Talisker Skye

[William]

Diageo appear to have sneaked out a NAS Talisker called Talisker Skye. Named for the large, island of the Hebrides where the Talisker distillery is located.



Diageo describe Talisker Skye as a malt of many contrasts, combining a welcoming, smoky sweet opening with maritime notes and a powerful spicy conclusion.

Talisker Skye is the result of a combination of refill casks and toasted casks to bring out the sweeter, more rounded elements of Talisker. Bottled at the usual Talisker strength of 45.8% ABV and it will be priced around £39
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[James T]

Hopefully this isnt to replace the 10 year old

[opelfruit]

[ralfy legend]

Opelfruit, i take it the storm isnt good by your post?? The 10 much better then yeah? I havnt tried storm but loved the 10, lets hope the skye is good.

[drPete]

Higher price, younger whisky ...... Getting really bored with this happening
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[opelfruit]

[ralfy legend]

Opel did u like the 10yr old talisker?

[opelfruit]

[ralfy legend]

Ok many thanks opel...

[Crane]

IMO the Talisker 10 is amongst the best 10 year olds around for your money and is in no way near overdosed with e150a. i very much doubt most peolple can detect the e150a at the level which will be in Talisker, some think they can but forget the natural caramel flavours that dont come from the added colouring but from the cask the whisky matured in.

[Bookie]

[opelfruit]

For the record I can categorically state that Talisker 10 does contain artifical colouring, and in my opinion it's a higher level of colouring than you would natually achieve from the cask after that time, thus is excessive


If you want to see what 10 years in oak does to whisky then look at;

Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glencadam, Glengoyne, Ardbeg, Glenlivet. Crickey, even Glenfarclas 10 has a lighter hue than Talisker 10 and that's been matured in sherry casks.


And it is a very good whisky, it just went through a bit of a dull patch a few years back.
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[Keith]

For goodness sake, nobody claimed that there is no e150a colouring in the Talisker 10 they simply do not agree that it effects the flavour like you say and i agree it does not effect the flavour like you say, to be blunt i think your opinion is rubbish.

Get 6 glass of water and add e150a to one glass until the water is as dark as Talisker 10 then taste each whisky blind folded and see if you can spot the water with colouring in it, i have saw this done a number of times and 99% of people cannot spot it so i doubt the level in Talisker 10 will effect the taste and certainly not in the way you say. Of course everyones tastes are different just yours appears different to everyone else

[TheWM]

How do I get to go to e150 tasting party..?

For what it's worth - I don't mind the Talisker 10, it's pleasant enough. Hated the storm. Want to like this but fear from the label at least I won't.

[Alastair]