Talisker 18 Year Old

Tasting Notes

• Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange

  • Nose

    Rich and fruity, with plums, orange peel and toffee. Gentle smokiness and seaside character.

  • Palate

    Sweet to start with toffee and fruit leading to darker, smokier notes.

  • Finish

    Long, with a hint of chilli spice.

• Producer's Tasting Notes

  • Appearance

    Amber.

  • Nose

    Rich and fruity – Victoria plums, greengages, perhaps dried orange peel – with some butterscotch or rum toffee and a thread of smoke behind. The smoke soon advances into the foreground and the toffee note is joined by a light mintiness. With water maritime characteristics emerge – dry boat varnish, edible seaweed. Still sweet; now with notes of iodine and the smokiness of an un-struck match.

  • Body

    Full. Pleasant, smooth.

  • Palate

    Sweet in front, then more assertive, with a whiff of smoke. The overall effect is warming. The development is towards smoke, coal-tar and toffee.

  • Finish

    Medium length. Talisker’s characteristic chilli ‘catch’ in the finish is subtly present in the aftertaste.

• Tasting notes by Annabel Meikle

  • Baked orange pudding sprinkled with cinnamon, pomanders and a trace of manila envelope. A silky mouth feel and develops into richer orange marmalade with burnt edges.

  These notes are reproduced from Whisky Magazine's World Whisky Awards

• Tasting Notes by Dominic Roskrow

  • Toffee and rich peat smoke on the nose. The alcohol bite on the palate gives way to rich sweet peat smoke, some sea notes and plenty of peppery spice. Nicely rounded and complete. Some wood, too, suggesting its age. Like chewing honeycomb and smoky bacon at the same time. Long, spicy and peaty finish. Whisky doesn’t get much finer than this.

  These notes are reproduced from Whisky Magazine's World Whisky Awards

• Tasting Notes by Dave Broom

  • Elegant with fascinating balance between smoke and subtle sweet fruit. Ever changing in the glass and on the palate. Gentle waves of flavour, superb balance and a classic peppery finish. Seamless.

  These notes are reproduced from Whisky Magazine's World Whisky Awards