whisky

TALISKER 45 Years Old

  • SCOTCH
  • SCOTLAND - HIGHLAND
  • 45 Years Old

€4,200.00

The latest expression in Talisker’s adventurous collaboration with global environmental organisation Parley also marks the distillery’s first ever release of a 45-year-old single malt.

To create this monumental whisky, 12 heavily charred casks were taken on a voyage to the frozen beauty of the Canadian glacial ice fields, where they were placed on the frozen land and exposed to the biting Arctic winds for 96 hours.

Enduring icy temperatures and heavy snowfall, these casks took on a new character that made an ideal finish for this rare whisky.

Nose: Rich, dry and mellow, with a light peppery prickle. Clear maritime top notes speak of seaweed and iodine; their glacial mineral companions suggest slaked lime and salt crystals. Below, complex sweet aromas hint at dried fruits and creamy vanilla, bringing depth and richness. Light smoke threads the background, touched by aromatic sandalwood.

Palate: The texture is wondrously oil-smooth and mouth-filling; the taste starts toffee-sweet then becomes mouth-wateringly salty and increasingly peppery; even at this age there is a strinking intensity to it, and a fine chilli ‘catch’. A dash of water integrates these taste, and an attractive saltiness to the toffee then suggests salted caramels, with slightly less pepper.

Finish: Very long, with a glorious chilli pepper effect and a trace of candle wax. This grows in the aftertaste, in which both saltiness and pepper also persist. Saltier if water is added, with less pepper and faint scented smoke.

  • 49.8%
  • 70cl
Data sheet

  • Peat Level :

  • Bottler :

    DISTILLERY BOTTLING

  • Bottling Date :

    2023

  • Number of Bottles :

    2455

  • Notes:

    LIMITED EDITION

  • SINGLE MALT

  • NOT CHILL FILTERED

  • NOT COLORED