Talisker Port Ruighe

Talisker Port Ruighe

Matured in re-fill American and European oak casks and transferred after that into deeply charred barrels and finished in Port wine casks. This Talisker has some nice roughness combined to sweetness, that brings out the cult movie Slap Shot into my mind. In my opinion, Slap Shot is the greatest sports movie ever made. Like Talisker Port Ruighe, it...

Score 91/100

Talisker Port Ruighe

This is a port matured version of Talisker with a name i couldnt imagine of pronouncing. Interestingly it retails in Australia for the same price as the distillers edition. * Nose: relatively restrained, doesn’t give much away, plum jam, red fruits, lemon pepper, chalky and soapy and some meaty aromas too. With water little bit sweeter, red...

Score 85/100

Talisker Port Ruighe

When the NAS-hype arrived a couple of years ago, Talisker was one of the first to launch one next to their classic 10 year old. Now, that does not neccessarily have to be a bad thing. The Talisker Storm or the 57° North were both quite excellent in my book (I have yet to try the Dark Storm and the Skye). This Port Ruighe (say ‘port-reeh’), from...

Score 84/100

Talisker Port Ruighe

Talisker Port Ruighe, named after the largest town on the Isle of Skye, combines port-finished malt which had previously been matured in European and American re-fill casks, as well as some charred casks. The reviewed sample is compliments of @jeffc, and is from a new bottle opened one week ago Nose: rich port nose, combining high, medium, and...

Score 86/100