Talisker 57° North

The Only Single Malt Scotch Whisky From the Isle of Skye

700ml / 57%

Single Malt

$370

A Skye malt from Talisker, from the distillery, at 57%. Smoky and briny, all sea spray, smoke and cracked pepper. Smoky, briny and well aged. Skye’s oldest, most famous distillery. Smoke, salt and warming spice. A whisky shaped by the sea. Peat smoke, brine and a pepper kick. Oily, bold and warming. Skye’s most famous whisky.

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SKU TSK076 Categories Islands, Scottish Whisky, Talisker, Whiskey Brand: Talisker

Description

An official Talisker single malt and bottled at 57%. Talisker was founded in 1830 by the MacAskill brothers at Carbost on the Isle of Skye, and it is a Diageo Classic Malt and the island's standard bearer. The tall wash stills carry U shaped lyne arms with purifier pipes, and the spirit runs into worm tubs.

The spirit was made in tall pot stills with purifier loops and worm tubs, from medium peated malt, for a smoky, oily, peppery spirit. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the peat and pepper lead. No age is given, but the peppery smoke marks it as classic Talisker. Long maturation softens the peat into a mellow smoke over the maritime spirit. For most of its life Talisker stood alone on Skye, until Torabhaig opened in 2017. Carbost is a tiny port on the wild west coast of Skye. The peat is medium rather than heavy, leaving the smoke balanced and coastal.

At a hearty 57% it carries real weight. A maritime smoke with a peppery bite sit over light oak sweetness beneath the peat. A maritime salt and a chilli warmth give it real punch. A long, peppery finish smoulders to the end. This is the maritime malt made by the sea on Skye.