Secret Stills No 1.2 Talisker 1986 Gordon & Macphail

Talisker 10 Year Old

Eversince I started drinking whisky, I've been wanting this one. When I got my hands on it the first time I was so delighted I couldn't wait to open it up. What I did instead was leaving it for 2 months without opening, because I find it odd to open a bottle without ending another one first. But I couldn't resist afterall! Legs: long and fat,...

Score 88/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

Boy do I enjoy this stuff - it's one of the bottles I always make sure is on my shelf. This one is the 2015 bottling which I popped about 3 months ago, now that I've given it enough time to mellow and breathe and try a few drams, I think it's time for a review. Nose: Clean, coastal, faint fruitiness (on the citric side - lemon? orangish), some...

Score 89/100

Talisker Dark Storm

I was lucky enough to win 2 bottles of Dark Storm on a recent auction site which is great because it was only available as a travel retail bottling and I don't fly that much. This whisky is matured in heavily charred casks and that has produced a very unique Talisker to my mind. The nose has loads of smoke along with the signature salty Talisker...

Score 88/100

Talisker 57º North

Talisker 57 Degrees North. Named as such because of the distillery's coordinates. Also bottled at 57%. Cool marketing that I don't mind because of the symbolism to the distillery. Bottle has been opened for a week and is 50% full. Yes we've been drinking it that fast... Nose: Sea salt, smoke, seaweed, and pickles. Also a nagging cleaning agent...

Score 86/100