Talisker Secret Stills 1.2 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Talisker Secret Stills 1.2

Added on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 06:01 PM

Bottler:

Gordon & MacPhail

Age:	21 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1986	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	45.00 %	Region:	Highlands
Price:	$125	Availability:	Overseas Specialty

Member Ratings and Notes

Andy

Fails to distinguish itself as even a Talisker. A classic ho hum if there ever was one. "Unoffensive" is my only compliment

Chris

N: Rubbery and smokey, glue and caramel
P: Velvety caramel and not much else
F: Vanishes quickly
For some reason I think this was an experiment with caramel color and they over did it. The mouth feel is just really odd.

Adam

Nose is winey, with something like crisp apples. Palate is mildly sweet, with honey and spice. This is hot, and when I discovered it wasn't cask strength I was surprised. Water tames the fire but doesn't seem to improve anything. The finish is medium-long and continues the previous, turning mostly to dry spice. Good and fine to drink, but mostly kind of plain-with-spice and hot.

Mike

The nose is cornbeef hash, dried fruit, and light peat. Definitely Talisker. The palette adds salt to the mix. The finish adds more peat and salt. Very long. Very nice. This made me very happy.

Dave

A pepper-mill and nothing great - nothing bad....just okay.

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