Category Archives: Talisker
Port & Peat – A small bottle share
A couple of years ago in a whisky magazine, I can’t remember which one, I read an article about port casks being the new sherry casks. The main reason behind this train of thought was that Port still pretty popular, … Continue reading
My favourite events of 2013
Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville
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Blind Tasting Competition 4 – Talisker 18, 45.8%
Talisker, Talisker, Talisker. I didn’t even consider it yesterday. I found a peaty dram that didn’t taste Islay enough to be from Islay, so it had to be Longrow. It had some ‘ocean’ flavours in it, so a dead giveaway. … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society
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Diageo’s Premium releases for 2013
Through the magic that happens at Facebook I saw a post from CognisNews on my timeline. Never heard of them, but they had the scoop on Diageo’s releases for 2013. Thanks should also go to WhiskyIntelligence.com. Here is a short … Continue reading
Posted in Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Talisker
Tagged Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Diageo, Dufftown, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Singelton, Singleton of Dufftown, Speyside, Talisker
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Three Taliskers (2/2)
The second batch of three Talisker whiskies and the second half of the tasting at the distillery. Without further ado: Talisker Distiller’s Edition 2012, 45.8% A batch release with, according to the tour guide, significant differences between batches. One is … Continue reading
Three Taliskers (1/2)
During my visit to the Talisker distillery and the fact that our cottage was about 50 meters from the entrance to the visitor center, I was able to do the extensive tasting tour. The difference in the tour is, as … Continue reading
Talisker distillery
The first half of our week on Skye we had a cottage right across from the Talisker distillery. My wife booked the cottage without checking Google Maps so I was kind of grateful I couldn’t be blamed for that. It … Continue reading
Redistilled whisky
A while ago I blogged about a comparison between Lagavulin 16, and the same whisky when you distill it again. Take away all the colour and a lot of the goodness the wood added to the whisky, but I think … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Ardbeg, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Master of Malt, Movember, Nectar d'Or, Talisker
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Malt Fascination 