| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Talisker |
| Year Distilled | 1981 |
| Year Bottled | 2002 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 62% |
| Other Details | Sherry |
| Bottles | 9000 |
| Issued | 2002 |
| Average Score | 92 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Serge Valentin | 93 |
| Johannes van den Heuvel | 93 |
| Olivier Humbrecht | 94 |
| Michel van Meersbergen | 94 |
| Robert Karlsson | 92 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 93 |
| Davin de Kergommeaux | 94 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 92 |
| Craig Daniels | 93 |
| Krishna Nukala | 92 |
| Luca Chichizola | 92 |
| Pit Krause | 93 |
| Thomas Lipka | 89 |
| Rich Howard | 94 |
| Tim Puett | 93 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings | |
| Bert Bruyneel | 78 |
| Martin Diekmann | 88 |
| Luc Timmermans | 91 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Rich Howard | immediately on strong notes of wine and wood, burnt caramel, charred embers, white and black pepper, seaweed and sea air. the unreduced palate is *brisk*, taking no taste bud prisoner. holding it in your mouth for a few moments leaves a wine-soaked cinder of wood sitting on your tongue. a few drops of water softens the nose, leaving heavily carmelized creme brulee with raspberry coulis, panna cotta, ripe plums, wet cigar box, cooked sausage, fresh moss, leather gloves. the palate has less bite now, but more flavor, if possible, with singed wood chips, lit cuban cigar, thick red berry reduction. this is simply amazing. |