- Nose: 22 Palate: 21 Finish: 21 Balance: 21 Total: 85
- Nose: Maple-smoked bacon and apples
- Palate: Vanilla and sea salt
- Finish: Short, tingly and briny with a hint of vanilla
- Balance: Pleasantly smooth, but a little flat
- Type: Single Malt
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 48%
- Distiller: Talisker (Diageo)
- Where made: Carbost, Isle of Skye SCOTLAND
- Region: Islands
- Approximate Price: $104
- Value: OK
I had planned to taste this Distillery Exclusive bottling as part of Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting #40: Coastal Scotland. However, I missed the tasting on 11-September-2019; and I finally got to sample this in May 2020. Initially matured in refill oak, then heavily-charred American Oak hogsheads, and finished in old European Oak puncheons. Bottled in 2019. One of 6000 bottles. Photo courtesy of Charles Grabitzky.