Talisker 1979 22 Year Old Refill Sherry The Bottlers

Talisker 1953 G & M

The reviewed sample is compliments of @maltster. There is no age statement. The bottle is believed to be aged 8-12 years, and was stored 40+ years in a bar Nose: metallic, like tin, a little malt, a hint of salt, understated and not compelling Taste: Whoa! cocoa, and gravelly with deep earthy tones and kerosene; some more tin. Refined? maybe...

Score 69/100

Talisker 57º North

Colour : Amber Nose : Iodine, pepper, peat-reek, orange, caramel Palate : Smoke, pepper, coal tar, barley, orange Finish : Hot, peppery. Comment: Perfect whisky - love it!

Score 85/100

Talisker 57º North

I reviewed this whisky already, in March 2012. I've re-posted by review below. Hmmm I think I was a better writer then than I am now! I have to say, my assessment of it hasn't changed at all. I'm tasting it side-by-side with the 2000 Distiller's Edition, and it's amazing how similar, and yet different, they are to each other. Anyway, here's my...

Score 95/100

Talisker 1975 25 Year Old

Nose: Stewed Fruit, Sherry, caught on a freshness and spiked with maybe a little ginger? All bound up in a "thickness" that some complex whisky has to me. Mouth: Incredible meeting of tang and smooth, wonderfully well balanced, very "at home" in the mouth. I get the sweet sherry, but I also get a distant burnt note, mild...

Score 90/100