Talisker Storm

  • Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 45.8%

4 (109 Reviews)

Talisker Storm

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Released in early 2013, Talisker Storm has all the warm, smoky, peppery characteristics we all love in the standard Talisker 10yo - but they've been turned up a notch, with more smoke, more spices, and a bigger-than-ever flavour explosion.

Tasting Notes (3)

Flavour Profile

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • White Pepper White Pepper
  • Orange Orange
  • Brine Brine
  • Smoke Smoke
  • Oak Oak
  • Stewed Fruit Stewed Fruit
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Island

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    Yes

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Tim F

    • Nose

      Rich and unexpectedly honeyed initially. Then some pleasing singed oaky notes and bandagey aromas. Now bonfire smoke comes through. There even seems to be some milk chocolate and appley fruit lurking in the rear. Everything in place; all very promising.

    • Palate

      Medium-full, the usual Diageo polished mouthfeel, with initial honey and then a very decent dose of hot smoke. The oak is there too, with vanilla and some (actually quite polite) peppery spices. The young whisky component is well-masked and the whole is rather more restrained in terms of mouthfeel than I expected, but the flavour intensity is, in my opinion, unarguably greater than the standard Talisker 10, which to be honest I have found surprisingly tame of late. Gets sweeter towards the death as the pepper lingers, counterpointed with unexpected sweet fruit and even a note of strawberry liquorice which somehow works very well.

    • Finish

      Woody and spicy without becoming bitter. Good length. Sweetness returns at the death.

    • Comment

      As a NAS malt, perhaps this isn't one for the purists - but as a good-quality drinking whisky in its price range, it probably deserves to be.

  • Tasting Notes by Billy A

    • Nose

      Salty (as you'd hope), with lime and orange peels, touches of mud and pine, damp blankets, woody spice and some caramel sweetness hiding underneath. Behind all of it is a layer of woody smoke, maybe with a few leaves thrown onto the fire for good measure.

    • Palate

      Sweet and syrupy up front, quickly followed by ferns and bitter woody bark in a bit of a balancing act. Riding along with that is prickly white pepper, rock pool brine, a touch of sweet fruit and a nice waxiness. Again behind everything, standing a little separate but waving at all of the other flavours is woody smoke - beach bonfires and pungent peat.

    • Finish

      Warm and peppery with some sweet dark wood.

    • Comment

      Does what it says on the tin - regular Talisker (salty, smoky and a little bit sweet) turned up a bit (saltier, smokier and a little bit sweeter in places). Unlike the hypothetical NAS whiskies that many people seem to fear (and which generally haven't appeared) this doesn't taste like it's hiding younger spirit behind a flashy label - it's a nice whisky, even if it won't set your world on fire.

  • Producer's Tasting Notes

    • Nose

      At first restrained yet spicy, with a hint of struck matches; fresh-clean and growing in complexity like a gathering storm to reveal a honeyed sweet maltiness with ripe red berry fruit. Eventually a little well integrated mellow smoke drifts across the scene as a wild sea turns up briny, fresh clean notes, and an oily explosion of pepper.

    • Body

      Medium.

    • Palate

      At first sweetly mellow and rich in the mouth then quickly very spicy and increasingly stormy as the Talisker heat comes through. It’s as if the pure, tongue-coating sweetness joins hands with a deep nutty smokiness to embrace those spicier notes. The flavour is elegantly drawn out with a good balance between sweetness, smoke and salt, which is all the more evident when a little water is added.

    • Finish

      Clean and of medium length, warming, with a lasting, smooth aftertaste, in which late peaty burnt embers can be found.

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Reviews (109)

Reviews

  • 5

    Rosie,

    I am far from a whisky expert - I just know what I like. I first tasted Talisker at the Dunvegan Hotel on Skye almost 50 years ago, and it has been my favourite dram ever since. For me, Talisker Storm is the “creme de la creme”.

  • 5

    Michael A,

    Admittedly, this Scotch is a bit of an an acquired taste. It's a bit wild and unrefined in character with all the subtlety of a fierce North Atlantic wind but tempered with the rugged beauty of Skye. If you love smokey, spicy goodness, this offering from Talisker definitely has a place in your whiskey cabinet. It'll keep you warm during the storm.

  • 5

    Anonymous,

    This bottle was bought to form part of a collection where we hope to have a bottle of whiskey from every scottish distillery

  • 5

    Diane M Dickson,

    I really like it. My favourite to be honest is Dark Storm but I can't get that in UK - I usually buy it on the Cross Channel Ferry. This is a good substitute. Yes it has an attitude and makes a statement but that's what I'm looking for. Shame it can't be used to protect against the wee devil we're fighting at the moment. Then again has anyone done any investigation!?

  • 4

    Oregon Guy,

    Very platform peat and pepper notes, goes down smooth. It’s comparable to Johnny walker double black

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