and give tis a try. If anyone could pull it off it would be Talisker.