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TALISKER DISTILLERY ~ TALISKER DISTILLERY
One of the most individualistic of single malts, with a powerful palate and an emphatic island character. It has a distinctively peppery character, so hot as to make one taster’s temples steam. The phrase “explodes on the palate” is among the descriptions used for certain whiskies by blenders at UDV; surely they had Talisker in mind when they composed this. “The lava of the Cuillins” was another taster’s response. The Cuillins are the dramatic hills of Skye, the island home of Talisker. The distillery is on the west coast of the island, on the shores of Loch Harport, in an area where Gaelic is still spoken. The local industry was once tweed. After a number of false starts on other sites, the distillery was established in 1831 and expanded in 1900. For much of its life, it used triple-distillation, and in those days Robert Louis Stevenson ranked Talisker as a style on its own, comparable with the Islay and Livet whiskies. It switched to double-distillation in 1928, and was partly rebuilt in 1960. The distillery uses traditional cooling coils – “worm tubs” – which can make for a fuller flavor than a modern condenser. Some malt lovers still mourn the youthfully dry assertiveness of the 8-year-old version that was replaced by the current, more rounded version a couple of summers older. There is now, additionally, a 1986 vintage finished in Amoroso sherry.
HOUSE STYLE Back to West Highlands Distilleries Single Malt Scotch, Irish Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye Whisky, Canadian Whisky, Cognac and Tequila all available for purchase online to Michigan residents only
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