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Talisker 18 Year Old

I'd been quietly eyeing this one up for a while. My experiences with the 10 have been OK, decent etc but it never grabbed the way it seems to do with others - always happy to try again though . . . With that in mind, a birthday request was fulfilled and here we are. This seems to get pretty solidly high marks across the board but the web shows...

Score 91/100

Talisker 10 Year Old

I've tasted and drunk a lot of Talisker over the years, including a lot of Talisker 10 yo. The first 8 or 9 times I tasted Talisker 10 yo it might as well have been 8 or 9 different whiskies I was tasting, how different they were from one another. I did a previous review of Talisker 10 yo from my first full bottle of it, which, I would say, was...

Score 92/100

Talisker 18 Year Old

Talisker 18 Year Old was launched in 2004 and is currently not easy to find. I has a lot in common with the classic 10 Year Old, but is so much more subtle. Less in your face and rounder, calmer, but no less good. While the salt and pepper are certainly present, this nose is a lot softer and sweeter. Honey, chocolate cookies with orange marmalade,...

Score 90/100

Talisker 18 Year Old

A few drams thanks to ryan and ygtbsm94. Lots of spiced apple pie with muted bacon and smoke. Thicker palate with some residual sweetness not present in a lot of Islay Scotches. Decently spicy finish with no real "heat" or burning. Very nice served neat. Excellent viscosity and legs along the glass. Really liked this one.

Score 90/100