A massive success as the island representative in Diageo's 'Classic Malts' series, Talisker 10yo's profile keeps increasing as more fans discover its intense coastal spicy, peaty character. A truly elemental malt. Malt Maniacs Awards 2010: Best Natural Cask Award 2010 (Daily Drams) Web-Exclusive Price!
£30.95
(£25.79 ex. VAT)
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CountryScotlandRegionIslandBottlerDistillery BottlingAge10 Year Old
Nose: Powerful peat-smoke with sea-water saltiness, the liquor of fresh oysters, a citrus sweetness.
Body: Full.
Palate: A rich dried-fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong barley-malt flavours, warming and intense. At the back of the mouth is an explosion of pepper.
Finish: Huge, long, warming peppery finish with an appetising sweetness.
Customer Reviews:
This single malt has everything going for it and is excellent value for money: Strong flavours mainly peat and oak a very warming malt and at 45.8% the alcohol effect is quick to hit home, perfect for winter sat in front of a roaring fire.
- JW, 26th Nov '11
Currently my favourite whisky (mind you this changes regularly). This ticks almost every box for me (price, value, taste..). Ideal for those who like the smokey aspect of a whisky but find Laphroaig a little too harsh
- Bert, 11th Oct '11
Simply the best 10 year old on the market! Never had a bad Talisker out of their range!
- Telford D., 19th Jul '11
Absolutely a fan of this from today. Wow. Far more complex than Laphroaig. Layered, deep, sweet,full, love the banana, burnt-sugar, wow, such a find. On special today, from 4300 yen, to 3500 yen. So worth the splurge. Like good wine, Scotch is deserving of a few more pennies. YUM.
- www.japanchored2.blogspot.com, 12th Jul '11
This is a good malt if you want something thats got a decent kick, spicy flavor, and a hint of smoke at the end of it all. If you find you like the smoke then skip this and jump up to an Ardbeg or a Laphroaig (haven't tried Lagavulin yet)
- James D., 22nd Jun '11
This was my very first single malt, before I knew anything about peat. I was blown away by its magnificence then. 10 years on I still am.
- anonymous, 15th May '11
When I had a sip of this I fell in love with whisky. Definitely best whisky from supermarket range.
- Thomas, 12th May '11
Amazing maturity for a 10 year old whisky. First sip if you are new to it may be a bit much, however, once you get used to the peatyness the flavour keeps coming and never gets boring, far superior in my opinion to Laphroaig 10 y o. At 45.8% it's pretty strong stuff. Real cork closure is a nice touch.
- Freddie Reidy, Somerset, 11th May '11
"Nose" (undiluted): Refined smoke. Lemon bread. Very enjoyable."Palate" (undiluted): Light bodied. Sweet malted barley followed by billowing smoke and banana. And finally the peppercorns appear. "Finish" (undiluted): Drying sea salt, slight dulse and brine.
- Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews, 15th Mar '11
Seriously you can't go wrong with this. And a whisky thats THAT good for THAT price? They're practically giving the stuff away! In Talisker we trust.
- anonymous, 4th Mar '11
One of the best 10 year old whiskies you can buy,enough said.
- anonymous, 1st Mar '11
Ah, Talisker 10... The original firewater! Smoke
- Tom, 28th Feb '11
I expected it to be very much like Caol Ila but the peat is not at all as much "in your face" like some Islay whiskies. On the nose: Soft peat, sea salt, sweetness.On the palate: Soft, very well-rounded earthy peat, followed by a sort of dried-fruit sweetness and then a wee note of salt and spice.Finish: Peat, fruit-sweetness.A very good whisky. If your tired of hard, up front, in your face peat/smoke from Islay, try this. Skye won't disappoint you!
- anonymous, 26th Feb '11
This is one of the best malts and it shows that a great scotch does not need to be aged for decades and priced in the hundreds of dollars. For me, this is on par with many costing several times more.
- Tudval, 22nd Feb '11
Don't let that peppery-ness sneak up on you, otherwise you'll feel like someone just let of a grenade back there.All in all a good malt.
- Dan, 19th Feb '11
Talisker is definitely on the dry side and packs a punch with its higher ABV. The tingly, spirity booze burns its way around your mouth, loading you up with its golden brown malt. Clean pure whisky flavor all around with some peat and minimal smoke. It becomes peppery like tequila can be, more towards the finish. Not very spicy in the way I prefer, but I appreciate this one. Adding water would not seem right. It's a strong drink and the bartender didn't think I could handle it!
- Steve, 17th Jan '11
The single malt that awoke my palate. I had occasionally enjoyed Laphroaig and always kept a bottle on my shelf. One day I ran out and tried Talisker out of curiosity. There was the sea salt, the smoke, and very little of the iodine, then the thing just kept up evolving and ended up with that pepper after taste. For the first time it made me pay attention to all phases of the tasting process. That is what really turned me onto single malts as my favorite drink
- Ricardo, 9th Jan '11
One of the best single malts!! Love the taste, so smooth!!
- Gupta, 10th Nov '10
To drink this is to be in Scotland...
- anonymous, 6th Nov '10
A very pleasant, yet fiery young single malt. As a fan of Islay whiskies it took me a while to fully appreciate the slightly sweeter taste of Talisker, but now that the bottle is almost empty I consider it on par with the Laphroaigs and Bowmores of the same age - and perhaps even higher than them. Still, I'm going with some older Taliskers next in search of an even more balanced and deeper taste. 8 out of 10
