Talisker 10 year old was the single malt that got me into whisky, so what can a single-cask, cask-strength, ex-sherry do?
Talisker 2010 Elixir Distillers 10 Year Old / 57.6% ABV
Tasted neat and with a bit of bottled water
This is a single cask Talisker, from Sherry Butt HL17807, a ten-year old Talisker at cask strength and natural colour. This is every whisky-fans love, a unique release under “The First Editions” label. The liner notes read:
A nose of smoke, fresh herbs, and salted caramel
The palate has notes of peat, boiled sweets, and mint.
The finish is long, with lingering smoke.This is one of 350 bottles.
- Color: tawny (1.4)
- Nose: peat bonfire, kelp, salt, roast pork, barbecue sauce; sea breeze, chlorine and ash
- Taste: semi-sweet custard, iodine and peat, butter; florage, black pepper
- Finish: long, earthy oak notes and campfire smoke; persimmon
This is a fantastic young Talisker, well integrated with the sherry cask, it’s fiery and complex, sweet and sour.
Rating: 90/100
