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Talisker Port Ruighe Reviews
Tasting Notes
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Tasting Notes by the Whisky Exchange
Nose: Cinder toffee, chocolate, salted caramel, dried fruit and a hint of rose-water Turkish Delight.
Palate: Stewed raisins, sweet caramel and more of the gentle floral rosiness, with smoky burnt toffee.
Finish: Long and smoky, with the sweetness fading to reveal cocoa.
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Tasting Notes by Billy A
Nose: Crunchie bars, Turkish Delight rosiness, rich salty caramel, touches of dried fruit. Quite light and fresh for a Port finished whisky.
Palate: More Turkish Delight bars, heavy on the rosewater, stewed raisins, lots of caramel sweetness and a smoky burnt toffee/treacle note.
Finish: Smoke pops up more on the finish, with sweetness slowly fading to biscuity wood (chocolate digestives).
Comment: This is definitely not your regular Talisker – loads of oily sweetness as well as floral note that came through as Turkish Delight for me (specifically Fry’s). If you like wine finished whisky, then this will be right up your street.
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Tasting Notes by Tim F
Nose: Chocolate, turf, raisins. All quite rich and upfront, with red wine plumminess coming through strongly. Some putty and dusty notes. Reveals bandagey, Jaffa cake and bramble aromas with time in the glass.
Palate: Wine-like berry fruit, much more fruity than expected from the nose. Also wet peat, spongecake with damson jam, chocolate raisins, earth, burnt gingerbread. The peat smoke is much more evident on the palate than the nose.
Finish: Drying and gets a bit dusty with wet oak, but some cocoa notes save it. Marinated raisins, prunes, dried mud and chocolate shavings.
18 Customer Reviews
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Wow! So many rich flavours, smokey, sweet, loads of depth and great value for money.
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A perfect mixture of smokiness, flavour, richness and a whiff of the Minch
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I really like Talisker, I've been to the distillery a couple of times and I think the balanced smokiness of their whisky really works, so I thought I would give the Port Ruighe a go. To me the port cask has diminished the smoke so if you like a gentle sweetish smokey whisky but with a bit of "grunt" then you will like the Port Ruighe, I've given it a 4 star as I prefer the smokiness of the more traditional Taliskers but I can still appreciate that this is a nicely balanced whisky at a decent price.
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A friend brought it back. Great warmth with a variety of sensory treats. Can't find it here in Hawaii
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Love this addition to their range! For my taste it is spot on. Slight sweetness compliments the smokiness and will keep this on my go to list for sure
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This is a very nice smoky whisky with the delicious sweet notes of port but it needs more refinement. Good but not great.
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I'd concur with the majority view on this one: it's a perfect balance of the Talisker maritime taste with the fruitiness of the port finish. Just a touch too potable, it didn't last as long as I should have made it last . . . .
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Fantastic sweet start and then smoky finish
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Loves smoked mackerel finish. Shocked, with awe the first time round, would most definitely recommend every time.
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What a beautiful whisky from Talisker. rich and fruity with great lingering taste on the pallate and with that hint of smoke, this is a real winner for me.
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Peat Whiskeys are always my preference and Talisker one of my favourite distilleries but Port finished Whiskey after numerous tries with different distilleries does not live up to the hype.
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I wasn't sure that a wine finished malt would be at the top of my list. Recently, I tried this with a rack of lamb dinner and was just exceptional. As an after dinner malt with lamb or fish, this Talisker stands out. I highly recommend this and I just purchased my second bottle of it. I like the balance of the smoke and the sweetness.
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Love it. Subtle mix of peat and port with the Talisker pepper we love. Big finish.
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I'm not usually a peaty/smoke lover, but the Port Ruighe has the perfect balance, definitely the best dram I've had of 2014!
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Everything Talisker is delicious, and the Port Ruighe is no exception.
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I am new to Talisker single malts having tried just the Talisker DE version and now this one. I think I prefer the DE version but this Port Ruighe is great. Many reviews of it are mixed but I am totally satisfied with my purchase. The smoke lingers but doesn't overwhelm.
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I was given this for my birthday and love its nose ,its smoothness and lingering taste, hope I get one next birthday.
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I love Talisker Port Ruighe. I tasted this amazing malt at Hogmanay and would recommend this as one of the top single malts I have tasted.
