Talisker 20yo 1982/2003
(58.8%, OB, Refill casks, 12000 Bts.)
Average Score:
87
| Bottle Profile |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Talisker |
| Year Distilled | 1982 |
| Year Bottled | 2003 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 58.8% |
| Other Details | Refill casks |
| Bottles | 12000 |
| Issued | 2003 |
| Average Score | 87 |
| Maniac Ratings |
| Serge Valentin | 92 |
| Johannes van den Heuvel | 80 |
| Olivier Humbrecht | 83 |
| Michel van Meersbergen | 86 |
| Robert Karlsson | 88 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 87 |
| Davin de Kergommeaux | 88 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 89 |
| Peter Silver | 88 |
| Craig Daniels | 81 |
| Krishna Nukala | 90 |
| Luca Chichizola | 82 |
| Pit Krause | 91 |
| Thomas Lipka | 89 |
| Rich Howard | 92 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings |
| Bert Bruyneel | 92 |
| Luc Timmermans | 80 |
| Tasting Notes |
| Robert Karlsson | Earthy peatiness, dry, somewhat farmy, white peppery. Some citrusy notes too. Quite big. With water it opens up on malty sweetness domination. Tastewise quite enormous on clean white pepperyness and quite a bit of alcohol too. Very clean. White smoke in the aftertaste, a tad on the farmy side. Dry vanilla in the aftertaste. Long, clean and peaty. Nice. |
| Rich Howard | the broad strokes: coastal air, fisherman's net, caramel sweetness, wet stones, black pepper, leaving grains of sea salt on the lips and tongue. |
