Talisker is known for its lightly peated salty maritime character, situated on the Isle of Sky. Part of the Diageo stable of whiskies, their range has been quite stable over the years with a 10 year, 18 year, Storm… More … Continue reading
Spirits like rum, tequila and mezcal are each in quite a different category than Whisky. However with the increasing shortage of casks and voracious appetite for something ‘new’ and ‘different’, there has been an explosion of experimentation all around. Inspired … Continue reading
Last in my Old Particular trio is a complete shift in character to the Isle of Skye with the peaty Talisker. Though technically part of their “Highland” region bottles, it is also an “Island” distillery. Talisker 8 Year Old 2009 (cask … Continue reading
Ahh…. time to bring back the minis! Sample a wee trio or quartet – preferably from an independent bottler or with some kind of cohesive theme. Enter my Drinks by the Drams Single Cask advent calendar from 2018 – bought … Continue reading
Last in our random session of Scottish drams, was an opportunity to revisit this Island whisky from Talisker – nicely matured to 18 years. Here is what our Whisky Ladies found.. Talisker 18 year 45.8% Nose – Seaside peat, sweet, … Continue reading
When doing whisky tastings, themes are great but sometimes going a bit random is even better! And that’s exactly what we did this month with the Whisky Ladies…. we invited contributions and then discovered what they brought! What did we … Continue reading
Another from our archives, this time a special pairing of food and whisky from Dec 2013. For the last tasting of 2013, we celebrated with a special whisky-food pairing. Tasting notes were provided to the chef in advance and he was given full license to indulge … Continue reading
Talisker jumped on the NAS marketing bandwagon some time ago… and has its fair share of fans and detractors for their expressions. Recently, we sampled the Talisker 57° North 57% and were not massively impressed with the ‘sardines on saltines’ experience. A … Continue reading
Whisky sampling convention tends to lean towards starting a tasting evening with the softer, gentler whiskies and closing with the powerful peat monsters and higher strength or more mature whiskies. We’ve certainly played around with a few approaches and tend … Continue reading
As the mercury rises in Mumbai and we impatiently wait for monsoon to make its appearance, our merry malt gang made its way over to a members home for an evening of whisky sampling. The ‘non-theme’ of the evening proved … Continue reading
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