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12th October 2009 |
Talisker 30
Year Old
 This
is one of two bottlings this year from
the famous distillery on the island of
Skye. This Talisker 30 year old is one
of Diageo's Special Releases 2009 and is
bound to be popular amongst serious
whisky enthusiasts and collectors.
It was aged for 30
years in American Oak and
European Oak refill casks and
then bottled at its natural cask
strength of 53.1% ABV in 2009.
It is a limited edition of only
3000 bottles which are
individually numbered bottles and has a RRP of £215.
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Talisker 30 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Gold, with little beading.
Nose:
The softly muted character of age. Mild
and unusually fruity (citrus), fading
quickly into lush seaweed with charred
sticks - as with a spent fire, in which
the charcoal and peat embers barely
glow. Soon becoming soft and very
slightly waxy or creamy, like fudge.
Needs little or no water, but a drop
freshens things, bringing up drying
wooden fish boxes and a return of the
tangy fruit (tart plums). Then it all
drifts away into charred old wood.
Body:
Medium
Taste:
Drinks well at full strength and has a
pleasant, teeth-coating texture. The
smoke is immediate and dry with creamy
oak. Almond milk and light, sweet stone
fruits emerge, joined by a trace of
salt, as with peat moss in the rain or
seaweed. Water (add only a little)
brings up a pleasant smooth texture.
It’s now quite sweet to start but less
so overall, with some salt and a trace
of cloves.
Finish:
Long and gently warming, with salty
seaweed in the lingering maritime
aftertaste and just a white pepper
tingle on the tongue in place of that
chilli pepper ‘catch’.
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Other 2009 Special Releases
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tasting notes.
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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Diageo Special Releases will be on sale in some 15 markets in North America
and Europe, but not all markets will
have all
9 products. Also available in selected
global duty free outlets.
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Where To Buy The Diageo Special
Releases
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of specialist Whisky shops who delivers
to you:
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