Product description
The Old Particular range was introduced in September 2013 by Fred Laing, soon after he parted ways with his brother and business partner Stewart, splitting the portfolio of Douglas Laing & Co.
Old Particular is a counterpart to Old Malt Cask series, now part of Hunter Laing & Co. portfolio, and consists of single cask expressions of single malt and single grain whiskies sourced from all over Scotland. Talisker 9 years old presented here was distilled in November 2010 and aged in refill hogshead no. DL 13728. Bottled at 48.4% abv of natural color and without chill-filtration in November 2019 with an outrun of 365 bottles. With annual sales of over 3 million bottles (2018) Talisker is Diageo’s the second best selling single malt after The Singleton.
Nose: beach bonfire, sea breeze, seaweed, salted caramel, sweet cereals, vanilla, white pepper, lemon peel and traces of cigar ash.
Palate: malted barley, toffee, vanilla salt, milk chocolate, green apples, seaweed salad, dash of pepper and lemon grass and ash.
Finish: medium long, with notes of sea breeze, lemon peel, lemon grass, burnt sugar, vanilla and oak char.