Jose-Massu-Espinel
Talisker 8 Year (2018 Special Release)
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 9, 2020 (edited November 6, 2022)
When talking about peaty whiskies, Talisker is my go-to dram. I had the opportunity to taste this young expression which has been bottled at a high abv of 59.4% to just punch you in the face. This is a special 2018 release from Diageo.
On the nose: Inmidiate peat with orange. Dry grass burning, Hay burning. Toffee. Lemon after first sip. Dulce de leche.
On the palate, it is a Wonderful dram.Toffee is surrounded with peat. Pepper is coming up.
Its like a higher abv talisker.... wait!
Toffees and peat.
Aftertaste is the best part of this rewarding whisky. Ashes, Bonfire. Salty. It Burned my mouth forever, but in a pleasant way.
Overall this, as all Taliskers, is a great whisky. It gives you all the flavor you want, with that typical profile from this distillery. 90 over 100. Amazing.
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This was amazing value too...easily available at affordable prices