Talisker 12 years old (Bottled 2007) / 45.8% / 0.7l

Talisker Distillery was founded in 1830 by brothers Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill. It is based on Skye, the largest and most northerly island of the Inner Hebrides.

Today, the plant is owned by Diageo and, equipped with five stills, produces 3.3 million litres of distillate per year. Talisker single malt remained virtually unknown until 1988, when the then owner, United Distillers, included a 10-year-old version in the original Classic Malts series. In 2018, sales of Talisker exceeded 3 million bottles, which guaranteed its inclusion in the top ten most popular single malts. The Talisker presented here, released in 2007 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Friends of the Classic Malts", contains whisky aged in European oak barrels. 21,500 bottles were sold.

Nose: fresh, fruity, yet peaty and salty, vanilla, lemon pepper, red berries, raisins, dried mushrooms, cinnamon, notes of potpourri and oak and peat smoke in the background.

Palate : smoky-salty, salt and pepper, blackberries, blackcurrants, raisins, roasted chestnuts, honey, vanilla, caramel, peat smoke and a light oak bitterness.

Finish : quite long, with notes of salty breeze, peat smoke, pepper, dried berries, a drop of honey and oak.